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By Joey Klender Posted on August 3, 2022 Volvo Group has announced today that it will build a “large-scale” battery manufacturing facility in Sweden that will help to “meet the growing demand for battery electric heavy-duty vehicles and machines.” The location of the plant is yet to be determined, the Göteborg-based Volvo said. The company

By Johnna Crider Posted on August 2, 2022 Lincoln Tech and Tesla have signed an agreement to train future EV technicians. As part of a three-year plan, the Tesla training facility will be built at the Lincoln Tech Denver, CO campus. The school will provide Tesla START training at no cost to students. Automotive Technology

By William Johnson Posted on August 1, 2022 The Chevrolet Silverado EV was spotted by a Drive reader as the vehicle was being filmed, likely for upcoming commercials. Earlier this week, The Drive posted a video on Instagram of the 2024 Chevrolet Silverado EV being filmed in downtown Helena, Montana. The Blue truck was seen

By Simon Alvarez Posted on July 31, 2022 In 2018, Tesla launched a novel reward as part of its updated referral program. The reward was simple but unique — new owners with one qualifying referral would have the chance to send a photo of their choice to space. The image would be launched in a

By Johnna Crider Posted on July 30, 2022 Tesla and Drive.ai are top key players in the Intellgent Driving market according to a new Global Intellgent Driving Market report. The report gives an overview of the 2021 growth of Intellgent Driving and how that growth has significant changes from the previous year as our global

By William Johnson Posted on July 29, 2022 Ford is now offering (much more than) an electric police truck with the release of the F-150 Lightning Special Service Vehicle, or SSV, as the brand continues to expand its Ford Pro sub-brand. Yesterday, Ford revealed its new F150 Lightning Pro SSV police truck in pre-production form,

By Johnna Crider Posted on July 28, 2022 Arcimoto CEO Mark Frohnmayer and I chatted about the new Mean Lean Machine Cybertrike. This is Part 2  and the final part of my interview with Mark. If you haven’t read Part 1, you can go back and read that here. Starting from where we left off,

By Simon Alvarez Posted on July 27, 2022 Tesla definitely seems to be coming back with a vengeance for the second half of 2022. Amidst reports that Gigafactory Shanghai is targeting an impressive output of 3k vehicles per day after its factory upgrades, Giga Berlin is also reportedly looking to achieve a somewhat similar milestone

By Joey Klender Posted on July 26, 2022 Tesla announced it has launched a new, in-house Shareholder Platform, which will allow shareholders to participate in events and access exclusive features. This morning, Tesla Tweeted that it was launching a new Shareholder Platform to allow $TSLA investors to participate in Tesla events and “hear more updates

By Joey Klender Posted on July 25, 2022 Tesla is close to opening its Supercharger network to other electric vehicles, which could help accelerate electric vehicle adoption in the United States. A new report from the Wall Street Journal reports Tesla is applying for federal funding to expand its Supercharger network, which is the largest EV

By Johnna Crider Posted on July 24, 2022 During SpaceX’s Falcon 9 Starlink mission on July 22, SpaceX captured an incredible video of the rocket flying over the moon. Perhaps it’s time to rewrite that old bedtime story. SpaceX launched a Falcon 9 rocket on Friday and as it was happening, the rocket lept over

By Johnna Crider Posted on July 23, 2022 von Holzhausen, the plant-based leather design company founded by Vicki von Holzhausen, the wife of Tesla’s Chief Designer Franz von Holzhausen is having a special giveaway for Tesla fans. von Holzhausen has a conscious code set of standards that are focused on vegan and cruelty-free (100%) low

By Joey Klender Posted on July 22, 2022 Volkswagen AG CEO Herert Diess has reportedly informed the company that he plans to leave at the end of August, a new report from German media outlet n-tv said. Volkswagen’s board reportedly has agreed with Diess in terms of the departure, the report suggests. In the short

By Johnna Crider Posted on July 21, 2022 The best Chinese EV manufacturer right now happens to be owned by an American company, Tesla. Tesla and America have a lot to be proud of. During Tesla’s Q2 2022 earnings call yesterday, Tesla CEO Elon Musk complimented the Chinese competition but noted that the best Chinese

By Joey Klender Posted on July 20, 2022 The United States Postal Service announced today that it would increase the concentration of battery electric vehicles that would make up the 165,000 new vehicles it plans to purchase as a part of its plan to modernize the mail fleet. Previous projections placed the USPS’s order concentration

By Maria Merano Posted on July 18, 2022 Talk about a Tesla HVAC system hasn’t come up for quite a while, but Elon Musk recently confirmed that it is still on the future products list.  On Monday, Tesla shareholder, Owen Sparks, asked Elon Musk to make a home HVAC with HEPA filter to help with

