In 2019, Tesla and General Motors (GM) both reached a tax credit cap, where the companies were no longer eligible for federal EV tax credits. Congress had the chance to extend the cap limits, but the measure didn’t pass. However, on February 5, Representative Mike Thompson (D-CA) and Chairman of House Ways and Means Subcommittee […]

We recently saw the inside of Tesla Gigafactory Shanghai’s assembly department, which gives viewers a better idea of what happens inside the relatively-new factory. In a video uploaded Wednesday by YouTube channel WU WA, we can see aerial drone footage from above Tesla’s Gigafactory Shanghai. The video features a regular drone flight above the factory, […]

Apple’s self-driving car has had a number of test miles driven, despite being largely behind the scenes and being nowhere near the amount of testing other companies have performed. The secret project, internally called “Project Titan” at Apple, has gained the public eye, and Apple is also considering a number of companies about the potential […]

Tesla’s (TSLA) shares have soared over 743% in 2020, and they’re already up about 14% for the current year. According to a new filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), Elon’s little brother Kimbal Musk sold $25.6 million (USD) in Tesla shares on Tuesday (via Bloomberg). The filing says Kimbal sold the shares at […]

On the eve of Chinese New Year, Tesla has released its 2021.4.5 software update in China, what the company is calling its ‘Year of the Ox’ upgrade, to coincide with the Lunar New Year, according to social media posts on Weibo. The update details the addition of the Douyin app to Tesla Theater, the Chinese […]

Toyota Motor North America (TMNA) has announced it plans to launch three electric vehicles in the United States in 2021, consisting of two battery electric vehicles (BEVs) and one plug-in hybrid electric vehicle (PHEV). “We continue to be leaders in electrification that began with our pioneering introduction of the Prius nearly 25 years ago,” said […]

Hot on the heels of its 2021.4.2 software update released yesterday, Tesla this afternoon made its 2021.4.3 update available for its owners. We noticed a new Tesla software update 2021.4.3 on a Model Y AWD LR (2020) in New Jersey, United States. View the rollout of this update here: https://t.co/LdGFKDm0js — Teslascope (@teslascope) February 10, […]

General Motors (GM) CEO Mary Barra announced Wednesday that the company had no plans of investing in Bitcoin, as reported by CNBC. The announcement comes immediately after Tesla shared it would be purchasing $1.5 billion of the cryptocurrency, which is the largest existing virtual currency in terms of market value. Responding to Morgan Stanley analyst […]

A new wave of cryptocurrency talk has gripped the internet in recent weeks, with Tesla CEO Elon Musk spurring the moment on through his tweets, and through Tesla’s recent $1.5 billion (USD) investment into Bitcoin. On Wednesday, Musk tweeted news that he has bought shares in Dogecoin for his youngest son, X Æ A-XII, following […]

An autonomous car from Apple is already in development, and despite Hyundai’s complete U-Turn from prior claims that the company would be developing Apple’s car for them, news of the autonomous car from Apple is still leaking out. Apple’s self-driving cars drove 18,805 miles last year, according to data made available to the California Department […]

Tesla’s CEO Elon Musk recently added Bitcoin to both his bio and to Tesla’s investment repertoire, sending the decentralized digital currency soaring with a $1.5 billion (USD) investment from the company. However, some analysts have criticized the company’s moves towards Bitcoin as an environmental disaster to-come. Despite its virtual nature, the process of mining Bitcoin […]

Following Tuesday’s “Quadrupeddie” animal animation discovery, Twitter user and Tesla operating system (OS) hacker @greentheonly kept digging and discovered a few other exciting updates. On Wednesday, @greentheonly found the Tesla Model Y manual now contains information about the 7-seater configuration. Also, there are new user interface (UI) translations in Finnish, Malaysian, and Hebrew, as well […]

In a press release, NASA shared it has officially awarded a launch contract to SpaceX to transport its foundational elements for Gateway, the very first long-term Moon-orbiting outpost. The elements include the Power and Propulsion Element (PPE), as well as the Habitation and Logistics Outpost (HALO), both playing critical roles under the agency’s Artemis program. […]

The federal government of Canada has announced Brock University in the province of Ontario, is set to get 20 new electric vehicle chargers, as part of a $235,000 CAD ($185,340 USD) investment. Natural Resources Canada’s Zero-Emission Vehicle Infrastructure Program will fund the new EV chargers, part of the government’s goal to have all new passenger cars […]

Earlier today, Audi announced its 2022 E-Tron GT battery-electric performance sedan, based on the Porsche Taycan platform. Just how does the new 2022 Audi E-Tron GT RS, compare to its cousin the Porsche Taycan Turbo S and Tesla’s Model S Plaid+ and Model 3 Performance? Philip Engberg created just the perfect comparison graphic, comparing 0-60 […]