Despite Tesla’s 5-star safety achievements for its Model Y SUV from the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA), the U.S. regulator has now asked the automaker to recall 158,000 Model S and Model X vehicles, reports Reuters. The issue at stake is related to media control unit (MCU) failures, which are seen as safety risks. The […]
Yesterday we showed you videos of Tesla’s Model Y receiving top marks from the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA), getting 5-stars in all categories. On Wednesday, Tesla has acknowledged its Model Y safety achievement and has explained in detail “what makes Model Y safe?”. Tesla says the NHTSA tested a Model Y Long Range […]
Yesterday we saw 19-year old Norwegian design student Alwin share his concept of a smaller Tesla ‘Model 2’, sporting five doors, based on the Model 3. While the design looked cramped for a five-door compact, Alwin has come back today by releasing another concept of a ‘Model 2’, but as a three-door (2 doors, 1 […]
Image via @ShanesNerdWorld A new Tesla sales and service centre in Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, appears to be one step closer to opening, adding a new location in Canada, according to the latest image shared by Canadian @ShanesNerdWorld: It’s coming along! @TeslaOwnersSK pic.twitter.com/PgzSBf4BUA — shane (@ShanesNerdWorld) January 13, 2021 The picture shows a Tesla Model 3 and […]
Tesla’s Model Y launched sales in China on New Year’s day, and the first orders are set to be delivered later in January. According to Tesla China’s Vice-President, Grace Tao, she announced on Wednesday the first Model Y deliveries are indeed set for later this month (via @42how_). According to Grace Tao, VP of #Tesla […]
Cobalt is a hot commodity in the world of electric vehicle (EV) batteries, but problems arise when we look at the mineral’s mining practices, hence the need for the recently-formed Fair Cobalt Alliance. As cobalt mining sites continue to run the risk of a number of human rights violations, companies like Tesla and Panasonic are […]
Rivian’s new electric delivery van for Amazon Prime has only been spotted a few times in the wild so far, though that’ll likely increase in the years and months to come. But in the newest sighting, the van’s looking fresh and new in a suburban neighborhood. Facebook user Jeffrey Chen posted a series of photos […]
Starlink’s low-Earth orbit satellite internet is already making waves around the world in its limited beta form with its first expansion beyond North America. In a new video uploaded Sunday by YouTube channel The Signal Path, host Shahriar breaks down SpaceX’s Starlink satellite dish layer by layer, discussing the structure’s construction in great detail. All […]
Norway, like many places throughout the world, is experiencing the meteoric rise of electric vehicles (EVs), and in particular, of the globally-popular Tesla Model 3. In December 2020, the Tesla Model 3 sold 4,232 units in Norway, landing it at the top of the country’s EV sales, according to EV Sales Blogspot. Additionally, the Model […]
A new challenger has entered the ring to rival Rivian’s electric delivery van for Amazon, and it’s reportedly coming alongside an electric pallet to make moving packages easier. The EV600 commercial electric truck will be one of two initially-released products for FedEx from General Motors’ (GM’s) new startup, BrightDrop, which is set to launch later […]
The world of internet service providers (ISPs) is competitive, to be sure, and in the years to come, as more low-Earth orbit satellite internet companies arise, they’ll become that way too. To keep up with competition, Russia’s State Duma legislative body is considering imposing fines on those who use Western-based satellite companies like SpaceX’s Starlink, […]
We’re now starting to hear more and more about what Apple might be up to for its electric car plans. According to The Verge, Apple met with Los Angeles-based electric vehicle (EV) startup, Canoo, in the first half of 2020. Both companies discussed investment and even acquisition, cite unnamed sources. Canoo owns a proprietary skateboard […]
Tesla announced during its 2020 Battery Day event it plans to produce a $25,000 USD electric vehicle in three years. CEO Elon Musk has said this smaller EV would be designed locally at Giga Berlin, while recently, Tesla started seeking out candidates for a design director at its design studio in China. While we’ve seen […]
The first Tesla Supercharger station has been spotted under construction in Athens, Greece. According to the Tesla Fans Greece Facebook page, Panagiotis S. shared two spy pictures of the Supercharger, located behind the Golden Hall on Pittara at OAKA, across from the Olympic Stadium. Behind fencing, you can see six Tesla Superchargers wrapped in plastic […]
The Government of Canada announced today it has invested $1,119,000 CAD ($879,000 USD) for Nova Scotia Power to create what it calls a “cost-effective energy solutions for an electric vehicle (EV) smart grid–integrated system.” The pilot project “will demonstrate and assess smart charging EV solutions and technologies for the potential to make more efficient use […]
