Tesla is on the hunt for more service centres in the United States and Canada, according to the company’s President of Automotive. Jerome Guillen posted on LinkedIn Friday Tesla seeks more service centres in California, New York, Florida and also in British Columbia’s capital city, Victoria, in Canada. “Still looking for additional service center locations […]

According to a report published by the Financial Post, Elon Musk’s ambitions for the future of the electric vehicle (EV) world are making it hard for many in the battery metals mining business to seek investors. Battery metal miners trying to tap electric car boom want Elon Musk to stop killing their buzz https://t.co/Ateq2UCOVH — Gabe […]

According to a report by CBC News, cabbie Shaminder Rattan will soon be taking to the streets in what he believes to be Vancouver’s first Tesla taxi, in the province of British Columbia in Canada. Anyone booking a ride in Shaminder Rattan’s cab won’t hear him coming. That’s because the 62-year-old Yellow Cab driver has bought […]

Electric automaker Polestar, founded by Volvo and Geely, has announced its Precept EV will officially start production. Polestar made the announcement on Saturday local time in China, where the Precept will be built, at a new production facility that has yet to be established, according to the company. “‘Stunning. Spectacular. Cutting-edge. We’d like to see […]

Tesloid has launched a new Model 3 Performance Spoiler today for $149.99 USD and you can save 10% off right away with coupon code TN10. According to Tesloid, this new Model 3 Performance Spoiler will “improve high-speed stability by adding the performance spoiler to your trunk lid with improved aerodynamics.” The low profile design is […]

At Battery Day on Tuesday, electric vehicle company Tesla announced its new 4680 Roadrunner battery. On Friday, Reddit user u/iTriMara posted a picture of a 3d-printed model of Tesla’s new 4680 battery. Multiple users within the thread commented on the sheer size of the battery, stating that they did not realize how big it would […]

After Thursday’s unveiling of the VW ID.4, Volkswagen’s US reservation site for the new car went down for about 2 hours yesterday, as reported by Car Scoops. If that didn’t signal major interest in the new EV, then the fact that it sold out in the US already certainly did. For eager buyers, not to […]

This year has proved fruitful for most electric vehicle (EV) companies and startups, especially within the Chinese market. Among them, Chinese motor companies NIO, XPeng Inc, Li Auto, and WM Motor have raised over $8 billion (USD) this year – and they have Tesla to be thankful for, according to Reuters. Tesla’s boom, especially in […]

Nikola CEO Trevor Milton recently stepped down amid claims of fraud and deception. Now, Tesla has had its say, and it’s not dissimilar from what others have been claiming about Nikola. Wednesday, as reported by Ars Technica, Tesla filed a court response in the ongoing case, saying that Nikola stole the design for its semi-truck […]

In August, a Tesla employee thwarted a Russian hacker’s attempts to install malware onto Tesla’s internal operating system. The hacker attempted to recruit the employee, only to be discreetly turned in to the FBI by Tesla. Now, as reported by CTV News, a 26-year-old Russian cyber-attacker, Egor Igorevich Kriuchkov, plead “not guilty” to courts on […]

Tesla has released an Acceleration Boost upgrade for its Model Y compact SUV, available as a $2,000 USD purchase. This addition matches what has been available from Tesla for the Model 3. The Acceleration Boost offers an improved 0-60 mph time, from 4.8 seconds down to 4.3 seconds (it should have been 4.20 seconds in […]

After being announced as the site of a future Tesla Supercharger back in December 2017, the Simi Valley Supercharger at Target in California is now live (via Supercharge.info). The Tesla Supercharger at Simi Valley Target opened on Wednesday, September 23, more than three years after news of the charging site was discovered. The location for […]

At Amazon’s special event today, the company unveiled new Echo, Fire TV, Eero 6 devices and more. One new announcement was the introduction of Ring Car Connect, a new API for automakers to allow customers to get push notifications on their smartphones from detected events. The new Ring Car Connect API also allows users to […]

After Tesla’s Battery Day announcement that its Model S Plaid set a record time of 1:30.3 at the Laguna Seca track, many fans were left wondering who the record-setting driver was. In a new video shared on the r/TeslaMotors subreddit, it was revealed that the Tesla Model S Plaid record-setter was driver Sebastian Vittel (not […]

Electric vehicles (EVs) are finally starting to hit the mainstream, and while they’ve a long way to go before they’re the industry standard, they’re getting some well-deserved attention from experts. In a new video released Wednesday, Grid Connections host Chase Drum interviews auto and energy industry experts Sandy Munro and Bob Galyen about Tesla’s Battery […]