According to CBC News, a report discussed at the Metro Vancouver Climate Action Committee on April 16 found that residents of British Columbia, Canada, are eager to purchase electric cars, but the lack of charging stations in condos and apartment buildings (and the hurdles you need to go through in order to install one from scratch) […]
Courtesy of new data from Supercharge and the TMC Forums, let’s take a look at all the new Tesla Supercharger locations that went live in the U.S. this past week: Date Opened Location Number of Stalls Power Rating Official Listing April 17, 2021 2040 California Ave, Sand City, CA 12 250 kW An official listing for this […]
According to Verge, the Washington State lawmakers have voted in favor of Clean Cars 2030, a bill amendment passed Thursday that would require all new cars sold in the state from the 2030 model year onward to be all-electric. The amendment aims to prohibit the sales of new gas cars by 2030, and will also […]
Tesla released its Q1 2021 safety report today, detailing in the recent quarter “we registered one accident for every 4.19 million miles driven in which drivers had Autopilot engaged.” Compared to Q4 2020, Tesla registered one accident for every 3.45 million miles driven when drivers had Autopilot engaged. “For those driving without Autopilot but with […]
It’s been six months since SpaceX launched the public beta for its satellite constellation-powered high-speed internet service, Starlink. CNBC set out to interview early adopters of the service across the U.S. and Canada (where the service has already enjoyed rave reviews) to learn what they thought of the service after having used it for quite some […]
Seamless integration with your phone, unparalleled ease of use, a tech-heavy interior, off-the-charts quality of life features, a comfortable ride, excellent driver assistance, and no range anxiety are how Six Colors‘ Jason Snell would describe his first 1,800 miles-long trip in a Tesla. Snell is a long-time and well-known columnist covering all things Apple, and his […]
According to a press release, a $50,000 CAD investment in Toronto-based renewable energy company Ecohive from the government of Canada has facilitated the launch of Torque Network — the first social network for the electric vehicle (EV) tech community in Canada, also a first for the world. The investment was announced on Thursday by Minister […]
On Friday, NASA announced it had picked SpaceX to send the next two American astronauts to the surface of the moon, in a contract worth $2.89 billion. This will be the first commercial lander to send humans to the lunar surface. NASA says one of the next two astronauts headed to the moon will be […]
Tesla has just started rolling out its 2021.4.15.1 software update, detected on a Model 3 in North Carolina, USA, according to @teslafi. Software version 2021.4.15.1 was just detected on a Tesla Model 3 Performance in North Carolina United States on https://t.co/uh4cmhSoAQ. Follow the release at https://t.co/MQt7Umboem — TeslaFi (@teslafi) April 16, 2021 The release comes […]
Image credit: mrbrownsince82 On Thursday, Tesla CEO Elon Musk drove a Cybertruck prototype around the company’s upcoming Gigafactory in Austin, Texas, and spoke to employees at the site. The visit by Musk resulted in numerous images of the Cybertruck prototype showing up on the web, along with a Model S refresh as well. Now, we […]
The Tesla Model 3 offers multiple variants, including a Standard Range (SR) rated for up to 263 miles per charge, as well as a Standard Range Plus (SR+) which features up to 278 miles per charge. However, it now appears Telsa is allowing these SR users to upgrade their vehicles to SR+ in the United […]
It’s no surprise that the Tesla Model 3 is dominating the global luxury sedan moment as electric vehicles (EVs) take the world by storm, and a new list is calling the Model 3 the best compact luxury sedan to buy in 2021. According to Motortrend, Tesla’s Model 3 is the number one compact luxury sedan […]
Daimler CEO Ola Kallenius said in an interview with CNBC about the new Mercedes-Benz EQS that he expects “intense competition” if Apple, Alibaba or Google enter the electric vehicle (EV) market. As the EV race heats up, Apple has already been rumored to be developing its own autonomous EV, though it won’t reach the market […]
Earlier this year, we reported that General Motors (GM) was considering a second battery plant in the US, and the company has now made a firm decision. GM and South Korean electronics manufacturer LG Chem announced plans Friday to invest over $2.3 billion (USD) to establish a second battery cell plant in Tennessee, according to […]
Saskatchewan recently voted to impose an annual $150 tax on electric vehicle (EV) owners, and between EV owners holding protests against the tax and other government officials also questioning the decision, Saskatchewan may not be done thinking this one over just yet. Federal Environment Minister Jonathan Wilkinson wrote a letter to Premier Scott Moe, urging […]
