After a recent range revision, the refreshed Model S Long Range (LR) is still seeing its first deliveries around the U.S., with one Dallas-area customer having received theirs earlier just earlier this week. On Monday, Dallas-area Tesla buyer Jason shared photos of his first Tesla, a Model S LR refresh. The buyer also said that […]

Renewable energy is here to stay, as depicted by one California community’s decision to establish an electric battery storage plant, rather than building another gas-powered plant. 142 Tesla Megapacks became operative in California earlier this week, replacing a proposed gas peaker plant located in Ventura County, according to Energy Storage News. The project, titled Saticoy, […]

This afternoon’s SpaceX Transporter-2 mission was scrubbed, due to a plane entering closed airspace, thus affecting Falcon 9’s launch. The SpaceX team did not reach the countdown stage and will now launch during tomorrow’s backup opportunity. “Hold called due to Range being no-go; teams are setting up for tomorrow’s backup opportunity,” said SpaceX on Twitter, […]

Louis Navellier, Chief Investment Officer at asset management firm Navellier, believes homegrown electric vehicle (EV) maker NIO is poised to replace Tesla as the market leader in the Chinese region — reports The Street. “Another electric vehicle company will eventually displace Tesla as the biggest manufacturer of EVs in China,” Navellier wrote in his bold […]

The financial analysts at UBS Global have adjusted their Tesla price target, based on concerns with rising local competition in China, reports Yahoo! Finance. While UBS maintained its ‘neutral’ rating on Tesla’s stock, the firm adjusted its price target down from $730 USD to $660 USD. In addition, UBS Global has also reduced its EPS […]

Canada has accelerated its requirement for new light duty cars and passenger trucks sales to be zero-emission, ramping up its timeline by five years. The change means Canada’s target now aligns with the United Kingdom and California. In an announcement made on Tuesday, Transport Canada announced 100% of new car and truck sales in the […]

In his virtual video interview during the Mobile World Congress being held in Barcelona, SpaceX CEO Elon Musk talked about Starlink’s exponential growth, and also touched upon the venture’s finances, reports Reuters. Starlink is SpaceX’s high-speed satellite broadband project designed to bridge the connectivity gap in rural/remote areas and provide affordable internet at viable speeds […]

After Tesla switched out the 2021 Model 3’s radar-based AutoPilot and safety systems for the entirely camera-based ‘Tesla Vision’ system, the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety (IIHS) rescinded its ‘2021 Top Safety Pick+’ rating for the car (which it had earned for the third year in a row). According to recent tweet from the IIHS, […]

Tesla owners across Europe sang gathered at Gigafactory Berlin in Germany to wish CEO Elon Musk a happy 50th birthday on Monday, and the result was captured in a video from Tobias Lindh. In the video, Tesla owners used their vehicles to spell out “50,” and “Elon.” Tesla’s Gigafactory Berlin, located in Grünheide, Germany, is […]

A new software update has begun rolling out for Tesla owners, and the update adds some past functionality. Tesla’s most recent update, 2021.4.18.10, has restored Lane Departure Avoidance, Smart Summon, and it has increased the Autopilot cap in Pure Vision vehicles from 75 mph to 80 mph on Model 3 and Y units, according to […]

Tesla has started to roll out its 2021.12.4.5 software update, detected on Monday afternoon by @TeslaFi. The update comes after 2021.12.4.3 was released last week, which was made available for the Model S Plaid. Software version 2021.12.4.5 was just detected on a Tesla Model S Performance in Pennsylvania United States on https://t.co/uh4cmi9Zso. Follow the release […]

Want to rent a 2021 Tesla Model S Plaid? It’s now possible if you live in Texas, as one of these fine electric sedans has hit Turo, which is like Airbnb but for cars. According to owner Saad, based in Allen, Texas, his Tesla Model S Plaid is available to rent for $1,000 USD per […]

Tesla announced on Monday to owners in California it will be offering “free Fourth of July holiday Supercharging” at select Superchargers in the state. “Avoid the rush this Fourth of July holiday and charge for free before 12 p.m. and after 9 p.m. at select California Superchargers between Friday, July 2 and Monday, July 5,” […]

Honda announced on Monday details of its first electric SUV destined for the United States and Canada. The new Honda Prologue EV will launch in North American in 2024, and the SUV will be the first in a new lineup of battery electric vehicles from the Japanese automaker. Honda says it plans to have 100% […]

Electric taxi services using Tesla’s electric cars have been popping up around North America, though most electric taxi companies have faced multiple barriers, given the burgeoning electric car market. Kelowna, British Columbia-based electric taxi service Current, has announced that it plans to pull its current electric vehicles (EVs) from Victoria, as reported by the Times […]