SpaceX Now Making 5,000 Starlink Dishes Weekly; Pre-Orders Surpass 600,000
SpaceX’s low-Earth orbit (LEO) satellite internet Starlink has over 600,000 prospective users already, and with SpaceX having shipped 100,000 Starlink terminals as of last month, the company is looking to boost production. While SpaceX produces up to 5,000 Starlink dishes per week, the company is reportedly looking to up its production of the terminals in […]
Tesla Expanding Model Y Production Lines at Fremont, Filing Shows
Following Tesla’s move to make expansions to its Fremont factory to accommodate a permanent Model Y assembly space in February, the company is officially looking to expand the line, as shown by filings submitted to the city. Tesla is planning to expand its General Assembly (GA) 4.5 Model Y production line, according to new filings […]
Biden Targets 45% of U.S. Energy to Be Solar Powered by 2050
U.S. President Joe Biden has championed a number of reforms, targets and policies slated to reduce carbon emissions and increase reliance on clean energy, and in a new plan shared on Wednesday, the administration is looking to make a major move from burning fossil fuels to solar energy within the next three decades. On Wednesday, […]
Tesla Ranked 2nd in EV Sales in China for August 2021, Data Shows
Last month, Tesla’s Gigafactory Shanghai also reached a daily output volume of 1,000 Model Y units, even as the company’s exported sales dwarfed its sales within China. Tesla saw a major bump in export sales in August from its Gigafactory Shanghai in China, according to data released by the China Passenger Car Association (CPCA) on […]
First Tesla Police Car Debuts in West Virginia
Image credit: City of Nitro The first Tesla police car has debuted in West Virginia, according to MetroNews. The Nitro Police Department debuted their Model 3 squad car on August 27, and recently let media ride along in the vehicle. Matthew Haynes, a Patrolman with Nitro Police Department said the Tesla cost $60,000 USD to […]
Apple Roadblock: Car Chief Doug Field Leaves Company for Ford
Apple’s self-driving electric car plans, known as “Project Titan”, appear to have hit a major roadblock. Bloomberg reports Apple car chief, Doug Field, has been hired away by Ford. Prior to his stint at Apple, Field worked for Tesla and played a key role in launching the Model 3 electric sedan. He worked for Tesla […]
Tesla 12V Battery Replacement by Mobile Service Costs $120 USD, Less than Expected
Tesla deployed messages to many Model 3 owners reporting a failing 12V battery earlier this year, and the price of the fix from either Tesla’s Mobile Service or through its Service Centers is reportedly lower than one user was expecting. On Sunday, one user reported that their 12V battery replacement by Tesla’s Mobile Service was […]
Elon Musk ‘Changing the World With His Ventures’, Says VW CEO
It’s hard to pin down exactly how the head of Volkswagen feels about Tesla, with statements earlier this year saying that the company hopes to “get close and overtake Tesla” as an electric vehicle (EV) leader in the world, then last month praising the company’s Supercharger network. On Monday, when asked if he saw any […]
Man Fakes Getting Hit by Tesla, as Car Cameras Reveal Truth to Police [VIDEO]
Police were dispatched to a gas station in Slidell, Louisiana at 4 p.m. on Friday after a man called 911 alleging he had been hit by a nearby Tesla. Upon arriving, the officers found 47-year-old Arthur Bates Jr. who had made the call, alleging that the Tesla had backed into him before the driver fled […]
Mercedes-Owned Smart Unveils ‘Concept #1’ Electric SUV with Bold Interior
After switching from internal combustion engines (ICEs) to making only electric vehicles (EVs) in 2019, the compact smart Car is getting a new set of design upgrades with a new model, which is reportedly nearing production. smart Automobile Co. Ltd. unveiled a teaser of its smart Concept #1, a slightly larger SUV concept compact EV […]
Tesla’s Supercharger Factory in Shanghai is Now Complete
After Tesla’s V3 Supercharger plant in China started production in February, the company has reportedly completed the facility entirely, as of last month. Tesla completed construction on its Supercharger factory in Shanghai on August 20, according to a report from Beijing News shared on Tuesday (via CNEVPost). The official beginning of the construction project took place […]
Tesla in Talks to Set Up Fully-Owned Stores in India: Report
At the end of last month, reports showed that Tesla is in talks with local suppliers in India for electric vehicle (EV) components, with the company now reportedly talking to the Indian government about setting up its first Tesla retail stores. Tesla is in discussion with the Indian government over plans to open a series […]
Tesla and Apple Should be Working Together, Says Gurman
In this week’s edition of his Power On newsletter, Bloomberg‘s Mark Gurman talks about how Apple and Tesla are a clear synergistic match on paper, but their products don’t integrate into each other as well as they theoretically should. Gurman says Tesla and Apple should be working more closely (or at all) with each other to make […]
First Mercedes-AMG Performance EV: 2022 EQS Sedan
Mercedes-AMG, the high-performance subsidiary of Mercedes-Benz, has just unveiled the 2022 AMG EQS (branded as the EQS53 in Europe) — its first all-electric production car. The EQS is designed as a luxury sedan, with an electric motor at each axle for a dual-motor powertrain. The AMG EQS doesn’t look terribly different as compared to the Mercedes-Benz […]
Tesla Model Y Impresses in 1,000 km Challenge Across Sweden [VIDEO]
In a recently published video, YouTuber Bjørn Nyland puts the Tesla Model Y Long Range through his custom-designed 1,000 km challenge during a trip from Norway to Sweden and back. Tesla’s Long Range Model Y is equipped with a 75 kWh battery and has an estimated EPA range of 525 km (326 miles) on a […]