Tesla plans to defend itself against California’s Department of Motor Vehicle’s claims of misleading customers about its Autopilot feature. According to a Reuters report, the company asked for a hearing to present its defense. Tesla filed a notice with the State of California which was released earlier today. In that filing, the automaker and tech company said that…
Brandon Dalaly, a Tesla owner, has a unique way of unlocking his car: with his hand. Or rather, with the specially made chip that was implanted in his hand eleven days ago. I spoke with him about his new implant and he told me that this was actually his second one. The first thing I wanted…
Tesla’s Gigafactory Shanghai currently gets a lot of its supply from local companies, but amidst China’s power cuts in Sichuan province, some suppliers are at risk of having their lights turned off. Fortunately, it appears that Tesla has some support from the Shanghai government to help the company ensure its local suppliers’ production. The Shanghai…
Earlier this month, Elon Musk remarked on Twitter that the Tesla Semi’s 500-mile range variant would begin shipping this year. This is not the first time that Musk announced the Semi’s impending release, so his recent statement was met with some skepticism even among EV enthusiasts. A recent post from Tesla’s Instagram account, however, suggests…
Ford’s gas-powered Mustang may be discontinued by 2028, according to industry insiders. According to Autoweek, Ford’s top brass are looking to discontinue the gas-powered Ford Mustang by roughly 2028, making the upcoming seventh-generation Mustang the last of the lineup. With Dodge already moving to release their first EV muscle car as soon as 2024, Ford may be…
Tesla’s electric vehicles are already among the best in the industry, but the company is known for never resting on its laurels. This definitely seems to be the case in China, as recent reports suggest that Tesla is looking to launch new Model 3 variants with CATL’s M3P batteries. The new batteries are expected to…
In a statement issued to Bloomberg, the US Space Force says that SpaceX’s Falcon Heavy rocket could still conduct its first operational launch for the military before the end of the year. That’s a large downgrade from late 2021 and early 2022, when – lacking any new information from the US military – it appeared that…
It appears that Tesla’s first Virtual Power Plant beta event in California was a resounding success. As per reports from homeowners who participated in the program, thousands of houses equipped with Tesla Powerwalls were able to help keep the grid stable. Tesla has been laying the foundations of a Virtual Power Plant in California for…
Elon Musk has been pretty open about the idea of the Tesla Model Y eventually being the world’s best-selling car, first by revenue and later by volume. The Model Y certainly seems to be having a lot of momentum, with the vehicle recently topping Europe’s D-SUV segment in the first half of 2022. Europe’s D-SUV…
Gigafactory Shanghai’s production line upgrades are already paying off, with Tesla China stating that its Model Y delivery waiting time has been shortened to a minimum of just four weeks. This should allow domestic customers of the best-selling all-electric crossover to receive their vehicles more quickly. The Model Y delivery waiting time for the base…