Cyberlandr Tesla Cybertruck Camper Concept Tops $50 Million in Preorders
Stream It, Inc.’s CyberLandr futuristic camper for the Tesla Cybertruck has exceeded $50 million in preorders with more than 1,000 preorders in just 15 days, according to a press release from the company. The Cybertruck camper includes a bedroom, living room, kitchen, and bathroom while in use, and disappearing entirely when it’s being stowed or […]
NIO Q1 2021 Beats Expectations, EV Deliveries Up 422% Year-Over-Year
NIO vs Tesla chart; via SCMP China-based electric vehicle (EV) maker NIO saw record EV deliveries in this year’s first quarter, with the company’s sales surging fivefold to 7.98 billion yuan ($1.23 million USD), according to the automaker. NIO saw a net loss of $68.8 million US in Q1, a 73% decrease from the year-ago […]
GM to Invest $1 Billion into Mexico EV Plant, UAW Calls it ‘Slap in the Face’
General Motors will invest over $1 billion into a factory in Mexico, the Ramos Arizpe production complex, to produce electric vehicles (EVs) for them, according to CNBC. GM said the plant will produce one EV to start and will begin production as soon as 2023. Currently, the factory produces the Chevrolet Equinox and Chevrolet Blazer, […]
Electrify America Hits 600 EV Chargers with Expansion Coming
Electrify America announced Thursday that it has officially opened 600 public ultra-fast electric vehicle (EV) charging stations in under three years since the EV open DC fast-charging network opened its first on May 2, 2018, in Chicopee, Massachusetts. The company has almost 2,600 fast chargers across the U.S., and it also shared plans to expand […]
GM Unveils EV Charging Network for U.S. and Canada
As the mainstream adoption of electric vehicles (EVs) increases, so too will the charging infrastructure need to expand. Earlier this week, General Motors (GM) announced the Ultium 360 integrated charging ecosystem, set to bring its charging network, GM vehicle mobile apps, and other products and services together to streamline the customer experience. In addition to […]
Tesla Granted Another Extension to Meet Job Target in Buffalo
Delays are a fairly regular occurrence for Tesla, and in a new update, the company has been granted the chance to extend its building deadline for one of its facilities. Tesla has been granted an extension to its plans of bringing 1,460 workers to its South Buffalo factory by New York state development officials, […]
Tesla Possibly Testing Cybertruck vs Dodge RAM TRX, Shows Flyover [VIDEO]
Tesla might be benchmarking against the RAM TRX truck in its Cybertruck development, according to a video from Gabeincal, points out Pascal Guertin, who notes the Dodge is the “best truck offered by a OEM” – signaling good things for the future of the Cybertruck. Starting at about 1:30 in the drone flyover video, we […]
Tesla’s 10Q Filing Reveals its Bitcoin Gains Have Been Astounding
On Wednesday, Tesla officially released its 10Q, a comprehensive report of its performance which is to be submitted quarterly to the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). According to the filing (via Fortune), the company’s Bitcoin investment actually turned out to be much greater than the company’s auto or green energy businesses. Man Loses $500,000 […]
Tesla Superchargers Now Line the Route to Mount Everest Base Camp
As of Wednesday, Tesla has completed 11 new Supercharger stations in China, leading from the route starting at either Chengdu or Xi’an, all the way up to the base camp foothills at Mount Everest, according to @Ray4Tesla. The news comes immediately following an announcement that 100% of Tesla Supercharger energy will be renewable in 2021, […]
Global EV Sales Could Hit 145 Million By 2030 Says OECD Policy Advisor
According to a statement from the International Energy Agency (IEA), electric cars, buses, vans, and heavy-duty trucks are estimated to reach 145 million globally by 2030, as reported by CNBC. Many authorities around the world are working to incentivize the adoption of EVs, though barriers still remain in several markets. The number comes from the […]
Tesla Model 3 Dominates European EV Sales in March
The Tesla Model 3 has topped Europe’s best-selling electric vehicle (EV) list for the second month in a row, the final month in a record-breaking first quarter for the U.S. automaker. Tesla’s Model 3 sold a whopping 24,184 units across Europe in March, according to EV Sales. The figure is more than four times the […]
Tesla FSD Beta V9 Launch Date: ‘Probably’ Two Weeks, Will ‘Blow Your Mind’ Says Musk
Tesla CEO Elon Musk has shared an update on the progress of Full Self-Driving (FSD) beta V9, plus the launch of the latter for the European Union and Canada. On Wednesday evening, Musk said the launch of FSD V9 would be “probably two weeks”. “Gating factor is achieving & proving higher safety with pure vision […]
SpaceX Launches Another 60 Starlink Satellites, Falcon 9 Lands Successfully
SpaceX is again making this look easy, with its latest Falcon 9 launch of 60 more Starlink satellites into orbit on Wednesday evening at 8:45pm PDT/11:45pm EDT. Falcon 9 Liftoff: Liftoff! pic.twitter.com/D5qDAH37gV — SpaceX (@SpaceX) April 29, 2021 Landing on Just Read the Instructions droneship: Falcon 9’s first stage has landed on the Just Read […]
Elon Musk Declares Himself ‘The Dogefather’ to Promote Upcoming SNL Appearance
Image via @itsALLrisky On late Tuesday evening, Tesla and SpaceX CEO Elon Musk declared himself ‘The Dogefather’, on Twitter, in a tweet promoting his upcoming appearance as host of Saturday Night Live (SNL) on May 8. Doge is a reference to the joke cryptocurrency Dogecoin, that followers of Musk have feverishly invested in. The DogefatherSNL […]
Fatal Tesla Crash Report Released by Texas County Fire Marshal
Earlier this month a 2019 Tesla Model S crashed in Texas, caught fire and resulted in two deceased occupants. The initial crash was erroneously said to be on Autopilot according to early media reports, later refuted by vehicle data according to CEO Elon Musk. On Wednesday, the Harris County Fire Marshal’s Office released its report […]