Tesla

By Joey Klender Posted on May 29, 2021 Tesla has delayed its Model S Plaid delivery event to June 10th, after CEO Elon Musk said the vehicle needs “one more week of tweak.” On May 20th, Tesla CEO Elon Musk announced that the automaker would officially begin delivering the long-awaited Model S Plaid variant to

By Joey Klender Posted on May 28, 2021 Tesla’s (NASDAQ: TSLA) seniority in the electric vehicle sector is proving to provide plenty of difficulty for the long-standing legends of the automotive industry. Ford’s (NYSE: F) recent unveiling of the all-electric version of the best-selling pickup truck in America with the F-150 Lightning was a step

By Joey Klender Posted on May 27, 2021 The Tesla Cybertruck’s many features are now appearing as patents that the automaker has submitted to the United States Patent Office, and one of the most notable is the tonneau, or truck bed cover. While the retractable design of the tonneau provides convenience at the touch of

By Joey Klender Posted on May 26, 2021 Tesla vandals in Germany caused an electrical fire at the Giga Berlin site near Brandenburg and confessed in a strange letter claiming that Tesla is “neither green, ecological, nor social.” At around 3 A.M. local time in Germany last night, a small fire appeared around 500 meters

By Joey Klender Posted on May 25, 2021 Tesla has alleviated potential security concerns in China by announcing it will store vehicle data locally in a posting on its official Weibo page, a Chinese social media site. Tesla owners will also be able to access their vehicle’s data, according to the company’s announcement. Earlier this

By Maria Merano Posted on May 23, 2021 The Tesla Model S reached a range on par with internal combustion engine (ICE) vehicles after logging 320 miles of range at 75mph during a highway fuel-economy test run. Car and Driver recently conducted a highway fuel economy test run on the “Raven” Tesla Model S Long

By Joey Klender Posted on May 22, 2021 Tesla has never run commercials, and it doesn’t have a Public Relations or Advertising Department. Evidence over the years suggests that it doesn’t need one as the company’s products, events, and uncommonly vocal CEO Elon Musk have shown that spending money on commercials is overrated. Instead, they’ve

By Maria Merano Posted on May 21, 2021 A Tesla V3 Supercharger station went online on 520 day in China recently. Tesla Giga Shanghai produced all the V3 Superchargers in the new station.  May 20 is a special day in China because its abbreviation “520” translates to a phrase similar to “I Love You” in

By Maria Merano Posted on May 20, 2021 The Boring Company has opened registrations for volunteers who want to test ride the Las Vegas Convention Center (LVCC) Loop. The Boring Company will be conducting a Vegas Loop Capacity Test with the volunteers. The tunneling company probably wants to do some final tests before it officially

By Maria Merano Posted on May 19, 2021 Recently, Ford unveiled the Ford F-150 Lightning, the legacy automaker’s all-electric pickup truck. Before the unveiling, many reports touted the Ford F-150 Lightning as a vehicle that would change the tide for President Biden’s EV push in the United States.  Release Date & Price The Ford F-150

By Joey Klender Posted on May 18, 2021 Tesla’s next-generation Model Y from Giga Berlin in Germany may redefine “German engineering.” A Tweet from CEO Elon Musk shows the company aims to improve build quality down to the micron, a unit of measurement that is equivalent to one-thousandth of a millimeter. “German engineering” is a

By Maria Merano Posted on May 16, 2021 Rivian seems set to begin ramping the production of its R1T pickup truck as it heads towards its intended summer deliveries. Recently, Rivian CEO RJ Scaringe gave the public a sneak peek at what seems to be the R1T’s production.  Over the weekend, Scaringe shared a photo

By Maria Merano Posted on May 16, 2021 Tesla made waves a few months ago when it revealed that it was already utilizing single-piece megacasts for the Model Y’s rear underbody. The innovation was evident with automotive veterans such as Sandy Munro praising Tesla for its bold strategy. During that time, Tesla announced that its

By Joey Klender Posted on May 14, 2021 Tesla is continuing construction at Giga Texas, and it appears that it has discreetly placed a future resident of the facility on the second floor: the Tesla Cybertruck. Spotted in a new drone video from Terafactory Texas, the Cybertruck has been placed upstairs at the facility as construction

By Eric Ralph Posted on May 11, 2021 Defying most expectations, SpaceX has moved the first full-size flight-proven Starship back to the launch pad less than a week after the prototype survived a high-altitude launch and landing. Two days after that spectacular launch and four days ago, CEO Elon Musk revealed that SpaceX “might try

