Apple Hires Former Mercedes-Benz Engineers For Self-Driving Car: Report

Apple is considering who to award supply contracts to for an upcoming autonomous car, and according to new reports, the company has hired two former employees of another automaker. On Friday, MacRumors reported that Apple has hired two former engineers at Mercedes-Benz, presumably to work on developing the upcoming Apple Car. While the first hire […]

Tesla Store in New Jersey Blown Out by Hurricane Ida

As Hurricane Ida plagues much of the East Coast with flooding and severe storms, one Tesla store in New Jersey partially collapsed. On Wednesday night, a Tesla store in Paramus, New Jersey was badly damaged and partially collapsed by storms and flooding, resulting from Hurricane Ida, according to North Jersey. The store’s front glass was […]

Former Tesla Engineer Explains Model S Door Handle Mechanics [VIDEO]

Tesla’s door handles have improved significantly throughout the years, and though the upcoming Tesla Cybertruck won’t have door handles at all, the company seems to have all but mastered their design – at least according to one mechanical engineer. In a video posted by SuperfastMatt on Thursday, Mechanical Engineer named Matt–who used to work for […]

Tesla 2021.24.9 Software Update Rolling Out: What’s New

Tesla has started rolling out its 2021.24.9 software update to owners, especially for those in the United States, as noted by the @Teslascope service. We noticed a new Tesla software update 2021.24.9 on a Model 3 Performance (2019) in California, United States. View the rollout of this update here: https://t.co/4IdZ4XG4is — Teslascope (@teslascope) September 3, […]

Tesla Brings Back Wall Connector with 24-Foot Cable Option [Update]

Tesla has brought back an original cable length for its Wall Connector charging solution, now available in 24 feet again (via @SawyerMerritt). According to Tesla, its Wall Connector can be installed at homes, apartments, hospitality properties and at places of work. The connector offers up to 44 miles of range per hour of charging, and […]

Ford F-150 Lightning Electric Truck Tops 130,000 Reservations

Ford announced on Thursday is has hit a milestone for its electric F-150 Lightning truck, with reservations surpassing 130,000. The news was shared by Mike Levine, Ford North America Product Communications director. https://twitter.com/mrlevine/status/1433425758307770380 Ford unveiled its electric truck back in May, starting from just under $40,000 USD for the base model, which has 230 miles. The […]

100 Electric Class 8 Trucks Announced for Deployment in California

California is set to receive 100 battery-electric regional haul trucks for hauling regionally, as a result of a new project formed between Daimler Trucks and Volvo Trucks announced during the ACT Expo. A joint project called the Joint Electric Truck Scaling Initiative (JETSI) is now considered the largest commercial deployment of electric trucks in North […]

Tesla Fixing Model 3 Cars in Israel Over Air Conditioner Issue

With Tesla’s first deliveries arriving in Israel throughout the summer from Giga Shanghai, the company has taken some preventative action on Model 3 units for drivers within the country Tesla will recall 3,000 Model 3 cars in Israel, in order to fix an issue with the air conditioning system, according to Globes. The fix will […]

Tesla FSD Beta 10 Release Date: Friday, September 10 Says Elon Musk

Tesla CEO Elon Musk has confirmed the next version of its Full Self-Driving beta software will debut next Friday at midnight. “FSD Beta 10 rolls out midnight Friday next week,” said Musk on Wednesday evening. FSD Beta 10 rolls out midnight Friday next week — Elon Musk (@elonmusk) September 2, 2021 Musk also later added, […]