Tesla

By Simon Alvarez Posted on April 2, 2023 Tesla (NASDAQ:TSLA) has released its vehicle delivery and production report for the first quarter of 2023. As per the electric vehicle maker, Tesla was able to produce over 440,000 vehicles and deliver more than 422,000 electric cars in Q1 2023.  Specifically, Tesla produced a total of 421,371

By William Johnson Posted on April 1, 2023 A prototype version of the Tesla Cybertruck has been spotted at the Tesla test track, and it looks more production-ready than ever. Thanks to a series of manufacturing upgrades, notably including the Gigapress at Giga Texas, the Tesla Cybertruck has never been so close to production. In

By Joey Klender Posted on March 31, 2023 Amazon has announced a few milestones within its Rivian Electric Delivery Vehicle (EDV) fleet. Since launching the delivery of packages using the all-electric vans Rivian developed especially for its partnership with Amazon, the e-commerce giant has accumulated more than 3,000 EDV units from the Normal, Illinois-based automaker.

By William Johnson Posted on March 30, 2023 In a letter to the NHTSA, Ford announced that it is abandoning its petition that would allow it to operate autonomous vehicles without physical human controls. Autonomous vehicle technology has grown in popularity since the launch of Tesla’s suite of autonomous driving offerings. Now, countless automakers, including

By William Johnson Posted on March 29, 2023 Lilium, a leading developer of eVTOL technology, has entered talks to acquire more funding amid criticism regarding its product design. Competition within the electric mobility space is brutal, and nowhere is that more evident than in the electric aircraft space. There are countless companies, all of which

By William Johnson Posted on March 28, 2023 Nissan has teased an all-new electric conversion of an R32 Nissan Skyline GTR in a video posted on their YouTube channel. One of the most impressive vehicles that Nissan has ever made was its Skyline coupe, which eventually evolved into the GTR supercar offering the brand sells

By William Johnson Posted on March 27, 2023 New data from Recurrent Auto show that used EV batteries are lasting far longer than critics claim. Talk to anyone even remotely on the fence about buying an electric vehicle, and you will surely hear one worry above all others; “What happens when the battery dies? Those

By Simon Alvarez Posted on March 26, 2023 Late last month, a study conducted by AmericanTrucks revealed that about 6 out of 10 truck owners did not consider the Tesla Cybertruck a “real truck.” This was unfortunate, but it is also not surprising. The Cybertruck, after all, is so different compared to other pickups in

By Joey Klender Posted on March 25, 2023 Tesla Giga Berlin has reached an annual run rate of 260,000 vehicles, the company confirmed. Tesla officially announced that its factory outside of Berlin built 5,000 vehicles in a week this past week, just one year after starting deliveries to European customers. Giga Berlin hits 5k builds/week—1

By Joey Klender Posted on March 24, 2023 Ford’s Project T3 – its next-generation pickup truck – is set to be produced at the BlueOval City mega-campus in West Tennessee in 2025, the company announced today. “BlueOval City is the blueprint for Ford’s electric future around the world,” Bill Ford, the company’s executive chair, said.

By William Johnson Posted on March 23, 2023 Hyundai has been allegedly caught benchmarking a Tesla Model 3 by a Twitter user who rented the car out on Turo. While Tesla is currently in a dominant position within the EV market of the United States, Hyundai hopes to change that in the coming years, and

By Maria Merano Posted on March 22, 2023 SpaceX officially announced the availability of Starlink internet service in Haiti. In November 2022, Resscop & Delaorte, Inc. announced that Starlink would be available in Haiti, serving customers in rural and underserved communities. Resscop & Delaorte, Inc. explained the impact Starlink services could have in Haiti.  “Starlink’s

By William Johnson Posted on March 21, 2023 The City of Detroit has unveiled its first fleet to be comprised of only electric vehicles. Municipal fleets throughout the United States are electrifying to reduce costs and their carbon footprints. And one such City that has taken this task head-on is America’s Motor City, Detroit. Now,

By Maria Merano Posted on March 20, 2023 Tesla scored a Baa3 rating from Moody’s Investors Services for a stable outlook.  Moody’s withdrew Tesla’s former Ba1 corporate family rating, the Ba1-PD probability of default rating, and its SGL-1 speculative grade liquidity rating.  “The rating action reflects Moody’s expectation that Tesla will remain one of the foremost

By Simon Alvarez Posted on March 19, 2023 Toyota’s new CEO, Koji Sato, has confirmed that hydrogen will still receive a lot of attention from the automaker. This was despite Toyota increasing its efforts to develop and produce more compelling all-electric vehicles.  Sato’s comments were shared on the sidelines of an endurance race at Suzuka

By William Johnson Posted on March 18, 2023 McLaren Applied has revealed how it aims to conquer the EV industry in the coming years. McLaren has consistently been on the bleeding edge of technology for its entire history as a company. From its time in Formula 1 to its work within automotive engineering, it has

By Joey Klender Posted on March 17, 2023 A crazy Tesla Supercharger-inspired Lego Ideas project is about as detailed as they come. A fan of the automaker developed a detailed and accurate depiction of a Tesla Supercharger and submitted it to Lego’s Ideas platform, where it can be voted into becoming a real, purchasable project.

