Santa Monica’s Planning Commission in California has approved the conditional use permit for Tesla’s proposed 62-stall V3 Supercharger, according to those who attended tonight’s review on the matter. As per Robert (@rrosenbl), the debate lasted three hours and in the end, the Supercharger site was passed, with a vote of 5-2. But seriously, that discussion […]

SpaceX on Wednesday achieved success in its Starship SN10 high-altitude test flight, successfully landing the 15-story rocket on its third attempt, accomplishing what its predecessors SN8 and SN9 could not. After aborting an earlier launch attempt just before liftoff, SpaceX tried again and Starship launched at about 3:20pm PST/6:20pm EST, in Boca Chica, Texas. Starship […]

SpaceX was ready to launch its Starship SN10 flight test on Wednesday, but after igniting its Raptor engines briefly, the test was aborted at the last second before liftoff. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DDEgFsefrGw No word if the day is over for SpaceX and this SN10 flight test in Boca Chica, Texas, but we are awaiting updates. They are […]

Electric cars, trucks, vans, and buses have become a reality in the United States, but not every region has made it easy. Rivaling electric vehicle (EV) companies Rivian, Tesla, and Lucid, among others like Lordstown Motors, have teamed up in an infant EV market against direct sales laws throughout the US, as reported by TechCrunch. […]

With a range of electric vehicle (EV) options recently becoming available to buyers in China – like BYD, NIO, Xpeng Motors, Wuling HongGuang, and others – some are electing to buy local, instead of imported options like Tesla. According to qualitative research collected by CNBC, Chinese EV buyers considered factors like price competitiveness, driving range […]

Waymo CEO John Krafcik claims that Tesla “isn’t a competitor” when it comes to autonomous driving, but how does this claim hold up on the road? Wednesday, YouTube channel Whole Mars Catalog uploaded a new video featuring a race between Tesla’s Autopilot Full Self-Driving (FSD) beta and Waymo’s autonomous driving system – both on the […]

The government of Canada has announced it plans to build 34 new electric vehicle chargers across Metro Vancouver, British Columbia, at six different sites. The announcement from Natural Resources Canada says $119,000 CAD will be spent to install 34 Level 2 EV chargers. Bosa Properties will add to the project to take the total cost […]

On Tuesday, Japanese billionaire entrepreneur Yusaku Maezawa announced plans to select eight members of the public to fly on a SpaceX Starship in 2023, with the expenses fully paid for by Maezawa and his company dearMoon, according to CNBC. The mission was initially announced in 2018 alongside SpaceX founder Elon Musk as a trip for […]

SpaceX’s Starlink is set to offer low-Earth orbit satellite internet to remote regions around the world, and even in its infancy, US residents are already using the service regularly. In data collected by Ookla Speedtest between December 2020 and February 24, 2021, we can see that Starlink is already going to good use, especially in […]

Tesla has been dominating the electric vehicle (EV) space as one of the few auto companies to offer a full lineup of zero-emissions cars. And according to the Union Bank of Switzerland (UBS), it could soon become one of the world’s most valuable software companies. UBS analyst Patrick Hummel wrote in a study published Wednesday […]

Tesla CEO Elon Musk has shared some new updates regarding the status of the company’s Full Self-Driving add-on for Autopilot. According to Musk on Tuesday evening, he reiterated the FSD beta build he’s using “normally” can drive him around without any interventions. He also teased the next version is a “big step change” beyond version […]

Image via Daily Hive Tesla has closed one of its most visible storefronts in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada. The Tesla showroom on Robson Street, a famous shopping destination in the heart of downtown Vancouver, has permanently closed, reports Daily Hive. The store was first opened back in 2014 and was Tesla’s second Canadian showroom and […]

It now appears SpaceX is planning to build a manufacturing facility in Austin, Texas, according to a new job posting, reports KXAN (via CNBC). “To keep up with global demand, SpaceX is breaking ground on a new, state of the art manufacturing facility in Austin, TX,” reads the job posting. The factory is being made […]

The first V3 Tesla Supercharger is now live in Puerto Rico, in Aguadilla. As noted by @MontrealTesla, the Supercharger has two V3 stalls available 24/7, offering up to 250 kW charging rates. The location is at the Pura Energia Building, at P R – 2 , K M 1 2 4 . 0. Nearby shopping and […]

Last month, the Logan Police Department in southeast Ohio announced it would be adding two Tesla Model Y vehicles to its cruiser fleet. Now, we have an update on these Tesla Model Y police cruisers, according to The Columbus Dispatch. The Logan Police Department will make history as the first law enforcement agency in the […]