Starship SN11; Image Credit: Trevor Mahlmann via tmahlmann.com SpaceX CEO Elon Musk has provided an update on its next Starship prototype test flight. On Sunday, Musk said, “possible Starship flight tomorrow afternoon.” Possible Starship flight tomorrow afternoon — Elon Musk (@elonmusk) March 28, 2021 Starship SN11 was ready for its test flight on Friday, but after a successful […]
According to a recent thread on Reddit, used Teslas are now popping up on CarMax — the largest retailer of used cars in the U.S. This is big news as used Teslas were previously only available directly through Elon Musk’s company. CarMax currently has a number of used Teslas listed, including multiple Model 3 units, which […]
Tesla CEO Elon Musk recently held a company-wide call, according to recent information shared by @SawyerMerrit. Musk reportedly held a company-wide call on Friday to review 2020, and also discuss some of the electric vehicle (EV) maker’s plans for the near future. https://twitter.com/SawyerMerritt/status/1375303206662705155 According to the investor’s sources, Musk can be quoted as saying the […]
Mercedes-Benz USA has revealed the 2022 EQS — its upcoming all-electric luxury sedan, complete with pictures and videos of a production model. The 2022 EQS focuses heavily on delivering a design and user experience that justifies the hefty price tag that it is virtually guaranteed to be accompanied by, and is touted to offer a […]
A new video from Tobias Lindh has shown more construction progress at Tesla’s Gigafactory Berlin. In the latest video released on March 27, 2021, we see more Tesla Model Y body frames out in the open, while the site now has two remaining 110kV transformers on site, explains Lindh. Here’s a closer look at the […]
Courtesy of new data from Supercharge and the TMC Forums, lets’ take a look at all the new Tesla Supercharger installations that have opened their doors to Tesla owners across the U.S. this week: Date Opened Location Number of Stalls Power Rating Official Listing March 24, 2021 1414 S 324th St, Federal Way, WA 12 250 kW Tesla […]
Tesla’s Model 3 sedan topped electric vehicle sales in Europe for the month of February, according to new data shared by EV Sales. The Model 3 saw 5,506 deliveries in February, which is the car’s first win since last September, notes EV Sales. Unit numbers were the highest in Germany (1,910 units), followed by France […]
It’s been 155 days since Tesla mentioned its Full Self-Driving beta would make its way to Canada at some point, as meticulously tracked by Canadian @MFrunker, who has tweeted daily asking about the beta. Now, it appears we may have a sign FSD beta may be landing in Canada soon, as Tesla’s director of artificial intelligence and Autopilot Vision, […]
A Tesla Model S Plaid refresh has been spotted out in the wild, in the streets of Palo Alto, California. We continue to see more Model S Plaid versions spotted out testing again. According to images shared by Zack (@BLKMDL3), we see a Model S Plaid with a yoke steering wheels, red-painted calipers, rear carbon […]
According to Reuters, the Canadian government has moved to sure-up its defenses against takeovers of and foreign investment into companies mining critical minerals and Canada’s critical mineral supply chain as a whole. The move preempts major demand for metals to produce electric vehicles. Earlier this month, Canada named 31 minerals critical to its economy, including aluminum, […]
In a “Model 3 showdown”, U.K.-based car buying platform Carwow pit all three available variants of the Tesla Model 3 against each other in a drag race, acceleration test, and brake test, showcasing the results in a YouTube video. Carwow’s goal from the get-go was to determine just how much of a performance difference exists […]
Starship SN11; Image Credit: Trevor Mahlmann via tmahlmann.com SpaceX appeared to be ready for its fourth Starship prototype test flight on Friday, after a successful static fire and emergency closures of the area. However, the company has now delayed the 10km test flight to next week. The news came from CEO Elon Musk earlier this afternoon. “Standing down […]
Among Tesla’s most-anticipated electric vehicle (EV) variants is the Long Range (LR) Rear-Wheel Drive (RWD) Model Y crossover, which CEO Elon Musk said last year would be coming “in a few months.” However, in February, many customers who pre-ordered the variant were told by Tesla to select other editions of the EV, because the LR […]
The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) has been in ongoing talks with Tesla over its new yoke-style steering wheel, but in a recent update, the NHTSA has weighed in on the company’s touch-based shifting controls. On Thursday, an NHTSA spokesperson told The Verge that the firm has “no known compliance concerns related to the […]
On Thursday, a deputy from Flagler County Sheriff’s Department in Florida saw a Tesla Model 3 driving on the wrong side of State Road 100 exiting a Palm Coast Wawa gas station. When the Tesla stopped, slowly backed into a sheriff’s cruiser, reported the Daytona Beach News-Journal. When the deputy arrived at the driver’s window, […]
