Tesla CEO Elon Musk visited Gigafactory Berlin recently. Musk met with a few people in Brandenburg, including Economics Minister Jörg Steinbach. Steinbach revealed the contents of his meeting with Elon Musk following their evening meeting. “Very relaxed evening meeting with Elon Musk, D. Woidke, co-workers on both sides and myself,” the Minister tweeted. “In an…
After a much-anticipated GAO denial of Blue Origin and Dynetics protests over NASA’s decision to solely award SpaceX a contract to turn Starship into a crewed Moon lander, an in-depth (but heavily redacted) document explaining that decision was released on August 10th. Aside from ruthlessly tearing both companies’ protests limb from limb, the US Government…
Articles and videos aimed at prospective electric vehicle buyers are everywhere these days, and more than a few of them focus on charging. The first question the EV-curious ask invariably has to do with charging, and seemingly every consumer media outlet is trying to answer those questions for their readers, with varying degrees of success. …
Four months after SpaceX gave up on catching Falcon fairings and stripped and returned a pair of leased ships it had modified for that purpose, the company’s permanent fairing recovery solution has just come into focus. The April 2021 departure of GO Ms Tree (formerly Mr. Steven) and GO Ms Chief from SpaceX’s East Coast…
Tesla CEO Elon Musk has landed in Brandenburg near Giga Berlin today from Tuscany, Italy, after a short holiday. Musk arrives in Germany just days before German Chancellor Candidate Armin Laschet plans to visit Tesla’s European factory ahead of the election. According to dedicated Musk Jet Trackers available online, Musk landed in Berlin, Brandenburg, around…
In a bit of déjà vu, SpaceX’s Falcon rockets have secured yet another contract to launch a commercial Moon lander – this time from company Intuitive Machines. SpaceX’s eighth Moon lander launch contract overall and seventh scheduled Moon lander mission in the 2020s, Intuitive Machines revealed its third contract with SpaceX – a mission known…
The opposition against Gigafactory Berlin seems to be at a steady decline. As per a statement from Environment Minister Axel Vogel (Greens) on Wednesday at the State Parliament’s Environment Committee, the Brandenburg State Office for the Environment (LfU) has received only 44 objections against the latest plans for Giga Berlin to date. The 44 objections were raised…
Tesla recently filed to produce five Model Y variants in Giga Shanghai with China’s Ministry of Industry and Information Technology (MIIT). The filings hint that Giga Shanghai has indeed become Tesla’s main export hub. Tesla China submitted filings for two Standard Range Model Y variants, both of which are equipped with a 60 kWh battery…
Apple is talking with multiple EV component manufacturers in Korea, according to an industry source. The US tech giant plans to start producing an all-electric vehicle in the next few years and seems to be laying the groundwork for the Apple Car’s supply chain already. “Apple officials have been in Korea for business talks with…
Mercedes-Benz announced today that it has started accepting orders for the EQS all-electric sedan, starting at €106,374.10 for its base model. Deliveries will begin in Germany by the end of September and in the United States in Q4. In development for several years, Mercedes-Benz unveiled the EQS on April 15th, aiming to take a stab at…