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By William Johnson Posted on January 1, 2023 Volvo has acquired Zenseact, an autonomous driving hardware and software supplier. While many automakers now view autonomous driving products as the auto industry’s future, recent history has shown that it can be a highly volatile market. A month ago, Ford was forced to divest from its autonomous

By Johnna Crider Posted on December 31, 2022 Tesla owners all across the nation found ways to help their local communities this holiday season. The holidays are tough on families in need, and the kindness of caring strangers often helps make the season a bit brighter and merry for those families who are struggling. In

By Johnna Crider Posted on December 30, 2022 Tesla sponsored a bilingual energy exhibit, Future of Energy, at the Terry Lee Wells Nevada Discovery Museum (The Discovery). The exhibit featured questions and answers from Tesla employees working at Gigafactory Nevada and focused on a future with clean energy and sustainability. Al Shen, president of the

By Johnna Crider Posted on December 29, 2022 Tesla has had quite a phenomenal year in 2022. As the year comes to a close and we move into 2023, it’s great to step back and take a look at Tesla’s progress. Tesla shared a thread on Twitter thanking its supporters, employees, and customers for helping

By Johnna Crider Posted on December 28, 2022 A Tesla employee who left Rolls-Royce is returning to the legacy automaker in what he described as one of the toughest decisions of his life. Niklas Lohse left Rolls-Royce after eleven years to work for Tesla. In a LinkedIn post, Lohse described the decision to return to Rolls-Rouse

By Johnna Crider Posted on December 27, 2022 Tesla owners in Europe took delivery of the Plaid Model S and X vehicles on the days leading up to the Christmas holiday. In August, European reservation holders for the Tesla Model X and Model S Plaid vehicles shared that they received delivery updates from Tesla. Tesla’s

By Simon Alvarez Posted on December 26, 2022 Tesla China has shared a response addressing the reported shutdown of Gigafactory Shanghai’s production. The EV maker’s comments came amidst mainstream media reports claiming that Giga Shanghai has suspended production since Saturday.  Over the weekend, Reuters noted that Gigafactory Shanghai had canceled its morning shift. The publication also claimed

By William Johnson Posted on December 23, 2022 A Ford F150 Lightning and a Kia Niro EV are being used to power a dealership in Northern California after a recent earthquake. After a significant earthquake damaged and disrupted infrastructure in Northern California earlier this week, electric vehicles with vehicle-to-load technology were brought to supplement power

By William Johnson Posted on December 23, 2022 Porsche has upgraded the Porsche Taycan’s onboard charger and has cut its charging time in half. While the Porsche Taycan has grown its notoriety for being the EV for more traditional performance enthusiasts, its battery specs have lagged behind competitors like Tesla and Lucid. Most notably, the

By Johnna Crider Posted on December 23, 2022 California passed a new law banning Tesla from calling its software Full Self-Driving (FSD). Although Tesla has never claimed that FSD was fully autonomous, the electric–maker is developing the technology for fully autonomous vehicles.  Until its vehicles are fully autonomous, drivers must be alert and ready to

By Johnna Crider Posted on December 22, 2022 Tesla launched a Cybertruck-inspired Wireless Charging Platform for your mobile devices. Although this might make a great last-minute gift for Tesla owners and fans, it doesn’t ship out until February 2023–so more in line with Valentine’s Day. Tesla noted that the design was “inspired by the angular

By Johnna Crider Posted on December 21, 2022 On December 1st, Tesla unexpectedly discounted inventory of Model 3 and Y vehicles by $3,750 for customers willing to purchase Models 3s and Ys that were already in inventory by the end of the year. That discount has gone up to $7,500 and includes 10,000 free Supercharging

By Johnna Crider Posted on December 20, 2022 Ukraine will receive over 10,000 Starlink antennas to help counter Russian air attacks, said Mykhailo Fedorov, deputy prime minister and minister for digital transformation, in an interview with Bloomberg. Fedorov said that he has spoken with Elon Musk directly and that SpaceX and its CEO “quickly react

By Johnna Crider Posted on December 19, 2022 Tesla’s Model Y in Quicksilver shows how it has overcome many of the paint issues that several owners once complained about. Although former McLaren detailing specialist, Tiaan Krige, pointed out that most of those issues were exaggerated, Tesla faced a lawsuit and some criticism from Sandy Munro

By Johnna Crider Posted on December 18, 2022 Tesla Giga Berlin crossed another production milestone with 3,000 Model Ys produced this week.   Tesla shared the news of its achievement on Twitter with a photo of production workers and a few Model Ys in the background. The achievements follow the news of Tesla’s new three-shift operations

