According to sales data released by Kelly Blue Book today, EV prices were pushed ever-higher in November, likely influenced by supply and demand factors. For those who have recently purchased an EV, or those who have been watching for their opportunity to do so, it should be no surprise that electric vehicle prices were pushed upwards once again month…
Rivian Automotive (NASDAQ: RIVN) said it would prioritize near-term growth and opportunities to maximize value for the company as it would pause its joint venture with Mercedes-Benz to build electric vans. “We’ve decided to pause discussions with Mercedes-Benz Vans regarding the Memorandum of Understanding we signed earlier this year for joint production of electric vans…
A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket has successfully launched a privately-developed Japanese Moon lander and a NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory cubesat on their way to lunar orbit. Following five back-to-back delays that pushed the launch from November to mid-December, Falcon 9 lifted off with Japanese startup ispace’s first HAKUTO-R Moon lander on December 11th, kicking off…
Tesla’s approval rating among consumers seems to be dropping. The downtrend happened this year amidst CEO Elon Musk’s increasingly vocal political statements on social media. Musk’s polarizing political leanings have become apparent following his turbulent takeover of social media company Twitter. According to a survey by UK-based research firm YouGov, Tesla’s approval rating actually fell…
Jack Sweeney, the person behind the controversial Twitter account “@ElonJet,” which tracks Tesla CEO Elon Musk’s private jet, has noted that his jet-tracking account has been shadowbanned. Sweeney made the claim through his personal Twitter account on Sunday. On December 2, Sweeney claimed that an anonymous Twitter employee had informed him that his “@ElonJet” account…
Elon Musk is selling over 1,000 items from Twitter’s San Francisco office. The auctioned items range from espresso machines to stand-up desks. Twitter’s auction will start on January 17, 2023 at 7:00 AM PT and run through January 18, 2023, until 10:00 AM PT. Twitter’s auction has a few interesting items. A Twitter statue of…
Tesla has begun providing free transportation to and from Gigafactory, Texas, for workers living in Killeen, Texas. This saves employees from having to spend a fortune on gas for the long commute. Killeen is 150 miles away from the factory. The buses will either be air-conditioned or heated, depending on the weather. The Killeen Herald reported that there…
Among the Tesla attacks that have been reported over the years, this is definitely one of the strangest. As noted by a Tesla owner in TikTok, her Model 3 was attacked by a pit bull, which resulted in the all-electric sedan coming out of the ordeal with numerous dents, scratches, and some damaged weather stripping. …
It seems like Elon Musk was not joking when he commented that the paint options that will be offered at Gigafactory Berlin-Brandenburg would be special. This seems especially true for Midnight Cherry Red, an exclusive color for Model Y units produced in the Germany-based electric vehicle production facility. Tesla formally announced the launch of Giga…
Panasonic has revealed that it is using a test site near Kyoto, Japan, to generate renewable energy for manufacturing. The Tesla battery supplier has utilized a combination of solar panels, hydrogen fuel cells, and Tesla Megapack batteries for the project. Panasonic’s factory in Kusatsu, Shiga Prefecture, is a large 52-hectare site. It was built in…