In a recently published YouTube video, Kevin Smith shares part two of his experience driving his camera-dependent, radar-less 2021 Model Y in the rain to see how Autopilot holds up with changing weather conditions. Tesla removed radar from the 2021 Model Y and Model 3 with units delivered in May, replacing it with the camera-based Pure […]
According to The Verge, a California Highway Patrol (CHP) officer stopped and ticketed a driver on Friday for sticking a Starlink user terminal, lovingly known as Dishy McFlatface, right onto the middle of their car’s hood, which constitutes a “visual obstruction”. “Sir I stopped you today for that visual obstruction on your hood. Does it […]
Porsche has announced a recall of all 43,000 units of its Taycan electric vehicles (EVs) across the globe over a confirmed issue involving sudden, unexpected power loss to the entire vehicle — reports Autoblog. The recall covers all Taycan units produced and delivered by June 2021. According to Porsche, each of the recalled cars will […]
Tesla’s Full Self-Driving beta 9 is supposed to come out soon, as promised numerous times by CEO Elon Musk. On Saturday morning, Musk responded to a tweet from Zack (@BLKMDL3), to say, “Haha, FSD 9 beta is shipping soon, I swear!”. Zack shared a picture of his renamed Tesla Model 3 to “two weeks”, a […]
General Motors announced a multi-million dollar strategic investment in and commercial collaboration with Controlled Thermal Resources (CTR) to source locally extracted, low-cost lithium in a press release on Friday. At its Hell’s Kitchen Lithium and Power development in the Salton Sea Geothermal Field, located in Imperial, California, CTR is working on a closed-loop process to […]
Courtesy of data from Supercharge and the TMC Forums, here’s a list of all the new Tesla Supercharger stations that went live in the U.S. this week: Date Opened Location Number of Stalls Power Rating Official Listing June 28, 2021 The Mountain Mile at 2655 Teaster Lane, Pigeon Forge, TN 12 250 kW Tesla June 28, 2021 […]
In response to a tweet congratulating Tesla and CEO Elon Musk on yet another record-breaking quarter while also probing for information on the Cybertruck, Musk said that the highly anticipated all-electric pickup truck will feature 4-wheel steering for increased maneuverability. Friday afternoons are usually Tesla design studio time. Cybertruck will be almost exactly what was […]
The Tesla Model S Plaid has been getting rave reviews since its release in early June, and in a recent review, the host says nothing less of the electric sedan. In a new review of the Tesla Model S Plaid shared Tuesday by The Pollard Family, tRoland Pollard called the electric vehicle (EV) the “best […]
A number of awesome custom Tesla paint jobs and wraps have popped up from third parties over the years, including this Model 3 holographic wrap spotted last year, but a recent stealth paint protection film offers one of the coolest looks we’ve witnessed so far. A new video from OCDetailing shared on Wednesday shows a […]
Automakers in China are releasing their sales numbers for Q2 this week, and new updates from Li Auto show that the company is reaching new all-time highs, even coming out of the global chip shortage. On Friday, Li Auto said that its June deliveries of the Li One hit a monthly high of 7,713 deliveries, […]
Following reports that the Tesla Model Y was set to become available to Hong Kong buyers on Friday, the company has stayed true to its word with the return of the Model Y to the region. According to Tesla’s website, the Model Y Standard Range can now be purchased by Tesla buyers in Hong Kong, […]
As the world moves towards renewable and zero-emission solutions, one Florida city is adding two electric police motorcycles to its fleet. Florida’s Largo Police Department added two new Zero electric motorcycles to its fleet, as the city considers wider transitions to renewable energy sources, according to Yahoo Finance. The city plans to build out an […]
On Friday, a Tesla Model S Plaid was engulfed in flames as the owner was driving, and the car briefly kept the driver trapped in the car after the doors wouldn’t open, according to attorneys for the driver (via The Washington Post). The scene took place outside Philadelphia just a few days following delivery of […]
Tesla announced a record number of vehicle deliveries on Friday morning for Q2, producing and delivering over 200,000 cars for the first time. “In the second quarter, we produced and delivered over 200,000 vehicles. Our teams have done an outstanding job navigating through global supply chain and logistics challenges,” said Tesla in a statement. Tesla […]
Videos of Tesla’s camera-based Autopilot update, known as Pure Vision, continue to make their way onto the internet, including a new test of the system. In a new video from Michigan-based Dirty Tesla released on Tuesday, we see another glimpse at Tesla Pure Vision Autopilot tests in the rain, just weeks after Tesla’s camera-based, no-radar […]