By Maria Merano Posted on March 16, 2023 The Boring Company’s (TBC) Vegas Loop Westgate station is expected to open in the summer, the Las Vegas Convention and Visitors Authority (LVCVA) told Teslarati.  The Westgate portion of the Vegas Loop is connected to The Boring Company’s Las Vegas Convention Center (LVCC) Loop. The LVCVA informed Teslarati that

By Joey Klender Posted on March 15, 2023 Tesla is going to let owners of its electric vehicles charge their cars using excess solar energy that has accumulated throughout the day and can’t be stored in a Powerwall, coding in its smartphone app seems to reveal. “Plug in your vehicle at home during the day

By Joey Klender Posted on March 14, 2023 Tesla Autopilot had stones cast in its direction by Pete Buttigieg, the U.S. Secretary of Transportation, who said the naming of the driver assistance suite didn’t align with “common sense.” In an interview with Bloomberg on Tuesday, Buttigieg said Autopilot shouldn’t be called what it is because it still

By Joey Klender Posted on March 13, 2023 The State of Maryland followed in the footsteps of California today by banning all new gas vehicle sales by the model year 2035. On Monday, the State of Maryland’s Air Quality Control Advisory Council unanimously voted to approve a regulation that would see an implementation of California’s

By Maria Merano Posted on March 12, 2023 Tesla Giga Berlin shipped out Model Y vehicles in Midnight Cherry Red over the weekend.  When Gigafactory Berlin was still being built, Elon Musk heavily teased its advanced paint shop.  “Giga Berlin will have world’s most advanced paint shop, with more layers of stunning colors that subtly

By Joey Klender Posted on March 11, 2023 Elon Musk challenged the validity of a recent report that claimed he was building an employee neighborhood in Texas that would be ideal for workers. The Wall Street Journal reported earlier this week that Musk was planning to begin constructing a neighborhood in Bastrop County near SpaceX

By Joey Klender Posted on March 10, 2023 Tesla has launched Powerwall Direct, a new program that will allow those interested in the residential battery storage system to get their hands on one without ordering a full solar array. Tesla officially launched Powerwall Direct on Friday evening, Teslarati spotted on its website. “Order Powerwall and Tesla

By Joey Klender Posted on March 9, 2023 Tesla teased further improvements to the Model S and Model X past its the Ultra Red paint color, including a new, lighter glass room, performance brakes, and the option to choose a traditional round steering wheel instead of the Yoke. Last night, Tesla announced its new Model

By Joey Klender Posted on March 8, 2023 Tesla has updated its Service Manuals for the Model S and Model X, indicating that the automaker installed a “dummy camera” in its forward-facing bi-camera. Early looks at Hardware 4 showed Tesla was going to update the vehicles with an additional camera and perhaps the reintroduction of

By William Johnson Posted on March 7, 2023 Volkswagen has confirmed the upcoming ID.Buzz will debut in the United States during the summer of this year. The VW ID.Buzz has captivated car buyers with its retro styling and electric drivetrain, a rarity for the Volkswagen lineup in the United States. Luckily, customers won’t have to

By Joey Klender Posted on March 6, 2023 Tesla is aiming to start construction on its new factory in Mexico later this month as it is already awaiting final permits and could start building its first vehicles at the plant as soon as early 2024, officials said. Tesla is already awaiting approval of the project

By Simon Alvarez Posted on March 5, 2023 For better or worse, Tesla Investor Day was a technical tour de force that involved in-depth discussions on the electric vehicle maker’s plans for the future. Similar to other Tesla live events, however, Investor Day ended up polarizing Wall Street analysts and EV community members alike. So polarizing

By William Johnson Posted on March 4, 2023 Mercedes has broken ground on a new battery recycling facility in Germany, focusing on “closing the loop” and allowing the automaker to source more battery materials sustainably. Two of the biggest challenges in the industry of electric vehicles are the price of battery materials and what happens