Tesla

By Eric Ralph Posted on October 2, 2022 Firefly Aerospace’s Alpha rocket has successfully reached orbit on its second try, cementing the company as the victor of a mostly unintentional race between three American NewSpace startups. After weeks of delays and three aborted launch attempts on September 11th, 12th, and 30th, the second carbon-fiber Alpha

By William Johnson Posted on October 1, 2022 The Intel self-driving company, Mobileye, has applied for an initial public offering in the US. Intel, a computer hardware design and manufacturing giant, has found a partner company to work on self-driving technology; Mobileye. According to the Mobileye website, they look to differentiate in several vital ways

By Simon Alvarez Posted on September 30, 2022 There seems to be no love lost between Tesla CEO Elon Musk and former AI Director Andrej Karpathy. During the recently-held AI Day 2022 presentation, Musk ended up trolling Karapthy with a “Software 2.0” joke, prompting the former Tesla executive to accept a Tesla Tequila-related dare.  Karpathy,

By Simon Alvarez Posted on September 30, 2022 Toyota Motor Corp President Akio Toyoda recently shared a subtle dig at self-driving cars during a meeting with the company’s dealers. The Toyota executive argued that the electric vehicle transition would take longer than expected.  “Just like the fully autonomous cars that we were all supposed to

By Simon Alvarez Posted on September 28, 2022 GM’s Cruise driverless robotaxi service has been rolled out to San Francisco successfully, but the cars themselves have caused some headaches for motorists in the city. This is represented by several incidents involving Cruise’s driverless robotaxis causing issues in traffic due to technical difficulties.  Just last week,

By Maria Merano Posted on September 27, 2022 Electric vehicles are getting progressively better, and this is especially evident in the Department of Energy’s highest MPGe list for Model Year 2022 EVs. As per data from the DOE, 17 electric vehicle models achieved 100 miles per gallon of gasoline-equivalent (MPGe) or higher.  MPGe represents the

By Maria Merano Posted on September 26, 2022 Tesla AI Day 2022 is just around the corner. As anticipation for the event builds, let’s look at the possible updates Tesla might provide during the event. For the past month or so, Tesla has been rolling out FSD Beta 10.69 and its various iterations. Teslarati has been talking

By Simon Alvarez Posted on September 26, 2022 Rivian has shared a preview of its dedicated R1T and EDV service vehicles. The custom-built service units are designed to handle up to 80% of all repairs right in customers’ driveways.  A video of the R1T and EDV service vehicles being outfitted was initially shared by Rivian

By Johnna Crider Posted on September 24, 2022 Update, it’s been pointed out that Iran International tagged the Twitter account @SpaceXStarlink which is a commentary account and not affiliated with SpaceX.  We reached out to Iranian International via Twitter asking if they meant SpaceX Starlink or that particular Twitter account. Update: Iran International confirmed that

By William Johnson Posted on September 23, 2022 According to research published by the International Energy Agency, EV sales are expected to reach all-time highs this year. The International Energy Agency (IEA) recently published an analysis of 55 different “energy areas” where the world must improve to achieve net zero carbon emissions. One of these

By Maria Merano Posted on September 22, 2022 SpaceX is providing Starlink high-speed internet to schools in the Amazon region. Recently, Brazil’s Minister of Communications Fabio Faria tweeted an update about SpaceX and Starlink service in local schools.  In May 2022, Faria tweeted a short clip featuring Elon Musk. The pair announced ongoing negotiations between

By Maria Merano Posted on September 22, 2022 Tesla has a number of key advantages over its rivals in the electric vehicle sector. The size and cost efficiencies of Tesla Superchargers are definitely among them.  As stated in a report from Bloomberg News, a recent EV charger price survey indicated that it costs as low as

By Maria Merano Posted on September 20, 2022 Tesla has a new head for its legal department, according to recent filings for the Elon Musk versus Twitter case. The new head comes just as Twitter prepares to depose the Tesla CEO. The new head of Tesla legal is Donna Eskin. She takes on the role

By Maria Merano Posted on September 19, 2022 SpaceX is talking with Zambia officials, offering Starlink’s internet services to the country.  Recently, Jito Kayumba—the Special Assistant to the Republic of Zambia—tweeted about SpaceX and the country’s officials meeting about Starlink services.  “Our President’s engagement with the team from SpaceX and their Starlink initiative will escalate

By Eric Ralph Posted on September 18, 2022 SpaceX has completed its 60th operational Starlink satellite launch after a rare string of scrubs. Flying for the 6th time just 66 days after its 5th launch, Falcon 9 booster B1067 lifted off with 54 Starlink satellites on SpaceX’s Starlink 4-34 mission at 8:18 pm EDT, Sunday,

