Nick Bilton has written a lengthy December featured story for Vanity Fair, which aims to cover the Elon Musk’s “erratic and crazy year”, according to the writer. I wrote a VF feature on Elon Musk's erratic and crazy year. When I asked him for comment about the reporting in the piece, his response was a […]

Tesla has just shared a new ad titled, ‘Discover: Trip Planner’. The video details how you can “enter any destination and see how Tesla can take you there.” Tesla details how its vehicles can easily help you manage your road trips, by planning out Supercharger destinations, plus with detailed route calculations based on how you […]

SpaceX Starlink may have an upcoming rival in Canada, as Telesat recently announced it had signed a $600 million CAD ($456 million USD) contract with the federal government for its low earth orbit satellite internet service. Earlier this week, the federal government announced the launch of its $1.7 billion Universal Broadband Fund, aimed at connecting […]

Tesmanian has launched its Black Friday sale, offering 25% off site wide on its Tesla accessories, which includes floor mats and more. All you have to do is enter coupon code BlackFriday25 to save 25% off everything on the site. The company says “limited quantity on hand”. If you have a Tesla coming, now is […]

Tesla’s construction in both Austin and Berlin have been making leaps and bounds in progress recently. And fans and followers of the electric vehicle (EV) company, have kept in step, awaiting the day they’ll see the Cybertruck materialize before their eyes. In Jeff Roberts’ newest 4K video update of Tesla’s Austin Gigafactory, we see the […]

A program in Edmonton, Alberta, is subsidizing fast-charging for homes and business, in ongoing efforts to encourage consumers to buy electric vehicles (EVs). According to CBC, the Canadian city’s EV charging station rebate for homes and businesses will continue for at least the next two years. The program, which has a total cost of $300,000 […]

Fans of electric vehicle (EV) startup Rivian have something to be excited about this morning, as many await the release, production, and delivery of the company’s first truck and SUV. Rivian has now announced that its order configurator for the R1T and R1S will go live next week, meaning that customers will finally be able […]

As the world transitions to sustainable transportation, Tesla’s role in guiding peoples’ morals towards environmental awareness should not be understated. And now, Tesla will use its major fan power to positively influence a different cause. Tesla is donating raffle prizes, including overnight test drives, in a fundraising event December 12th, to raise awareness for and […]

Tesla has launched a new Model Y 20″ Induction Wheel and Winter Tire Package, priced at $4,000 USD ($5,360 in Canada). According to Tesla, the package “provides maximum safety and grip when driving in wet or dry conditions and on icy or snow-covered roads.” “The winter package guarantees a high level of traction, stability, and […]

Hyundai, like many other companies right now, is vigorously looking to make a shift to electric vehicles (EVs), and other low-emission transportation options. In a new announcement last week, Hyundai shared its expansion of its “eco-focused” line-up of 2022 models, which includes a total of 10 vehicles with four Hybrids, two Plug-in Hybrids, one Fuel […]

Tesla’s overseeing manager from the Giga Berlin construction site recently left, though sources are not sure why. Now, however, Tesla will gain an employee from a competing automaker, a manufacturing executive with many years of experience that is sure to benefit the company’s goals. Tesla’s Giga Berlin will now gain the support of Rene Reif, […]

Canadian interest in zero-emission vehicles (ZEVs) has soared in the past few years, and trips taken in Turo’s car-shared ZEVs have too. According to an email from Turo to Tesla North, the number of trips taken in ZEVs on Turo’s car-sharing service has increased by an average of 131% per year between 2016 and 2020. […]

Electric vehicles (EVs) are on the rise around the world, in spite of the COVID-19 pandemic having perhaps slowed that down some. Still, the plugin EV market share in Switzerland was up 156% in October 2020, with 2,963 total EV registrations, and with battery electric vehicles (BEVs) making up 57% of all plugin sales, as […]

Tesla’s navigation isn’t always perfect, and especially for some of its rural customers. However, many of these customers are hoping a new navigation update will fix major problems for Tesla’s navigation system. A new navigation update, 2020.48, started to roll out to Tesla owners in the United States as far back as last week. According […]

We knew Tesla’s Shanghai Gigafactory planned to increase to three shifts after the country’s national holiday, but the results are truly stunning. In October 2020, Tesla’s Giga Shanghai produced an amazing 22,929 Model 3 units, as reported by Tesmanian (save 10% off floor mats and more with coupon code TESLANORTH10). This equates to a weekly […]