The NHTSA has launched an investigation into LG Energy Solution batteries after a series of electric vehicles using the cells have shown “internal failures.” Opened on April 1, the NHTSA lists a series of electric vehicles utilizing LGES cells that have been assigned to recalls. In February 2020, Mercedes Benz issued a recall in one…
Preparations for the Cyber Rodeo at Gigafactory Texas are fully underway, and Tesla seems to be preparing something special for the event’s attendees. If speculations are right, Tesla may be creating a treat for the eyes using different colored Model Ys parked in a rather special formation. Images of Model Ys from Gigafactory Texas have…
Chevrolet has resumed production of the Bolt EV and EUV following a series of battery issues that would sometimes result in spontaneous fires. General Motors, the parent company of Chevrolet, spent $1.8 billion throughout the Bolt’s battery issue saga to resolve the problems. General Motors issued a series of recalls on the affected vehicles, which were described…
Elon Musk is now Twitter’s single largest shareholder, and more recently, he was also announced as a new member of the social media company’s Board of Directors. Musk’s recent moves, however, might result in new SEC troubles. SEC filings on Monday revealed that Tesla CEO Elon Musk had taken a 9.2% stake on Twitter, making him…
A recent filing with the US Securities and Exchange Commission has revealed that Tesla and SpaceX CEO Elon Musk will be appointed as a member of Twitter’s Board of Directors. The update was related in a Form 8-K released on Tuesday. According to the Form 8-K, Musk will be serving as a Class II director for…
SpaceX’s first upgraded 33-engine Super Heavy booster appears to have passed a crucial test with surprising ease, boding well for a smooth qualification process. Attempting that test so early on did not appear to be SpaceX’s initial plan. Instead, shortly before Super Heavy Booster 4’s third and likely final removal from Starbase’s ‘orbital launch mount’…
Recent videos of the Fremont Factory suggest that Tesla is currently benchmark testing the Lucid Air in its California-based facility’s test track. This is quite impressive for Lucid, seeing as Tesla seems to be taking the Air sedan very seriously. For the longest time, the Tesla Model S was nearly untouchable. Its combination of power…
It appears that the United States Air Force is also starting to see the value of Elon Musk’s Starlink satellite internet system. Starlink was one of the options the US Air Force in Utah tested last week as a possible means to improve communications capabilities and support the operations of the F-35A Lightning II. According…
Tesla analysts from Roth Capital Partners and Deutsche Bank are confident in TSLA stock and the company’s fundamentals. Tesla delivered a whopping 310,048 vehicles in Q1 2022, setting another record for deliveries in a quarter. The company produced 305,000 cars in the first quarter. Tesla delivered 184,800 Model 3 and Model Y vehicles in Q1 2021.…
Tesla increased the price of the base Model 3 in Germany by €7,000 ($7,678.44) over the weekend from just under €42,990 ($47,158.74) to €49,990 ($54,837.53). The price hike follows a few other price increases in early March. Tesla raised the price of the Model 3 and Model Y Long Range variants in the United States and China…