With Tesla launching Model Y sales in China, the electric SUV gains exclusive features still not available yet for versions in North America. These Shanghai-made Model Y features include a heated steering wheel,  the new centre console from the Model 3 refresh, a new front driver and passenger door wood trim and HEPA filter, which […]

Let’s take a look at all the new Supercharger locations that have gone live in the U.S. this past week, courtesy of data from Supercharge and the patrons of the TMC Forums: Date Opened Location Number of Stalls Power Rating Official Listing Dec. 29, 2020 Level P1 at 1970 Main Street, Irvine, CA 24 72 kW Tesla […]

According to Arab News, Lucid Motors is currently looking at possible locations for a retail outlet in Saudi Arabia — the home country of one of the automaker’s biggest shareholders, the Public Investment Fund (PIF). Lucid Motors, the EV carmaker, part-owned by Saudi Arabia’s (PIF), is scouting out locations for retail sales outlets in the Kingdom, […]

Following in the footsteps of New Jersey and California, Massachusetts has now become the third U.S. state to announce plans of banning the sales of new gas-powered vehicles by 2035 — reports Car and Driver. A part of Governor Charlie Baker’s road-map to achieving net-zero fossil fuel emissions by 2050, the ban aims to reduce […]

SpaceX is set to bring high-speed Starlink satellite internet to Greece in 2021, reports Greek City Times. Starlink plans to start broadband service in Greece in Q1 2021#broadband #Starlink #SpaceX #Greece https://t.co/BUhdEsilaK — Frank DeJoy (@TelecomFrank) December 11, 2020 Starlink is a satellite internet constellation being deployed into Low Earth Orbit (LEO) by SpaceX, currently in […]

In a recently published tweet, electric vehicle (EV) enthusiast and Twitter user Ryan Alvarez shared the discovery of a job opening at Tesla for a manufacturing project engineer in the vertical of battery cell production in Raleigh, North Carolina. *BREAKING* Tesla has a Battery Cell Production job listed on its careers page in Raleigh North Carolina. roughly […]

Things are heating up for Tesla in China. With the launch of Model Y sales on New Year’s day, reports are showing heavy demand for the electric SUV, which is priced to undercut its competitors. In a new video released today by Jason Yang, filmed on December 31, 2020, we see a drone flyover of […]

After launching Model Y sales in China yesterday, Tesla showrooms with the new electric SUV were showing heavy foot traffic, based on videos shared on social media. According to Tesmanian, numerous Tesla stores in China with Model Y on display show what looks like intense consumer interest in the new electric vehicle, produced at Gigafactory […]

If you’re looking to download custom sounds for Tesla’s Boombox feature, owner Chris Whitton has created a compilation of 70 MP3s to get you started right away. The following video demonstrates all 70 sounds he put together, which includes a variety of songs, sound effects and more, including the likes of Toto’s Africa, Mario Kart race […]

Chinese smart electric vehicle (EV) maker Xpeng Inc. has announced a partnership with LiDAR technology producer Livox to bring state of the art, automotive-grade LiDAR solutions to its 2021 production model. New year: New solutions. Xpeng is deploying lidar tech in its 2021 production model. Greater perception fusion with greater safety for you! #ElectricVehicles #Lidar […]

In a recently published YouTube video, electric vehicle enthusiast Bjørn Nyland tests and reviews the new headlights on the 2021 Tesla Model 3 Performance. The new headlights are available on new Model 3 variants, with most built after November seeing the new versions. Compared to its predecessor, the 2021 Model 3 Performance also has a slightly larger, […]

Tesla has announced its Q4 2020 numbers and the company “produced and delivered half a million vehicles, in line with our most recent guidance.” The company also noted, “in addition, Model Y production in Shanghai has begun, with deliveries expected to begin shortly.” Q4 saw 180,570 Teslas delivered, a record for the company. You can see from […]

Comma.ai was founded by George Hotz, known in the hacking community as ‘geohot’, the first person to SIM unlock Apple’s original iPhone in 2007 and reverse engineer Sony’s PlayStation 3. Hotz’s artificial intelligence startup was founded in 2015, known as Comma.ai, aimed at creating autonomous driving technology, available to consumers. The latest is the company’s […]

Image via @klwtts Tesla introduced the Model S Plaid back in September, a supercar version of its electric sedan that can go 0-60 in about 2 seconds, priced from $140,000 USD. Now, an alleged Tesla Model S Plaid or rumored refresh has been spotted in the wild in Palo Alto, California, by @klwtts. Check out […]

There’s nothing like closing out a tumultuous and crazy 2020 with a bang, right? That’s exactly what Tesla has done, as its shares touched a new all-time high on Thursday, reaching $718.72 per share, with market cap now at $668 billion. With Tesla finally entering the S&P 500 last month, it will be exciting to […]