2021 will see Elon Musk’s The Boring Company host its first tunnel construction competition, dubbed the “Not-a-Boring Tunnel Competition”, in which everyone from students and companies to hobbyists will race to devise and deploy their own tunneling solutions. According to The Boring Company’s official page for the competition, participating teams will be tasked with boring […]

Courtesy of data from Supercharge and the TMC Forums, here’s a list of all the new Supercharger locations in the U.S. this week: Date Opened Location Number of Stalls Power Rating Official Listing Feb. 12, 2021 700 East Victory Way, Craig, CO 8 250 kW Tesla While the official listing for the new Supercharger on Tesla’s website […]

According to The Watt Car, Buttonwillow Raceway Park in southern California is in final talks with Tesla for 16 Supercharger stations to be installed at the racetrack park. Electric vehicles (EVs) have cemented themselves as the future of consumer vehicles (especially in California), making enthusiasts curious about how a Tesla fares against other high-performance vehicles on […]

Rivian CEO RJ Scaringe has shared a new video of the electric vehicle company’s R1T truck, heading up a steep, rocky hill. Scaringe shared the video on Saturday morning, along with the caption, “steep grades.” Check it out the R1T truck below, in camoflauge wrap: Steep grades. pic.twitter.com/3kClLD4rAF — RJ Scaringe (@RJScaringe) February 13, 2021 […]

Tesla has launched sales of its Model Y compact crossover in South Korea on February 12, the first day of the Lunar New Year. Tesla Korea says there are three trim levels of Model Y available: Standard Range RWD: 59.99 million won ($54,320 USD) Long Range AWD: 69.99 million won ($63,375 USD) Performance AWD: 79.99 […]

Tesla has started delivering its Model Y compact SUV with heated steering wheel, but also the new center console from the recent Model 3 refresh, to new owners in the United States. A new video from YouTube channel Another Tesla dives into a quick hands-on with the new Model Y center console, seen at the […]

SpaceX’s Starlink iOS app has expanded its reach, now available in Apple’s App Store in Germany, Netherlands, Australia, and Ireland. Previously, Starlink for iPhone was only available in the United States, Canada and the United Kingdom. The expanded reach was spotted on Reddit. “Starlink is designed to deliver high speed broadband internet to locations where […]

Joe Rogan hosted Tesla CEO Elon Musk on his podcast again this week, and while they covered a number of topics, it was hard to miss Musk’s claims of a vehicle with rocket technology, which will allegedly be fixed to the Roadster. In the interview, Musk and Rogan talked about the potential for the upcoming […]

SpaceX’s Starlink internet pre-orders are now being accepted on a first-come, first-served basis, and that’s excellent news for the rural majority of the world. In a video uploaded Tuesday, Canadian YouTube channel Linus Tech Tips shared SpaceX’s Starlink being put to the test on a gaming system. In the video, he takes viewers through the […]

They’re celebrating Lunar New Year today in China, and as a result, Tesla’s Gigafactory Shanghai is closed until Monday. In a pair of tweets Friday, Tesla CEO Elon Musk wished onlookers a happy Chinese New Year in what is the Year of the Ox, both with artwork of oxen spelling out Tesla’s favorite word, “S3XY” […]

Tesla has faced a lot of criticism for certain quality control issues on its electric vehicles (EVs) in recent months, and a new round of scrutiny in Europe is requiring a recall. On Friday, CNET reported that Germany’s KBA vehicle authority has called on Tesla to recall 12,300 of its Model X SUVs from between […]

Recently, rumors about technology company Apple developing its own autonomous car have surfaced, with other tech companies now looking to take their shot at the self-driving vehicle. In a press release Wednesday, Microsoft announced a brand new partnership with automaker Volkswagen, in order to build a cloud-based Automated Driving Platform (ADP). Microsoft will offer its […]

Petroleum company Royal Dutch Shell is making some major changes to its business model, in keeping with the era of electric vehicles (EVs). In a press release Thursday, Shell announced plans to build nearly 500,000 charge points by 2025, up from its currently available 60,000 charge points. The plans are to support the company’s larger […]

Earlier today, The Joe Rogan Experience podcast released a new episode, #1609, featuring Tesla and SpaceX CEO Elon Musk, the latter’s third visit with Rogan. The nearly 3.5-hour podcast was only available on Spotify, but shortly after it made its way to YouTube, which you can check out below. The YouTube link is handy for […]

It looks like Tesla has started delivering its Model Y compact SUV with new heated steering wheel and center console for owners in the USA and Canada. According to TMC forums user ‘BojangleGuy’, the new Model Y owner shared images of their new February 11 delivery, that includes a heated steering wheel and new center […]