Tesla Increases Price of Model Y in China by Just Over $1,200 USD
Tesla has increased the price of the Model Y in China, raising the price by CNY 8,000 ($1,226 USD). The announcement was made by Tesla China’s Global Vice President Grace Tao on Weibo on Wednesday afternoon in the country local time (via @42how_). According to Tao, she said (via Google Translate), “The price of Model […]
Consumer Reports Says Tesla’s In-Car Cameras Prompt ‘Privacy Concerns’
Viewing Angle of the Model 3 In-Cabin Camera According to Consumer Reports, it believes Tesla in-car cameras raise privacy concerns, just like the Chinese military, it seems. Consumer Reports references Tesla noting it reviews some footage recorded from in-car cameras, to help improve its self-driving technology, after the fact. According to Consumer Reports, this action […]
SpaceX to Launch 60 More Starlink Satellites on Early Wednesday Morning
SpaceX has announced its Falcon 9 rocket will launch 60 Starlink satellites on early Wednesday morning, as part of its Starlink-22 mission. “Falcon 9 launch of 60 Starlink satellites is targeted for tomorrow, March 24 at 4:28 a.m. EDT from SLC-40 in Florida,” said SpaceX on Tuesday afternoon. The launch time works out to 1:28am […]
Tesla Acquires Plot of Land South of Gigafactory Shanghai, Report Says
Tesla’s Gigafactory Shanghai has been hard at work since its completion last year, even expanding to include a new Supercharger factory earlier this year. Internal sources discovered that Tesla is likely buying a 460,000 square-meter plot of land to the south of Tesla’s Gigafactory Shanghai, according to Tesmanian. The land, as sold by the city […]
Tidal-Powered EV Charging Station Debuts in Scotland
Electric vehicle (EV) charging stations are growing in presence to match the increasingly electric auto market throughout the world, but one company in Shetland, Scotland is upping the ante with marine-powered electricity. Nova Innovation has created an EV charging station powered by tidal turbines on the island of Yell in Shetland, Scotland, according to BBC. […]
Tesla’s 62-Stall Supercharger in Santa Monica Still Has a Chance, Says City
In what could become the world’s largest Tesla V3 Supercharger station, Santa Monica’s city council approved a project for the construction of 62 V3 Supercharger stalls earlier this month. Later that week, however, the project was effectively paused through a zoning loophole placing the project in an Emergency Ordinance, and casting the fate of the […]
Lucid Confirms Roughly 500 Lucid Air Dream Edition Reservations Only
After selling out of the Lucid Air Dream Edition on Monday, Lucid Motors has officially revealed how many of the limited-edition electric vehicle (EV) it sold in the pre-order phase. Lucid Motors sold about 500 Lucid Air Dream Edition units before pre-orders of the electric sedan closed to the public, as reported by Teslarati. The […]
Tesla Surpasses 760 Superchargers in China with Over 6,000 Stalls
Perhaps the biggest barrier to mainstream adoption of electric vehicles (EVs) is the charging infrastructure currently available in most places. However, Tesla China has been building new Supercharger stations rapidly, with new charging stalls popping up nearly every week. According to @42how_, five new Tesla Supercharger stations opened last week in mainland China for a […]
Tesla CEO Elon Musk Praises China on State Television, in Timely Fashion [VIDEO]
Tesla came under fire from the Chinese government in recent weeks, when the country’s military personnel were officially banned from driving Tesla’s electric vehicles (EVs) due to security concerns. However, Tesla CEO Elon Musk has since denied the security claims and has even taken his praises for China one step further. In an interview published […]
Tesla Model S Plaid is ‘Our Best Car Ever’, Will Seat 7 People Says Elon Musk
Tesla CEO Elon Musk hyped up the Model S Plaid on Monday evening, saying “The new Plaid S is our best car ever. Will be first production car to achieve 0-60mph in under 2 secs & it has four doors & seats up to 7 people.” The new Plaid S is our best car ever. […]
Here’s the Tesla Model Y 7-Seater with Two Car Seats in the Third Row
Does the Tesla Model Y 7-seater fit two car seats in the third row? According to images shared by Eric H. on the Tesla Model Y Canadian Facebook group, they sure do. Eric shared the images on Sunday, saying “You can fit two car seats in the 3rd row of the Model Y,” followed by […]
Lucid Air Dream Edition EV Has Sold Out, Says Lucid Motors [Update]
Lucid Motors has announced it is now ‘all out’ of the Dream Edition of its Lucid Air electric sedan. “That was fast. The limited run of Lucid Air Dream Edition is now fully booked. This exclusive design was created to celebrate the launch of Lucid Air. If you were hoping to reserve a Dream Edition, […]
Tesla Fremont Flyover Shows Model S Refresh Vehicles Ready for Delivery [VIDEO]
The newly-refreshed 2021 Tesla Model S has begun popping up across the web, and new drone footage from the company’s Fremont, California factory shows the new model getting ready to ship out. In a video shared Monday by YouTube channel Gabeincal, drone footage shot at Tesla’s Fremont factory shows shots of the company’s 2021 Model […]
Adding a Solar Roof to the Tesla Model 3: Should You Do It? [VIDEO]
Despite the fact that Tesla also makes solar technology for homes and businesses, the company doesn’t have any vehicles including solar charging or similar power storage options. Earlier this month, YouTube channel The Tech of Tech released a new video in which the host uses portable Bluetti solar panels and a power station to charge […]
Tesla Surges 6.5% After Cathie Wood Raises Price Target to $3,000
Investing firm Ark Invest has offered a lot of confidence for the direction of Tesla’s business, and in a new update released on Friday, the firm has further increased its praise of the automaker’s future. Tesla (TSLA) shares rose 6.5% Monday, following news that Ark Invest’s Cathie Wood raised Tesla’s price target to $3,000 (USD) […]