The Tesla Model 3 has been selling well throughout the world, and with a strong Q4 push in many of those places, it even managed to land a top-selling car in a number of countries. According to numbers from the UK’s Society of Motor Manufacturers and Traders (SMMT), the Model 3 was the best-selling new […]

Electric vehicle (EV) manufacturers may benefit from a new buying incentive put forth by California Governor Newsom Tuesday in a newly-proposed stimulus bill. The new budget, according to CNBC, would put $1.5 billion into helping consumers and businesses buy electric and hydrogen cars and equipment, as well as towards expanding and maintaining the currently-available charging […]

Tesla (TSLA) has been steadily increasing its value, and despite past criticisms of the company, even some bears are beginning to change their minds. RBC Capital Markets upgraded its Tesla recommendation Thursday after claiming it was “completely wrong” about the company’s value, according to Bloomberg. The long-term bear changed its rating of Tesla from underperform, […]

Elon Musk is now officially the richest person on Earth, as Tesla’s latest stock rally on Thursday propelled the CEO past Amazon’s Jeff Bezos. BREAKING: Elon Musk has surpassed Jeff Bezos ($184B) and has now become the richest person on Earth with a net worth of $185.4B. — Sawyer Merritt (@SawyerMerritt) January 7, 2021 On […]

Tesla has started to rollout its 2020.48.30.2 software update, made available to a Model 3 Standard Range Plus in Austria, according to @Teslascope. It’s unclear what’s new in this update, but stay tuned for updates. Many Tesla owners are still eagerly awaiting the second part of the company’s holiday software update. Earlier this week on […]

Tesla has launched Model Y Paint Protection Film (PPF) in its online shop, available for the rear doors of the SUV. “Protect your Model Y from snow, salt, sand and small debris with the Model Y Paint Protection Film. Protect your paint from stone chips and driving conditions that can accelerate wear and tear,” explains […]

Tesla’s stock price continues to rally, and on Wednesday during intra-day trading, it touched a new all-time high of $774 per share. Tesla’s market cap currently stands at $725 billion, and is approaching the valuation of Facebook and its $754 billion market cap. With Morgan Stanley raising Tesla’s price target to $810, plus Democrats taking […]

According to Automotive News (via Jalopnik), General Motors (GM) will begin building electric vehicles (EVs) for both Honda and Acura within the next four years. Both are set to be battery-electric vehicles (BEVs) and will join the ranks of the company’s other builds for its own Buick, Chevy, Cadillac, and GMC brands. After a successful […]

Google sister company Waymo has spent over a decade working on a driverless vehicle. In that time, the company has raised $3.2 billion, signed a number of contracts, and even debuted the world’s first completely autonomous taxi service in Phoenix, Arizona. In spite of all this, Waymo Chief Executive John Krafcik believes the task of […]

China makes up the world’s largest auto market, so what’s happening in the country with vehicle manufacturers will influence what happens in the world’s transition to zero-emission vehicles. On Wednesday, it was reported that automaker BYD is outselling most of China’s other electric vehicle (EV) startups, in spite of a nearly 11% decrease in the […]

Two former Apple employees who spent years developing the iPhone, Apple Watch, and iPod, have shared their plans with new startup Aeva to develop LiDAR technology for the future of autonomous driving, as reported by Yahoo Finance. If you happen to drive/ride/own a VW EV car in a few years, chances are it will be […]

Tesla’s Gigafactory Berlin is under fire from environmental activists, according to the Guardian, especially after being ordered to halt building following the company’s choice to remove trees and build without the proper licensing. Local residents of the Berlin suburb of Grünheide, where the factory is being built, are split on whether Tesla should be able […]

It appears Tesla may be ready to expand its presence in the Seattle area. According to the Puget Sound Business Journal (via Electrek), Tesla may be in the process of building a new location in a large warehouse, about 40 minutes north of Seattle in Lakewood. At the site are two separate warehouse spaces being […]

SpaceX is set for its first Falcon 9 launch of 2021 this Thursday, January 7. The payload within Falcon 9 will be a Turkish communications satellite, the Turksat 5A, taking place at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station Space Launch Complex 40 in Florida. The launch window begins at 8:28 p.m. ET on Thursday evening and […]

We heard about heavy demand in China for the Tesla Model Y, and now it’s definitely real. According to Tesla’s website, Model Y deliveries are now indicating sometime in Q2 of 2021. This would mean someone ordering today won’t get their Model Y in China until April, May or June of this year, according to […]