By Johnna Crider Posted on December 17, 2022 A Tesla Semi that was recently delivered to PepsiCo and Frito-Lay was seen cruising down the highway over the weekend. The all-electric Class 8 semi-truck was captured on video by a member of the Tesla Owners of Silicon Valley and shared on Twitter. The truck was wrapped

By Johnna Crider Posted on December 16, 2022 Lucid Motors opened its first service, delivery, and sales center in Europe on Friday. The location is in Hilversum, Netherlands, which is just outside of Amsterdam. The automaker noted that the opening accrued exactly one week after the Lucid Air earned a five-star rating in the Euro

By Johnna Crider Posted on December 15, 2022 TERIC Power took delivery of 11 Tesla Megapacks, the company announced Tuesday on LinkedIn.  The Canada-based independent power producer said that it was proud to receive the units and of its role in Alberda and Canada’s energy transition. The company stated: “Last month, TERIC was proud to

By Johnna Crider Posted on December 14, 2022 Tesla updated its shop gift card to reflect its holiday design and dropped the price of its wall connector by $50. Tesla updated the design of its Tesla shop gift card, which matches the design of its Tesla…and Chill blanket and Model Xmas holiday sweater (except in

By Johnna Crider Posted on December 13, 2022 Tesla rolled out its 2022 holiday update, and one new surprise for customers is the integration of Steam, a massive library of video games.  Steam, a gaming platform that is free to download and use, offers a variety of games. Some games are not free and can

By William Johnson Posted on December 12, 2022 Volkswagen has announced that it now controls Europe’s largest EV charging network with over 400,000 chargers. In a press release today, Volkswagen claims to control Europe’s largest EV charging network via its subsidiary Elli. The charging network now contains 400,000 chargers throughout 27 countries and has seen

By Johnna Crider Posted on December 11, 2022 Tesla has begun providing free transportation to and from Gigafactory, Texas, for workers living in Killeen, Texas. This saves employees from having to spend a fortune on gas for the long commute. Killeen is 75  miles away from the factory with a total 150 miles for the

By Johnna Crider Posted on December 10, 2022 A massive Tesla delivery train was spotted in Europe this week. Tesla is gearing up for massive Q4 deliveries as we approach the last few weeks of 2022. Analysts have pointed out that Tesla’s successful quarter depends on the successful delivery of vehicles to Europe. With Tesla vehicles

By Johnna Crider Posted on December 9, 2022 A total of 40 Tesla Megapack battery storage systems replaced a World War II turbojet generator in Lessines, Belgium, Tesla announced. Previously, the generator had been providing energy support to the community since the 1950s. The generator was not only contributing to air pollution in the region,

By Johnna Crider Posted on December 8, 2022 Tesla may soon be able to expand Giga Berlin. Grünheide officials met on Thursday and agreed to initiate a development plan for a possible east expansion of Giga Berlin. Twitter user @Gigafactory_4, who documents and provides information about Giga Berlin, shared a screenshot from the meeting. A

By Johnna Crider Posted on December 7, 2022 Franz von Holzhausen, the chief designer at Tesla, is among several featured designers guiding an online automotive course launched by the Petersen Automotive Museum and Yellowbrick, which focuses on online education and career exploration. The course Auto Design & Sketching is self-paced featuring three modules: Design Principles

By Johnna Crider Posted on December 6, 2022 An approved zoning change in South Burlington, Vermont, further paves the way for Tesla to sell vehicles to consumers. The City of South Burlington approved a zoning change on Monday night. The approved plan will reorganize and realign three zoning districts along Shelburn Road and allow Tesla

By William Johnson Posted on December 5, 2022 Rivian has signed a power purchase agreement with Apex Clean Energy to supply their Normal, Illinois, manufacturing facility with wind power. As the energy demands of electric vehicle manufacturing have become more evident, many manufacturers are investing in cleaner and cheaper energy sources to maintain their sustainability

By Simon Alvarez Posted on December 4, 2022 Tesla CEO and new Twitter owner Elon Musk shared a number of optimistic updates about the social media company’s advertisers recently. Musk noted that Apple Inc. has now “fully resumed” its advertisements on Twitter. E-commerce giant Amazon is reportedly planning on increasing its Twitter ad spend as

By Johnna Crider Posted on December 3, 2022 Redwood Materials was approved for $105.6 million in tax incentives by the Nevada Governor’s Office of Economic Development. The battery recycling company, founded by former Tesla co-founder JB Straubel, will receive the incentives in exchange for investing over $1.1 billion in Storey County, the Reno Gazette-Journal reported.