Following previous reports that one of Tesla’s battery suppliers will build a factory in Shanghai, the report has been confirmed through a framework agreement with the Shanghai government. CNEVPost reports that China-based power supplier Contemporary Amperex Technology Co., Limited (CATL) will build its manufacturing base in Shanghai, according to a signed strategic agreement dated August […]

On Thursday, Tesla announced plans to partner with Japanese companies to construct an energy storage plant in Hokkaido, according to Reuters. Tesla will partner with Japan’s Global Engineering, a power retailer, and engineering firm Ene-Vision to connect the storage site to the electrical grid. The storage site will be constructed from a variety of Tesla’s […]

Tesla is set to hold its Artificial Intelligence (AI) Day on Thursday, August 19 starting at 5pm PDT/8pm EDT. As expected, Tesla will be live streaming the event, confirmed by CEO Elon Musk on Wednesday. The event will take place in Palo Alto, California. Yes — Elon Musk (@elonmusk) August 18, 2021 Musk announced AI […]

As Tesla gears up to open its Supercharger network to other electric vehicle (EV) brands, the company is expanding its charging network rapidly, with reports of a new batch of Supercharger stations now live in San Diego. A total of 44 new V3 Tesla Superchargers were confirmed to be operational in San Diego, California on […]

Just over a month after a Tesla Model 3 in camo wrap was spotted testing in India, another Tesla model was spotted in the country on Tuesday. A Tesla Model Y was spotted testing on roads in India, according to an Instagram video shared by Tesmanian (via Tesla Club India). The video depicts the Tesla […]

The Tesla Model S Plaid and the Rimac Nevera are the world’s quickest production cars (well, the Model S Plaid is the only one with real sales so far), and in a new video, we can see the two go head-to-head. On Wednesday, Drag Times released footage of a race between the two quickest production […]

Tesla had 26,900 Superchargers at 2,966 Supercharger stations as of last quarter, with 49 percent and 46 percent growth year-over-year, while new Superchargers are rolling out nearly every week. The figures also come ahead of Tesla’s wider release of the Supercharger network, which will allow owners of other electric vehicle (EV) brands to charge at […]

Following Electrify America’s announcement that it will double its electric vehicle (EV) charging network in Canada and the U.S. by the end of 2025, the company has now announced a new partnership with Volkswagen that could stand to benefit new ID.4 owners immensely. Volkswagen Canada announced on Tuesday that it plans to offer three years […]

A JD Power study on electric vehicle (EV) charging was released today, and shared that Tesla, Volta and ChargePoint’s EV charging stations were the most preferred by EV owners for charging away from home, according to CNBC. The study surveyed 6,647 EV and plugin owners between January and June, also finding that public charging availability […]

Car enthusiast and reviewer Doug DeMuro has published his highly anticipated review of the Tesla Model S Plaid on YouTube. In the nearly 40-minute review, DeMuro goes over all the features of the Model S Plaid (obtained when an owner reached out to him) both inside and out, takes the vehicle on a drive, which […]

Image credit: Blue Origin Jeff Bezos’ space agency Blue Origin is suing NASA, claiming that a $2.9 billion USD lunar landing contract was awarded unfairly to SpaceX, reports the BBC. The contract, which originally stated plans to host two space exploration providers, apparently had to reduce the contract to just one company as a result […]

Reuters reported on Tuesday that Tesla China is hiring managers for both its external relations and its legal teams, according to a job listing on the company’s Wechat account. The news comes following a wave of public criticisms of Tesla over the company’s privacy practices and safety. The job listings are located in multiple cities […]

The Tesla Model S Plaid has already set a number of records since its release in June, and a new video shows it dominating other performance cars at a raceway, even slowing down to let some try to catch up. A video shared on Friday by Tesla Plaid Channel shows seven new Tesla Model S […]

Just a few months after SpaceX’s Starlink launched in Germany, user speeds are beginning to make their way around the internet, and one user has onlookers impressed, despite taking place in rural Germany. A new speed test from one user of SpaceX’s Starlink in Germany has surfaced on Reddit, depicting an impressive download speed of […]

Image credit: Volkswagen A number of police departments around the world are making moves to go electric, and one new German department now joins them with a wide range of new Volkswagen cruisers. Volkswagen has delivered 215 fully-electric ID.3s and 175 hybrid Passat GTEs to Lower Saxony Police in Germany, according to a press release […]