The Boring Company (TBC) added a Polaris Gem e6 vehicle to its fleet in Las Vegas. Redditor u/komocode found a permit filed by Elon Musk’s tunneling company. The permit showed that TBC increased its Tesla vehicle fleet to 70 units plus an additional ADA Polaris e6 vehicle. According to u/komocode multiple people on Twitter have seen the…
Tesla battery supplier CATL is temporarily shutting down its lithium battery production facility in Yibin City, Sichuan Province. Sichuan province is trying to conserve power. A scorching heat wave is sweeping across China, causing people to turn up the AC in their homes and offices. Temperatures are going as high as 40°C (104°F) across the…
Tesla has lost its Head of Legal, David Searle, who reportedly left his position at the automaker less than a month ago. Searle oversaw an internal purchasing probe during his final days at the company before leaving. Bloomberg, citing three people familiar with the matter, said Searle was relieved by Dinna Eskin, a Deputy General Counsel…
Tesla’s Superchargers were ranked the best overall in terms of overall customer satisfaction, according to a new study from J.D. Power. The 2022 U.S. Electric Vehicle Experience Study showed Tesla’s Superchargers were the most favorable to EV owners as the Supercharger Network earned 739 of a possible 1,000 points. The Segment Average score was 674, but the EV…
Tesla’s use of cylindrical batteries appears to be inspiring other automakers. As per recent reports, German luxury car maker BMW will reportedly be supplied with Tesla-like cylindrical batteries for its EVs in Europe. China’s EVE Energy Co Ltd. will reportedly be BMW’s supplier. BMW has so far been using prismatic cells for its EVs. But…
SpaceX invited responsible security researchers to conduct tests on Starlink. In a blog post, SpaceX wrote about its security measures to ensure that customer information is kept safe. The entry also mentioned SpaceX’s bug bounty program, which encourages researchers to test Starlink for potential security issues. According to SpaceX’s page for the bug bounty program, security researchers have…
Tesla recently revealed its Supercharger membership packages for Non-Tesla EV owners in the United States via its mobile app. SUPERCHARGER PACKAGES FOR NON-TESLA EV OWNERS Tesla is offering two plans to non-Tesla EV owners. The first is the pay-per-use plan. The membership plan is $0.99 per month in the United States, providing access to the…
Kal Penn, Bloomberg, and Panasonic are filming a new series at the Tesla Gigafactory in Sparks, Nevada. The series will be filmed for Bloomberg’s QuickTake live news streaming platform. According to Panasonic’s Corporate Communications Manager, Tehani Manochio, the series will focus on sustainability and clean tech. In her LinkedIn post, she thanked the team for coming out to Sparks to…
Lucid Motors has been very active in social media as of late, and it’s inciting rumors that the electric vehicle maker is looking to launch its tri-motor Air variant soon. If the EV community’s speculations are right, Lucid might be introducing a tri-motor Air this coming August 19, 2022. Initial rumors relating to the tri-motor…
President Joe Biden will sign the Inflation Reduction Act today, and the act will cut EV tax incentives with it. President Biden is expected to the Inflation Reduction Act that radically changes electric vehicle incentives at the federal level in the US. Most cuts come from the bill’s requirement of US assembly and price limits for qualifying…