Update: A “minor medical issue involving one of [the] crew members” has forced NASA to delay Crew-3 a bit less than four more days from early November 3rd to 11:36 pm EDT (03:36 UTC), Saturday, November 6th. Falcon 9 and Crew Dragon are in good health and will remain vertical at Pad 39A. https://twitter.com/Commercial_Crew/status/1455258817818734599?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw Poor sea…
Tesla stock (NASDAQ: TSLA) has surged over 50% in a single month for the first time since October 2020. It marks the first time in one year that the electric automaker has experienced a drastic spike in its stock price and valuation, and two massive events triggered both rises. Last week, Tesla locked in a…
Over the weekend, SpaceX has installed the last of its first orbital-class Starship’s six Raptor engines, setting the prototype up for one or several record-breaking tests later this week. Tentatively scheduled as early as 10am to 6pm CDT on Monday, November 1st, the next test up on Starship 20’s (S20) docket will likely be its third static…
Tesla has formally launched a pilot for its Non-Tesla Supercharger Network access program at 10 locations in the Netherlands. With the program in place, even Non-Tesla drivers would be able to enjoy the rapid speed and reliability of the Supercharger Network. Interested EV drivers who wish to try out the company’s Superchargers are advised to…
Earlier this year, Elon Musk noted that Tesla would likely open its expansive Supercharger Network to non-Tesla EVs by the end of the year. According to the CEO, non-Tesla drivers who wish to access the Supercharger Network would simply need to use the company’s mobile app to connect to an available charging stall to initiate a charging…
China-based Ganfeng Lithium Co Ltd, which currently stands as the world’s top lithium company by market cap, and its unit, GFL International Co Ltd, recently announced that they had signed a supply deal with American electric vehicle maker Tesla. As per the lithium company, the deal is intended to supply battery-grade lithium products to Tesla…
Mainstream electric vehicles have been around for some time, and they are only getting more and more ubiquitous. Yet despite this, incidents of non-electric cars — whether unintentionally or intentionally — blocking EV charging stations (a practice known as ICE-ing) still happen on a relatively regular basis. This is especially true for Tesla Superchargers. Being…
Amid a flurry of deliveries and work on several new Starship boosters, SpaceX is preparing the first truly finished Super Heavy for its next steps. Partially completed by early September, Super Heavy Booster 4 (B4) supported SpaceX’s iconic ‘full stack’ fit test back on August 6th before returning to the build site but has mostly…
Malaysian government officials are petitioning and working toward making electric vehicles exempt from taxes, including import and excise duties, as well as road taxes. During his address to Parliament earlier this week, Malaysian finance minister Tengku Datuk Seri Zafrul Tengku Abdul Aziz cited the reduction of pollutants and better air quality as the main indicators…
Lucid Group (NASDAQ: LCID) said it would report its earnings for the third quarter of 2021 on Monday, November 15th at 2 PM PT or 5 PM ET. The call will likely be Lucid’s most interesting to date. The company announced earlier this week that it would begin deliveries of the Air Dream Edition sedan on Saturday,…