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By Maria Merano Posted on July 29, 2021 Rivian’s Amazon delivery van was spotted in Michigan, adding Detroit to one of the few cities the electric vehicle has been sighted and is undergoing testing. A Rivian engineer accompanied the Amazon driver behind the wheel of the electric delivery van. The engineer told Automotive News that

By Maria Merano Posted on July 28, 2021 Telsa’s Megapack project in Victoria, dubbed the Victorian Big Battery, was officially registered with the Australian Energy Market Operator (AEMO). The move marks a step closer toward Phase 3 of the operation. According to an update from Neoen Australia, Tesla is commencing energization and testing of the

By Maria Merano Posted on July 27, 2021 Rivian plans to initially invest $5 billion on its second US assembly plant, dubbed “Project Tera.”  Rivian aims to start construction on its second assembly plant by the fall of 2021, coinciding with the beginning of R1T deliveries in September. The investment is projected to build a

By Joey Klender Posted on July 26, 2021 Tesla has confirmed that it still is on track to manufacture the Model Y crossover at both the Giga Texas and Giga Berlin plants in 2021 as construction at both facilities continues. Additionally, the news confirmed that the Cybertruck is taking a backseat to the Model Y,

By Eric Ralph Posted on July 25, 2021 In a move that’s likely to save the US taxpayer several billion dollars over the next few years, NASA has carefully extricated a mission to one of Jupiter’s ocean moons from the claws of its own Space Launch System (SLS) rocket. Known as Europa Clipper, the six

By Joey Klender Posted on July 24, 2021 Tesla owners are some of the most enthusiastic automotive enthusiasts in a sector full of brand loyalty, and it doesn’t just apply to owners within the United States. A new survey shows that Tesla drivers are the most satisfied electric vehicle owners in Norway, the country with

By Joey Klender Posted on July 23, 2021 Rivian has announced another successful private funding round led by Amazon’s Climate Pledge Fund, D1 Capital Partners, Ford Motor Company, along with funds and accounts advised by T. Rowe Price. Third Point, Fidelity Management and Research, Dragoneer Investment Group, and Coatue participated in the second investment round

By Joey Klender Posted on July 22, 2021 The Westport Police Department in Connecticut has released a new financial analysis that is showing massive savings, as anticipated, after the purchase of a Tesla Model 3 that would be used as a police cruiser. The Police Department reports that it has already helped recoup the purchase

By Joey Klender Posted on July 21, 2021 Rivian is partnering with the Tennessee Department of Environment and Conservation (TDEC) to install electric vehicle charging stations at Tenessee State Parks. The charging stations are likely to be installed at all 56 State Parks in the State of Tennessee, “depending on the availability of electricity and

By Joey Klender Posted on July 20, 2021 Tesla’s Model Y and Model 3 combined for the ideal one-two punch in the global EV sales charts through 2021 so far. A new list of the top 12 electric cars in the world was released earlier this week, and it shows Tesla’s lead in the sector

By Joey Klender Posted on July 19, 2021 Lucid Motors has announced what it will offer for owners in terms of vehicle service, as well as warranty details ahead of the initial deliveries of its first car, the Air. Lucid is expected to begin delivering the Air sedan in the premier Dream Edition sometime later

By Simon Alvarez Posted on July 18, 2021 It is no secret that Tesla’s main focus revolves around sustainability. Its mission is to accelerate the advent of sustainable energy, which is one of the reasons why every vehicle the company releases is designed to be a preferable alternative to cars powered by the internal combustion

By Joey Klender Posted on July 17, 2021 Tesla is closing its first-ever Supercharger to the public. The Supercharger is located at SpaceX Headquarters and Tesla’s Design Studio in Hawthorne, California, in southwestern Los Angeles. Since September 2012, the Supercharger has been operating for owners in the Los Angeles area. It has been a monumental

By Joey Klender Posted on July 16, 2021 Lordstown Motors is under federal investigation by the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) for falsifying pre-order counts and its merger with DiamondPeak Holdings, company representatives said. Earlier this month, the SEC issued a post-effective amendment No. 2 to an S-1 registration statement, requesting more information and documentation

By Joey Klender Posted on July 15, 2021 Tesla’s Chief Accounting Officer Vaibhav Taneja has unloaded 4,459 shares of the electric automaker’s stock, taking home $2,947,330 due to the sale, SEC documents reveal. On July 6th, Vaibhav sold 4,459 shares for unknown reasons, according to a Form 4 filing with the Securities and Exchanges Commission.

