Tesla

By Simon Alvarez Posted on March 30, 2024 The Tesla Cybertruck is already an insane vehicle, and it is arguably one of the most abused trucks on the road today. It’s been shot at, its windows have been hit with steel balls, and it’s just gotten punished by several owners and influencers since it started

By Richard Angle Posted on March 29, 2024 SpaceX could launch two batches of Starlinks and a telecommunications satellite this weekend to cap an incredibly busy month. The company has already completed 11 launches this month, including the 3rd flight test of Starship, an incredible pace of developing the world’s most powerful rocket and safely

By Richard Angle Posted on March 28, 2024 Boeing and NASA have once again delayed Starliner’s Crewed Flight Test to no earlier than May 1st, 2024. The launch was originally targeted for mid-April, but this time, scheduling at the International Space Station is the reason for the delay, as the orbiting outpost is fairly busy

By Simon Alvarez Posted on March 27, 2024 Recent reports have emerged suggesting that Tesla and the United States Government have objected to Mexico’s proposed electric vehicle charging station rules. A Tesla executive has provided some additional insights about the matter, particularly on why the EV maker is objecting to Mexico’s proposal. Mexico’s Energy Regulatory

By Richard Angle Posted on March 26, 2024 Rocket Lab successfully launched the Live and Let Fly mission last Thursday. Launching at 3:25 am ET, Electron successfully launched the Live and Let Fly mission, a classified payload for the National Reconnaissance Office, on March 21st. This launch marked the company’s fifth consecutive successful mission, the

By Maria Merano Posted on March 25, 2024 Tesla is offering a one-month free trial of Full Self-Driving (FSD) for new vehicle purchases. Elon Musk extended the offer to existing Tesla owners, too.  The company has already updated its configurator page for the Tesla Model Y, Model X, and Model S. The Order Page for

By Zachary Visconti Posted on March 24, 2024 China is the world’s largest automotive market, and understandably so, an important one for electric vehicle (EV) makers like Tesla. Although competitive Chinese automaker BYD isn’t yet slated to enter the U.S. market, the company’s recent release of a city EV with a price tag under $10,000

By Zachary Visconti Posted on March 23, 2024 The founder of bankrupt electric vehicle (EV) maker Lordstown Motors has settled with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), after making misleading statements about demand years ago. Former Lordstown CEO and founder Stephen Burns settled with the SEC for $175,000 on Friday, after overstating the level of

By Joey Klender Posted on March 22, 2024 Tesla has revised how late-night driving can affect your Safety Score. Tesla’s Safety Score gives drivers feedback on how they drive and uses a variety of factors to determine the probability of an accident in the future. Although the feature has been available for some time, Tesla

By Simon Alvarez Posted on March 21, 2024 It is no secret that Elon Musk’s ventures are ambitious. It is also no secret that they attract equal amounts of praise and criticism. Following Musk’s purchase of Twitter, which he has since renamed to X, the volume of negative coverage attracted by the Tesla CEO’s projects

By Maria Merano Posted on March 20, 2024 Tesla bot Optimus is ready for field tests at factories, according to the company’s job post for the robot.  Tesla has over 60 job listings related to the development of its humanoid robot, Optimus. One of the vacancies calls for a Technical Program Manager for the Tesla

By Maria Merano Posted on March 19, 2024 General Motors’ (GM) battery plant in Michigan, named Factory Zero, is leaving production hell.  General Motors has been experiencing its own version of production hell with Factory Zero. The term ‘production hell’ was first coined when Tesla struggled to ramp up Model 3 production a few years

By Richard Angle Posted on March 18, 2024 Rocket Lab is gearing up for its next mission, Live & Let Fly, no earlier than Thursday, March 21st. The mission will take place from Launch Complex 2 at NASA’s Wallops Flight Facility. This will be Rocket Lab’s fourth launch from its Virginia pad, previously launching HASTE,

By Joey Klender Posted on March 17, 2024 Tesla is using the Cybertruck to help flex the achievements of the Model Y in a towing advertisement campaign. The Cybertruck is pulling a Model Y encased in a glass box with the words “The Best-Selling Car in the World is Made in America” boldly displayed on

By Zachary Visconti Posted on March 16, 2024 One major automotive outlet says Tesla is no longer just a luxury brand, in part due to its unique pricing strategy over the past few years. In a column shared on Friday, Automotive News Executive Editor Jamie Butters laid out an update to a 2022 piece that

