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 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 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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

According to a post on Earth Day from Tesla Supercharger Market Lead Justin Lange, all of Tesla’s Supercharger energy will be 100% renewable by the end of 2021, as reported by electrek. The post also detailed exciting developments since the Supercharger network’s first opening, including that it has delivered 2.4 Twh of energy, enabled 8.3 […]

California vehicle buyers may be affected by recent news that the state’s Clean Vehicle Rebate Project (CVRP), which is expected to incentivize electric vehicle (EV) adoption, has run out of funding (via Jalopnik). “Waitlist in effect for applications received on or after April 23, 2021,” reads the CVRP website. “Funding is exhausted for standard and […]

Tesla is currently defending itself from environmental allegations in both Germany and the U.S., according to a financial filing submitted Wednesday. Last week, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) claimed that Tesla has failed to prove its compliance with federal requirements for emissions of air pollutants, saying it is seeking details particularly on Tesla’s exterior […]

On Wednesday, electric transportation company Revel announced plans for its all-electric ride-sharing service, using a fleet of 50 custom, modified Tesla Model Y electric vehicles (EVs) which will operate below 42nd street in Manhattan, according to a press release. Revel’s employee-driven fleet is expected to help the company fund and accelerate the process of building […]

Texas Senate Bill 1728 (SB 1728) would levy a $200 electric vehicle (EV) fee, to make up for fuel taxes that support the state’s road and transportation infrastructures. According to Tesla, however, the average gas car driver spends only about $100 per year in fuel taxes, effectively making the proposed EV tax double what gas […]

On Tuesday, the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) approved a proposed change from SpaceX to the company’s satellite license, according to CNBC. The approval comes despite major opposition from fellow satellite internet companies Amazon and Viasat. In the approval, the FCC wrote, “We conclude that grant of the SpaceX Third Modification Application will serve the public […]

SpaceX announced on Tuesday it’s on track to launch its next batch of 60 Starlink satellites on Wednesday, April 28 at 8:44pm PDT/11:44pm EDT. The company’s Falcon 9 rocket will lift off from Space Launch Complex 40 at Cape Canaveral, Florida. The company’s Falcon 9 rocket, B1060, will attempt its seventh flight, plus landing on […]

Tesla and CEO Elon Musk have been known to offer ambitious timelines for the rollout of its products, with schedules changing frequently at random times. On Tuesday, @Tesla_Adri pointed out Tesla’s European Model Y configurator changed its description from “production is scheduled to start mid-2021,” to “deliveries expected end of 2021.” One person noted that […]

On Monday, Tesla held its quarterly earnings call for Q1 2021, and while Tesla saw record-breaking net income numbers, CEO Elon Musk also qualified for another hefty payout. Tesla’s record-breaking first-quarter earnings earned Musk payouts from stock options totaling $11 billion, according to Yahoo Finance. The news of Tesla’s $438 million net income, along with […]

Tesla’s Gigafactory Austin is well on its way to completion, and upon finishing the factory this summer, the plant will begin producing the long-awaited Tesla Cybertruck. On Monday, Bryan Roschetzky shared a video of current progress on Tesla’s Gigafactory Austin, with specific shots of the company’s second bridge crane arriving and ending up on the […]