By Eric Ralph Posted on July 14, 2021 Four days after reentering Earth’s atmosphere and splashing down in the Gulf of Mexico, SpaceX has safely returned its second upgraded Cargo Dragon spacecraft to dry land back Florida’s East Coast. On Thursday, July 8th, the uncrewed SpaceX spacecraft officially undocked from the International Space Station (ISS)

By Joey Klender Posted on July 13, 2021 Tesla’s massive Supercharger facility in Santa Monica, California, has been visualized in new renders, giving plenty of indication of what is to come to what is arguably the automaker’s most highly-anticipated charging facility to date. While the new graphics give a look into the future with V3

By Joey Klender Posted on July 12, 2021 The Tesla Cybertruck is reportedly going to be utilizing Samsung Electro-Mechanics camera modules, according to new reports. The potential deal between Tesla and Samsung is worth over $400 million. According to reports from news outlets in South Korea, including The Korea Economic Daily, Tesla and Samsung have reached

By Simon Alvarez Posted on July 11, 2021 An 11-way, 1,000-mile endurance test has proven that long trips with an electric vehicle in the United States are now possible, though those who are not driving Teslas may find themselves a bit challenged. These were the findings of motoring publication Car and Driver, which held a long-distance

By Simon Alvarez Posted on July 10, 2021 Tesla has begun rolling out Full Self Driving Beta V9 to members of its FSD Beta program, and so far, it appears that the driver-assist suite has indeed made some notable improvements following its shift to a vision-only system. This was initially demonstrated in tests conducted by

By Joey Klender Posted on July 9, 2021 Tesla’s recent rollout of the Model Y Standard Range variant in China is bringing on critiques of positivity from some investment firms, including JP Morgan, who believes the introduction of the new crossover configuration will lead to upside for not only the automaker but its suppliers as

By Simon Alvarez Posted on July 8, 2021 Tesla appears to be making a play for China’s mainstream crossover market, with the company launching the Model Y Standard Range at a price of RMB291,840 before incentives. With incentives, the Made-in-China Model Y SR would cost RMB276,000 (about $42,600), making it attainable for a large number

By Simon Alvarez Posted on July 7, 2021 A rather sketchy website appears to be looking to cash in on the massive demand for Elon Musk’s Starlink satellite internet service. The website features a lot of similarities from Starlink’s official website — but it also includes a number of alarming hints that something is amiss. 

By Maria Merano Posted on July 6, 2021 The Boring Company (TBC) unleashed its new tunnel boring machine (TBM) named Prufrock in Las Vegas recently. Prufrock may help Elon Musk’s tunneling company build the Vegas Loop, which will feature several stops along popular tourist destinations in Las Vegas. TBC enthusiast @BoringPrufrock shared photos of the

By Eric Ralph Posted on July 5, 2021 In his latest round of SpaceX-related tweets, CEO Elon Musk says that the company has plans to boost Raptor’s performance by at least 15% and the number of those engines installed on Starship by 50%. Those updated goals came hand in hand with significant changes to the

By Simon Alvarez Posted on July 4, 2021 There are many reasons why someone would want to drive the Tesla Model S Plaid. There’s the vehicle’s supercar-beating performance, with its 0-60 mph time of 1.99 seconds, its 60-130 mph acceleration in 4.71 seconds, and its top speed of 200 mph. The Model S Plaid is

By Maria Merano Posted on July 2, 2021 Tesla released its second quarter vehicles production and delivery report, revealing that the company managed to meet Wall Street’s estimates. Tesla reported that it produced a total of 206,421 vehicles in Q2 2021, while delivering a total of 201,250 cars comprised of 199,360 Model 3 and Model

By Simon Alvarez Posted on July 2, 2021 The second quarter of 2021 was not an easy one for Tesla (NASDAQ:TSLA), with the company dealing with several headwinds from both its own operations and the global supply chain. Despite this, Tesla posted record deliveries once more, highlighting the fact that the company’s growth story is

By Simon Alvarez Posted on July 1, 2021 Vygruppen (Vy), a state-owned transport group in Norway, has launched a novel new service for its electric car-sharing division. As indicated on the company’s website, Vy now offers the Tesla Model 3 for rentals, allowing users of its car-sharing service to experience one of the world’s best-selling

By Eric Ralph Posted on June 30, 2021 For the first time this year, a SpaceX Falcon 9 booster has landed back on land after supporting the US East Coast’s third polar launch in half a century. Known as Transporter-2, the mission is SpaceX’s second dedicated rideshare launch as part of its own Smallsat Program.