SpaceX on Saturday launched 52 more Starlink internet satellites into space, as Falcon 9 launched at 3:56pm PDT/6:56pm EDT. This was the 28th total Starlink mission for SpaceX, and its 15th mission of 2021. Today’s launch was also SpaceX’s second rideshare launch of the year, as a Tyvak-0130 and Capella Synthetic Aperture Radar (SAR) satellite were […]

Tesla has started rolling out its 2021.4.18 software update, so far detected on vehicles in the United States, Canada and Australia, according to @TeslaFi. Software version 2021.4.18 was just detected on a Tesla Model Y Long Range in Manitoba Canada on https://t.co/uh4cmhSoAQ. Follow the release at https://t.co/ME6Jt2BeSV — TeslaFi (@teslafi) May 16, 2021 The release […]

According to SpaceX, the space transport and exploration company’s software team will be doing an AMA on Reddit this Saturday, May 15 at 12pm PDT/3pm EDT. SpaceX software team will do an AMA tomorrow on @rSpaceX https://t.co/bx3gyskstW — SpaceX (@SpaceX) May 14, 2021 Available to answer the community’s questions will be the following members of SpaceX’s software […]

Tesla investor and enthusiast Sawyer Merritt (@SawyerMerritt) confirmed last night anyone who put in an order for a refreshed Tesla Model S or Model X before May 6 should now have the estimated delivery timeline updated on their Tesla account. @advz01 ordered a Model X on Feb 20th. He now has a new estimated delivery […]

Tesla shares gained 1% on Friday after Morgan Stanley justified the beating the electric vehicle (EV) manufacturer’s stock has recently taken, and deemed its current price a ‘buying opportunity’. Shares of Tesla closed up 3.16% at $589.74 USD on Friday. Morgan Stanley analyst Adam Jonas stressed upon his $900 USD price target for Tesla shares, […]

Image via @klwtts The Kilowatts continue to be Tesla whisperers, spotting Tesla’s Model S refresh on Laguna Seca Raceway in Salinas, California. “Tesla is currently attempting lap records in a couple of Model S Plaid (possibly a Plaid+) prototypes at Laguna Seca Raceway! They just secured a 1:30:XX (unconfirmed time),” said @klwtts on Twitter about half […]

SpaceX announced on Friday afternoon it is targeting its next Starlink satellite launch for Saturday, May 15. The Falcon 9 launch from Launch Complex 39A (LC-39A) at Kennedy Space Center in Florida is pegged for 3:54pm PDT/6:54pm EDT, and the daytime launch looks to put on a show for fans of the launches. SpaceX says […]

12 new Tesla Supercharger stalls were approved by the Ripon Planning Commission on Monday, along with a new gas station and convenience store, according to the Manteca/Ripon Bulletin (via MarcoRPTesla). The Superchargers will come along with the new 24-hour gas station, which is set for construction at 710 Jack Tone Road with a proposed Tommy’s […]

Zero-emission vehicles are gaining steam, despite ongoing and global supply chain shortages for the right hardware. To counter the issue, one Canadian auto parts maker has pledged to begin manufacturing its own car batteries, along with the help of another Canadian company. Ontario, Canada auto parts maker Martinrea has formed a new joint venture with […]

Tesla announced on Friday its online configurator has gone live in Hungary and Romania, allowing both countries to buy the company’s vehicles. The Tesla website for Romania and Hungary is showing the Model 3, Model S and Model X as available. Configurator now live in Hungary 🇭🇺 & Romania 🇷🇴 — Tesla (@Tesla) May 14, […]

Wawa convenience stores shared plans to expand its electric vehicle (EV) charging network earlier this year, and in a press release earlier this week, the company has announced its 50th EV charging site across the six states it currently operates out of. The milestone was celebrated by Wawa with the opening of its most recent […]

After being arrested, not once, but twice, for riding in the backseat of a Tesla with no one at the wheel, 25-year-old Param Sharma has done it again, shortly following release from a two-day stint at Santa Rita jail, according to KTVU. On Wednesday afternoon Sharma sat down with Jesse Gary of KTVU in San […]

As Tesla’s Gigafactory Austin production facility nears completion, the crown jewels of its electric vehicle (EV) assembly are its GigaPress casting machines. The company currently has operational versions of the GigaPress casting machine at its Fremont and Shanghai factories, with one now beginning operations at Gigafactory Texas. In a video shared by YouTube channel scouts […]

Tesla is looking to add EVE Energy Co. to its Gigafactory Shanghai supply chain, according to four people familiar with the matter (via Reuters). The deal seeks to increase and bolster the number of low-cost electric vehicle (EV) batteries, to help keep up with increasing demand. Alongside China’s Contemporary Amperex Technology Company (CATL), EVE Energy […]

Tesla’s Roadster prototype is headed to the Petersen Automotive Museum in Los Angeles, California, for two weeks from May 19 to June 2, 2021, from 10am to 5pm and also 6pm to 8pm. According to an email from the Petersen Museum announcing the news (via @BLKMDL3), it says “be one of the first to see […]