By Maria Merano Posted on May 11, 2021 The Golden Gate Division of the California Highway Patrol (CHP) arrested 25-year-old Param Sharma for recklessly driving a Tesla Model 3.  According to CHP’s social media post about the arrest, Param Sharma was charged with reckless driving for allowing his Tesla Model 3 to cruise through Interstate

By Maria Merano Posted on May 11, 2021 A Tesla Model S Plaid was spotted sporting a new version of the now infamous yoke steering wheel, along with a few other modifications to the car.  Car enthusiast @AaronS5_ shared a picture of a pre-production Tesla Model S Plaid sedan in the wild. He noticed that there was

By Maria Merano Posted on May 11, 2021 Lucid Motors CEO Peter Rawlinson appeared on CNBC recently and talked about the EV company’s goals for 2021 leading up to next year. Rawlinson shared some details about Lucid Air production and the company’s target for this year.  Rawlinson seemed confident that Lucid Motors would start producing the company’s

By Simon Alvarez Posted on May 12, 2021 Recent reports have suggested that Tesla is looking to enter the United States’ multi-billion-dollar renewable credit market, which would allow the company to profit from the Biden administration’s efforts to meet its aggressive zero-emissions goals.  The update about the EV maker’s strategy was related to Reuters by two individuals

By Simon Alvarez Posted on May 12, 2021 Elon Musk recently shared several key updates for Tesla’s upcoming FSD Beta Version 9 release. The highly-anticipated update, which has seen some delays to date, is expected to introduce several critical improvements to the robust driver-assist system.  In a recent set of tweets, Elon Musk explained that

By Simon Alvarez Posted on May 12, 2021 After a night in jail for reckless driving, most drivers would probably make it a point to make sure that they drive safely and well within the rules of the road. Not so for 25-year-old Param Sharma, who was recently arrested and subsequently released by the California

By Eric Ralph Posted on May 12, 2021 Four years after Elon Musk revealed “aspirational” plans to launch Starships to Mars in 2022, the SpaceX CEO now believes that 2024 is a more accurate target. For SpaceX, that two-year ‘delay’ is more impressive than anything given that the company practically restarted Starship development from scratch

By Simon Alvarez Posted on May 12, 2021 Elon Musk’s hosting gig at Saturday Night Live was, in a lot of ways, better than expected. Kicking off the episode with a witty and surprisingly vulnerable monologue and following up with several legitimately funny sketches, Musk proved to be a hit among SNL’s viewers. To date, the May

By Eric Ralph Posted on May 3, 2021 Within the last week, while SpaceX has been diligently working to ready an upgraded Starship prototype for its first launch, former competitors Blue Origin and Dynetics – both of which recently lost a historic NASA Moon lander contract to SpaceX – have filed “protests” and forced the

By Joey Klender Posted on May 1, 2021 Tesla is reportedly planning to retrofit its Pedestrian Warning System (PWS) into older Model 3s and Model Ys that were built between specific dates. For those who aren’t aware, Tesla was required to create and install a PWS in its vehicles due to an NHTSA mandate that

By Joey Klender Posted on April 30, 2021 The first quarter of 2021 proved something most of the electric vehicle community probably expected: the Tesla Model 3 was the best-selling EV through the first three months of the year. After Tesla delivered 184,800 cars in Q1, a record-setting performance in terms of the company’s individual

By Eric Ralph Posted on April 30, 2021 Right in the nick of time for a high-altitude flight test scheduled as early as Friday, April 30th, SpaceX has secured an FAA license to launch Starship prototype SN15 and simultaneously received an FCC permit to operate a Starlink dish installed on the rocket. The two-month FCC

By Simon Alvarez Posted on April 29, 2021 It appears that Tesla is conducting some benchmark testing on one of the world’s most aggressive and powerful pickup trucks today. Based on recent images and footage from the Fremont Factory, Tesla is putting what appears to be a RAM 1500 TRX through the paces at its

By Eric Ralph Posted on April 28, 2021 After taking a roughly two-week break to focus on Crew Dragon’s third astronaut launch, SpaceX is ready to get back to its regular programming of rapid-fire Starlink, Cargo Dragon, and commercial satellite launches. Kicking off what is setting up to be a jam-packed ten weeks of launches,

By Maria Merano Posted on April 26, 2021 Tesla revealed that it was on track to more than double its battery supply capacity in 2022. The revelation hints at Tesla’s projected vehicle production and sales goals for this year and the next. “We do expect from suppliers willing to receive double the cell output next