By Maria Merano Posted on July 17, 2022 Volkswagen delivered 217,000 battery electric vehicles (BEVs) in the first half (H1) of 2022, up 27% year-over-year. In H1 2021, VW had 170,900 BEVs. The European automaker’s BEV delivery shares reached 5.6%, up from 3.4% in H1 2021. “We successfully continued our electric ramp-up despite challenging conditions,

By Johnna Crider Posted on July 16, 2022 Tesla’s virtual power plant (VPP) beta with Pacific Gas and Electric (PG&E) now has 1,763 homes in the fleet so far. This is up from 1,262 less than two weeks ago, Tesla enthusiast, Sawyer Merrit tweeted. In his tweet, Sawyer included a screenshot provided by Rick Davis,

By Johnna Crider Posted on July 15, 2022 Tesla and SpaceX CEO, Elon Musk called out Dish Network’s Charlie Ergen for the company’s attempt to block Starlink from using the 12 GHz band. Earlier this month, the FCC granted SpaceX’s request to use the 12 GHz band for Earth Stations in Motions which will allow

By Maria Merano Posted on July 14, 2022 The Republic of Georgia’s National Communications Commission authorized the launch of Elon Musk’s SpaceX Starlink internet service in the Easter European country.  Starlink Holdings Netherlands established a subsidiary Starlink Georgia on June 29, and subsequently applied for permission to provide internet in the country from the National

By Maria Merano Posted on July 13, 2022 Volkswagen opened orders for the ID.Buzz in the United Kingdom with a starting price of £57,115 ($67,744.10).  Three ID.Buzz variants are available for order in the UK: the ID.Buzz Life, ID.Buzz Style, and the ID.Buzz 1st Edition. The ID.Buzz Life is the base variant, costing £57,115 ($67,744.10).

By Eric Ralph Posted on July 12, 2022 An updated document submitted by SpaceX to the US Federal Communications Commission (FCC) has revealed details about the company’s plan for the first Starship booster ‘catch’ attempt. The document follows a different batch submitted by SpaceX in June 2021, when the company detailed its plans for Starship’s

By Maria Merano Posted on July 11, 2022 Twitter responded to Elon Musk’s letter, which outlined the reasons for terminating his $44 billion deal with the social media company. Twitter claims Musk’s decision to break off the merger agreement is “invalid and wrongful.” “Mr. Musk’s and the other Musk Parties’ purported termination is invalid and

By Eric Ralph Posted on July 10, 2022 SpaceX has begun launching a new group of Starlink satellites that will eventually create a ‘shell’ of near-polar communications satellites capable of serving some of the most remote customers on Earth. Known as Starlink Group 3-1, the mission was also SpaceX’s 50th dedicated Starlink launch since the

By Johnna Crider Posted on July 9, 2022 Tesla’s Full Self-Driving (FSD) Beta quickly reacted to a pedestrian exiting their car. In a video posted by @WholeMarsBlog, you can see the pedestrian on the right side as they opened the door and stepped out of the car. Tesla’s FSD Beta was quick to respond and

By Johnna Crider Posted on July 8, 2022 Tesla China had the highest monthly sales of EVs in June, according to Reuters.  Earlier this month we reported that Tesla China sold 78,000 in June with a 142% month-over-month increase. What’s new is that Tesla crossed a major milestone since it first opened Gigafactory Shanghai. Data from

By Maria Merano Posted on July 7, 2022 Demand for the Tesla Megapack remains strong based on the latest photos of Giga Nevada.  Recent photos from OttoPilot reveal that Tesla is preparing for many Megapack shipments soon. The demand for Tesla’s grid-scale battery storage units has been steadily rising since Q2 2021, ultimately leading to

By Eric Ralph Posted on July 6, 2022 After years of development and delays, South Korea has completed its first deep space spacecraft and sent it on its way to the United States. Once it arrives in Florida, the Korean Pathfinder Lunar Orbiter (KPLO) – recently christened “Danuri” – will begin final preparations for its

By Eric Ralph Posted on July 5, 2022 After several weeks of work back at SpaceX’s Starbase rocket factory, the company has transported a new and improved Starship prototype to nearby test and launch facilities, where it joined a similarly upgraded Super Heavy booster. That Starship prototype – Ship 24 or S24 – is closely

By Maria Merano Posted on July 4, 2022 Since January 2022, Tesla has built over 1,200 Supercharger stations with more than 8,700 Superchargers in Mainland China. Tesla also installed 700 destination charging stations with 1,800 destination charging piles in various hotels/resorts, dining halls, shopping centers, and office buildings in the country. Tesla China’s Supercharger stations