By Simon Alvarez Posted on September 17, 2022 It seems that a Lexus dealership in New Zealand thinks that Teslas are pretty safe vehicles — so much so that the luxury carmaker used a photo of a Model 3 in its own social media campaign. The whole thing is likely an accident, but it is

By William Johnson Posted on September 16, 2022 Lincoln President Joy Falotico has stated that she expects dealership numbers to shrink to below 600 stores by the end of the year. According to a recent interview conducted by Automotive News, the luxury Ford brand is expecting its total number of dealerships to shrink to under

By William Johnson Posted on September 15, 2022 Volvo Trucks has announced that they have begun production of their all-electric semi-trucks. According to a press release from the company, Volvo Trucks is beginning production of their all-electric heavy trucks that they will sell in Europe. The trucks are being produced at the company’s Tuve facility

By Johnna Crider Posted on September 14, 2022 A Tesla owner, Ted Marena, shared his tips on increasing the range of EVs. Range anxiety is one of the most talked about topics for potential EV owners who are still deciding whether or not to purchase an EV. Last month, a recent study by Parks Associates

By Maria Merano Posted on September 13, 2022 Tesla’s first solar-powered V4 Supercharger station might be coming to Yuma County, Arizona. It would be one of the first known V4 Supercharger stations in North America.  According to Tesla Supercharger connoisseur @MarcoRPTesla, the V4 Supercharger station in Arizona is located by the Dateland Travel Center along

By Maria Merano Posted on September 12, 2022 During an invite-only Goldman Sachs conference in San Francisco on Monday, Tesla Head of Investor Relations Martin Viecha shared some of the company’s plans for the next five years. He also provided some key insights about the company’s battery supply, both for its electric vehicle business and

By Maria Merano Posted on September 11, 2022 Volkswagen presented a concept car for an all-electric off-road SUV in Ticino, Switzerland, over the weekend called the ID.XTREME.  The ID.XTREME uses Volkswagen’s modular electric drive matrix (MEB). The team under Andreas Rekewerth–the Head of VW’s overall MEB development–created the concept car. “The modular electric drive matrix

By Johnna Crider Posted on September 10, 2022 SpaceX is ramping hiring efforts for its T-Mobile Starlink cell service partnership. Last month, SpaceX and T-Mobile announced their new partnership to end mobile dead zones. According to a post from SpaceX’s senior director of satellite engineering, there are three new positions that SpaceX is currently hiring

By Johnna Crider Posted on September 9, 2022 SpaceX appealed the Federal Communications Commission’s reversal of Starlink’s infrastructure award of $885.5 million. The appeal was filed electronically and hand-delivered to FCC Secretary Marlene Dortch. In the executive summary, it said that the decision to exclude Starlink from the Rural Digital Opportunity Fund (RDOF) was flawed

By Maria Merano Posted on September 8, 2022 Elon Musk shared that Apple and SpaceX have had a few conversations about Starlink connectivity for iPhones. Apple might want to bring Starlink services to its users, as hinted by a new feature on the recently announced iPhone 14 Pro and Pro Max.  Apple recently released a

By Joey Klender Posted on September 8, 2022 Tesla is preparing to launch a Supercharger Voting Poll Platform that will allow owners to determine where future Supercharger locations will be. At the 2022 Shareholder Meeting, dubbed the Cyber Roundup, Tesla CEO Elon Musk stated that the automaker determines its next Supercharger locations by where the

By Joey Klender Posted on September 7, 2022 Lucid Motors is continuing to struggle with its initial production ramp of its introductory EV, the Lucid Air. However, it is also having trouble keeping the high-ranking executives it hired and tasked with solving the issues that have kept the electric vehicle startup from reaching mass production.

By Johnna Crider Posted on September 6, 2022 Elon Musk called out Twitter for the social network’s lack of effort in removing bots and spam accounts today. His response was to The Future Funds’ Gary Black who said that Elon Musk should be very careful to not disrespect Twitter’s counsel.  “Judge McCormick is a no-nonsense

By William Johnson Posted on September 5, 2022 California’s recent announcement of a new ICE vehicle ban after 2035 is facing more criticism outside the state. California’s Air Resources Board (CARB) recently stated that the sale of new ICE vehicles would be banned after 2035. While this has received split reactions from around the country,

By Johnna Crider Posted on September 4, 2022 Jay Leno recently spoke to Yahoo! Finance about Elon Musk, EVs, and shared why he thinks Elon Musk deserves the credit for EVs being popular today. To be quite honest, I feel that it’s obvious that Elon Musk and Tesla are the reasons why EVs are so