Elon Musk to Join Board of Directors for Endeavor Group
Elon Musk has been chosen to join the board of directors for Endeavor Group, the owning body of live events like UFC, Miss Universe Contest, and New York Fashion Week, among others, according to a filing on Wednesday (via CNBC). Endeavor Group is now filing to go public for the first time since scrapping its […]
Apple to Use 85 Tesla Megapack Batteries at California Solar Farm
On Wednesday, Apple shared more details of its massive solar farm project called California Flats, located in Monterey County. This new solar farm would be capable of storing 240 megawatt-hours of energy, enough to give power to 7,000 homes for one day, said Apple. What the iPhone maker did not reveal was that its solar […]
Tesla Needs to Hire Over 10,000 for Gigafactory Texas Through 2022, Says Elon Musk
Tesla CEO Elon Musk shared on Wednesday the company needs to hire over 10,000 people for its Gigafactory in Texas, through 2022. “Over 10,000 people are needed for Giga Texas just through 2022!”, said Musk on Wednesday afternoon. Musk highlighted Giga Texas was five minutes from the airport, 15 minutes from downtown and right on […]
San Bernardino County Approves Starlink Satellite Internet Test
SpaceX’s Starlink internet was approved by San Bernardino County’s Board of Supervisors earlier this month, according to a press release. The process will begin with the expansion of Starlink beta testing to the region, and if all goes well, the county could be positioned to take advantage of the service on behalf of its many […]
Tesla Model 3 Claims World’s Top-Selling EV in February; Model Y Third
The Tesla Model 3 has been topping world sales charts on and off for months, with the Model Y and vehicles from Chinese automakers filling up February’s five top-selling EVs worldwide. According to EV Sales, Tesla’s Model 3 sold more units around the world than any other EV, with a total of 28,014 units. Immediately […]
First Look: Inside The New Lucid Motors AMP-1 Factory [VIDEO]
On Wednesday, Lucid Motors released brand new footage from inside its AMP-1 factory in Casa Grande, Arizona, where it will produce the Lucid Air electric sedan. The dedicated electric vehicle (EV) factory plans to begin delivering Lucid Air units by the second half of 2021, and in this first look from behind the scenes, we […]
First Tesla Supercharger Opens in Israel, Model Y ‘On the Way’
Image via @israelevclub on Instagram Following the construction of Israel’s first Tesla Supercharger station, the station has officially opened in Tel Aviv, according to the Jerusalem Post. The announcement has been welcomed, with many new Tesla customers in Israel whose deliveries are just beginning to go out. Tesla’s Tel Aviv Supercharger includes six V3 fast-charging […]
Tesla Q1 2021 Deliveries Will Top Wall Street Estimates, Says Wedbush
Tesla (TSLA) has had quite a couple of years, with the company’s stock growing more than 1000% since January 2019. And in a new update, investment banking firm Wedbush is predicting the company is, once again, set to outperform estimates in terms of vehicle deliveries. In a note on Tuesday, Wedbush analyst Daniel Ives stated […]
Biden to Accelerate Electric Vehicle Adoption, Development with $174 Billion Plan
President Joe Biden has consistently supported the mainstream adoption of electric vehicles (EVs), supporting them through his Buy American plan in January. President Biden is supporting a national EV charging network through a proposed $2 trillion infrastructure bill, as reported by CNBC. Within the plan, Biden also promises to have at least 500,000 installed throughout […]
Tesla Helps Open Source Bitcoin Payment Processor Patch Vulnerability
Tesla and CEO Elon Musk are all-in when it comes to Bitcoin, as the company not only has a $1.5 billion investment in the cryptocurrency but also recently started accepting payment of the latter for vehicle purchases. The electric vehicle maker is also helpful to the Bitcoin community as well, as the open source BTCPay […]
Surprise! VW Name Change to ‘Voltswagen’ Was an Early April Fool’s Prank
This is getting out of hand, Volkswagen. Originally, we suspected the supposed U.S. name change to ‘Voltswagen’ was an April Fool’s Day joke, but on March 30, the German automaker issued a press release noting it was indeed changing its name. But now, Volkswagen explains to the Wall Street Journal the name change stunt was […]
Tesla Driver was Distracted During Crash into Parked Tractor-Trailer, Say Police
South Brunswick Township Police Department in New Jersey are reminding drivers about the dangers of distracted driving, using the example of recent crash involving a 2020 Tesla Model 3. On Monday morning at 8:21 am, a distracted driver within a Model 3 crashed into a parked tractor-trailer at Route 1 and Executive Drive. The intensity […]
Final Members Announced for Upcoming SpaceX Dragon Civilian Launch
On Tuesday, the final two members were announced for the world’s first all-civilian mission to space, known as Inspiration4, set to take place later in 2021. The final members are: Christopher Sembroski of Everett, WA Dr. Sian Proctor of Tempe, AZ These two members will join previously announced Hayley Arceneaux, to be under the command […]
Elon Musk Urges People to Move to Starbase, Texas; Will Donate $30 Million to Area
SpaceX CEO Elon Musk is urging people to move to Starbase, Texas, to help the space company meet its hiring needs. On Tuesday morning, Musk said, “Please consider moving to Starbase or greater Brownsville/South Padre area in Texas & encourage friends to do so!”. “SpaceX’s hiring needs for engineers, technicians, builders & essential support personnel […]
Tesla Hits 1,000 Supercharger Locations in the U.S., Says Community Tally
Tesla has hit a milestone as it now has 1,000 operational Superchargers in the United States, according to community-driven information collected by Supercharge.info. The milestone was shared by Canadian @MontrealTesla, who relentlessly finds and unearths new Tesla Supercharger locations 24/7, along with service and sales centres for the website. Per Supercharge Info, there are now […]