By Joey Klender Posted on March 15, 2024 Rivian has trademarked the R1X, which could be a potential hint toward a new, revitalized performance model of its flagship R1 lineup. At its unveiling event for the R2 platform last week, Rivian stunned viewers and fans by launching both the R3 and R3X vehicles. The R3

By Joey Klender Posted on March 14, 2024 Tesla’s (NASDAQ: TSLA) plans for the next-generation $25,000 vehicle is “increasingly a 2027 story,” analysts said after touring the company’s Gigafactory Texas plant. Tesla has tasted substantial growth in its production and deliveries over the past few years, but now, Wall Street is beginning to anticipate the

By Richard Angle Posted on March 13, 2024 The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) has given SpaceX its license to launch its massive Starship rocket on its 3rd flight test. While the launch is still dependent on acceptable weather conditions, SpaceX has sent out evacuation notices to residents still living in Boca Chica and confirmed they

By Simon Alvarez Posted on March 12, 2024 German utility Westenergie CEO Katherina Reiche has called for a collaboration between policymakers and power grid operators to strengthen the response to attacks on the country’s power infrastructure. The executive’s comments come on the heels of the suspected arson attack against Tesla Giga Berlin-Brandenburg in Grünheide, Germany. 

By Zachary Visconti Posted on March 11, 2024 Elon Musk says that his artificial intelligence (AI) company xAI will open-source its first language model, following Musk’s ongoing criticisms of OpenAI for abandoning its original non-profit, open-source mission. In November, xAI launched its first product, Grok, an AI language model in direct competition with OpenAI’s ChatGPT.

By Zachary Visconti Posted on March 10, 2024 In recent months, Tesla CEO Elon Musk has been far from the only person at the company using the X platform regularly to spread information about its products. Amidst calls for Tesla to advertise, the use of X from both executives and other employees has increased substantially

By Zachary Visconti Posted on March 9, 2024 General Motors (GM) brand Chevrolet has begun selling the Blazer electric vehicle (EV) once again, after the automaker halted orders for over two months due to a software quality issue. In December, Chevy issued a stop-sale order on the Blazer EV, due to software issues relating to

By Joey Klender Posted on March 8, 2024 Yet another firearm blasted the Tesla Cybertruck in an effort to prove its unbelievable strength, and it passed the test. The truck was shot up by Jack Rosenbauer, a content creator, whose Cybertruck was driven to a remote location and unloaded on with an assault rifle. Although

By Joey Klender Posted on March 7, 2024 Today, Rivian unveiled the new, less expensive R2 electric vehicle, a more compact SUV than its R1S. It is expected to begin deliveries of the new R2 in 2026, but where it is going to be built was a question every viewer of Rivian’s live streamed event

By Joey Klender Posted on March 6, 2024 SpaceX has landed on a potential date for its next Starship test flight: March 14. Starship is SpaceX’s massive rocket that will one day transport life from Earth to Mars. It has already been tested twice, with its first two Integrated Flight Tests (IFT) coming last year

By Zachary Visconti Posted on March 5, 2024 Two of Tesla’s top executives are scheduled to hold a discussion on the upgraded Model 3 later this week, as posted on X by the automaker this week. Tesla’s main X account said that Chief Designer Franz von Holzhausen and VP of Vehicle Engineering Lars Moravy would

By Zachary Visconti Posted on March 4, 2024 Tesla has launched wraps for the Model 3, Model Y and Cybertruck at an additional shop location, this time outside of California On Monday, Tesla announced that it has launched wrap services for the Model 3, Model Y and Cybertruck at its Collision Austin South body shop

By Zachary Visconti Posted on March 3, 2024 The Tesla Cybertruck that was recently sold at auction for $244,000 has now gone on sale again, this time through a Florida dealership trying to get $289,999 out of it. Porsche South Orlando purchased the Cybertruck on Manheim Auction for $244,000 last week, despite a no-resale policy

By Zachary Visconti Posted on March 2, 2024 Elon Musk has responded to lawyers in the recent Delaware case regarding his Tesla compensation package, after the attorneys this week requested legal awards of 29 million Tesla shares — worth almost $6 billion. Musk’s pay package at Tesla was rejected in late January by Judge Kathaleen

By Joey Klender Posted on March 1, 2024 Tesla Giga Berlin protestors used treehouses to make their statements against the expansion of the company’s automotive production facility. Tesla has been attempting to expand the factory to create more manufacturing space for a freight depot, warehouses, and a company kindergarten. However, protestors are against the idea