SpaceX’s Starlink satellite internet has gone live in Germany, according to a post on Reddit depicting the Starlink dish set up in a user’s yard. The post, as shared by u/TheBigCheese603 in the Starlink subreddit, includes the caption “Dishy is live in Germany,” referring to SpaceX’s dubbing of the satellite hardware as “Dishy McFlatface” earlier […]
Tesla has won the month of March in Germany when it comes to plugin electric vehicle sales. According to data compiled by EV Sales, Tesla’s Model 3 beat out Volkswagen’s compact e-Up! EV last month, seeing 3,699 units sold, compared to 3,599 for the latter. In third place was the Hyundai Kona EV, followed by […]
Tesla’s Gigafactory Berlin construction project has been quite the saga, and one with hibernating snakes, unpaid security deposits, and, according to Tesla, a whole lot of government red tape. In a letter to courts Wednesday, Tesla harshly criticized the German government for slowing down the battle against climate change through the “particularly irritating” fact of […]
Volkswagen has major plans to shift towards electric vehicles (EVs), and despite not having a full line of EVs yet, the company is already playing a major role in the European market’s move to sustainable transportation. For February 2021, the small VW e-UP! EV was the top seller in Germany, followed by the Tesla Model […]
Ahead of Wednesday night’s SpaceX launch, which has now been delayed to Thursday, SpaceX shared some exciting news for those located in Germany and New Zealand. According to Eric Berger on Twitter, SpaceX said it will begin Starlink service in both Germany and New Zealand later this week, with more expansions coming to its existing […]
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 […]
The Tesla Model 3 is the world’s top-selling electric vehicle (EV) thus far, and according to a post on Reddit, Tesla’s Model 3 just received price drops in Germany for all variants. The post, as shared by Reddit user u/_airmax, includes the new pricing, which now has the EV starting at €39,900 for the Standard […]
With Tesla’s operations expanding globally, the electric vehicle (EV) giant will also need to expand charging stations globally – and we’re seeing new Superchargers built nearly every few days. Still, there’s much room for improvement, and the company will likely place expanding the charging network at the forefront of its efforts for the next several […]
A new hold-up has occurred in Tesla’s operations in Germany, and this time there are no snakes. According to a report, released by Zeit Online (via Reddit), Tesla has halted construction at its new Grünheide factory, due to missing final approval and deposit of €100 million to the State office for the Environment (Landesamt für […]
Tesla’s global expansion operations are well underway, and it’s exciting to see them all come together, no matter how slowly. Recent rumors of Tesla’s Gigafactory Berlin receiving a number of Model Y bodies came to fruition earlier this week, as depicted in a drone video shared by YouTube channel Teslair. The video shows a number […]
Earlier in the year, Tesla CEO Elon Musk hinted that the company may be on track to deliver half a million vehicles by the end of 2020. The goal is astounding, to be sure, but Tesla is certainly doing every little thing within its power to try to achieve the milestone. In its newest attempt […]
With tax breaks of up to €9,000 for buyers and ever-tightening emission rules benefiting their manufacturers, Germany had already established itself as the biggest market for EVs in Europe. Germany is buying more electric cars than California. That's good news for Tesla. https://t.co/YNHMXp4C8l — Business Insider (@BusinessInsider) December 3, 2020 According to Business Insider, the […]
Progress on Tesla’s upcoming Gigafactories is coming quickly, and especially for the company’s Giga Berlin location, currently being built in Brandenburg, Germany, just outside of Berlin. In a new video uploaded Tuesday by YouTube channel Teslair, drone footage is shown breaking down new updates of Tesla’s Giga Berlin construction site, with a particular focus on […]
As Tesla races towards 2021 factory completions in both Berlin, Germany, and Austin, Texas, its construction sites are actually coming together and starting to look like Tesla plants. A new video uploaded Saturday by YouTube channel Teslair shares an inside look at Tesla’s under-construction Giga Berlin site. The video shares drone footage from within and […]
Tesla and SpaceX CEO Elon Musk has won the Axel Springer Award, news that was reported on back in September. But now, it has been confirmed Musk will accept the award in person over in Germany. According to Axel Springer in an email to Tesla North, Musk will personally receive the award at the media […]
