Earlier this week, the Union Bank of Switzerland (UBS) named Tesla the most valuable software company of the future, and in a recent analysis, the firm is now highlighting Volkswagen as the closest competitor with Tesla’s electric vehicles (EVs). On Thursday, Fortune reported that, after tearing down the VW ID.3, the UBS determined that the […]
Tesla’s recently-released yoke-style steering wheel has come under investigation from the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA), which has now released a new statement on its investigation of the steering wheel. Thursday, the NHTSA told Teslarati in a statement, “NHTSA is aware of the recently launched Tesla steering yoke in certain Model S vehicles. We requested […]
General Motors (GM) is looking at building a second United States electric vehicle (EV) battery plant, in which it would produce battery cells with LG Chem, according to CNBC. The companies have already started a joint venture Ultium Cells LLC together, with which they’re spending $2.3 billion (USD) on a new battery cell plant in […]
Earlier this year, Fiat Chrysler and Peugeot parent PSA group merged to form Stellantis. According to CNBC, Fiat Chrysler spent nearly 300 million euros ($362 million USD) last year on regulatory credits in Europe, most of which were purchased from Tesla. This was before merging with Peugeot PSA to become Stellantis, though the company’s plans […]
Amidst a backdrop of EV parts supply shortages for both the semiconductor chip typical in most EVs and electronics in general, as well as increasingly high demand for nickel-heavy EV battery cells in general, Tesla has secured a new and important nickel deal abroad. Tesla has made arrangements to purchase nickel from a mine in […]
Tesla cut its prices of the Long Range Model 3 in Japan by about 24% just a few weeks ago, and following the event, demand for the company’s electric vehicles (EVs) within the country increased significantly. Before the price cut, Tesla’s cars were delivering in six to eight weeks following the initial order, but that […]
On Wednesday evening, Tesla released a new software update for its Full Self-Driving beta testers. Software update 2021.4.11.1, also known as FSD beta 8.2, has impressed early testers so far. New Tesla FSD Beta updating pic.twitter.com/cN0a4prKhs — vincentyu.eth (@vincent13031925) March 4, 2021 Wow!!!!!!! Awesome! Editing videos 🤯🤯🤯@elonmusk #FSDBeta 8.2 is amazing! — James Locke (@arctechinc) […]
Santa Monica’s Planning Commission in California has approved the conditional use permit for Tesla’s proposed 62-stall V3 Supercharger, according to those who attended tonight’s review on the matter. As per Robert (@rrosenbl), the debate lasted three hours and in the end, the Supercharger site was passed, with a vote of 5-2. But seriously, that discussion […]
SpaceX on Wednesday achieved success in its Starship SN10 high-altitude test flight, successfully landing the 15-story rocket on its third attempt, accomplishing what its predecessors SN8 and SN9 could not. After aborting an earlier launch attempt just before liftoff, SpaceX tried again and Starship launched at about 3:20pm PST/6:20pm EST, in Boca Chica, Texas. Starship […]
SpaceX was ready to launch its Starship SN10 flight test on Wednesday, but after igniting its Raptor engines briefly, the test was aborted at the last second before liftoff. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DDEgFsefrGw No word if the day is over for SpaceX and this SN10 flight test in Boca Chica, Texas, but we are awaiting updates. They are […]
Electric cars, trucks, vans, and buses have become a reality in the United States, but not every region has made it easy. Rivaling electric vehicle (EV) companies Rivian, Tesla, and Lucid, among others like Lordstown Motors, have teamed up in an infant EV market against direct sales laws throughout the US, as reported by TechCrunch. […]
With a range of electric vehicle (EV) options recently becoming available to buyers in China – like BYD, NIO, Xpeng Motors, Wuling HongGuang, and others – some are electing to buy local, instead of imported options like Tesla. According to qualitative research collected by CNBC, Chinese EV buyers considered factors like price competitiveness, driving range […]
Waymo CEO John Krafcik claims that Tesla “isn’t a competitor” when it comes to autonomous driving, but how does this claim hold up on the road? Wednesday, YouTube channel Whole Mars Catalog uploaded a new video featuring a race between Tesla’s Autopilot Full Self-Driving (FSD) beta and Waymo’s autonomous driving system – both on the […]
The government of Canada has announced it plans to build 34 new electric vehicle chargers across Metro Vancouver, British Columbia, at six different sites. The announcement from Natural Resources Canada says $119,000 CAD will be spent to install 34 Level 2 EV chargers. Bosa Properties will add to the project to take the total cost […]
On Tuesday, Japanese billionaire entrepreneur Yusaku Maezawa announced plans to select eight members of the public to fly on a SpaceX Starship in 2023, with the expenses fully paid for by Maezawa and his company dearMoon, according to CNBC. The mission was initially announced in 2018 alongside SpaceX founder Elon Musk as a trip for […]
