🚗 General Motors (GM) is suing San Francisco, seeking a refund of over $108 million in Cruise taxes. 💸 GM alleges unfair taxation, claiming that San Francisco linked Cruise’s taxes to GM’s global revenue over a seven-year period. 🌐 The city’s approach resulted in more than $3 billion of GM’s revenue becoming subject to San…
🚗 Electric vehicle startup Canoo has delivered the first three Oklahoma-built Lifestyle Delivery Vehicles (LDVs) to the state. 💰 The state purchased the LDVs at a total of $119,850, or $39,950 per vehicle. 🏭 The LDVs were produced at Canoo’s new Oklahoma City factory using battery modules built at a facility located in Pryor. 🌱…
🚗 Tesla Model 3 Highland spotted multiple times in the U.S. this week. 🌍 The Highland model was launched in several countries this year, excluding the U.S. 🕵️♂️ Multiple sightings in California suggest a potential U.S. launch soon. 🎥 Videos and photos show uncovered Model 3 Highland units in the sightings. 🛣️ Tesla employees seen…
🚗 The Boring Company highlighted a recent appearance of the Tesla Cybertruck in its Las Vegas loop. 📸 The company shared colorful photos of the Cybertruck inside the tunnel and in the departure lobby. 🔄 The Boring Company often uses Tesla vehicles in its underground loop for passenger transportation. 🌐 The Las Vegas loop is…
🚗 Charging Woes in Philadelphia: An Uber driver’s struggles with EV charging in Philadelphia highlight the impact of city vehicles hogging local chargers, causing productivity and availability issues for private drivers. 🏙️ City’s Planning Oversights: Despite having a 261-vehicle EV fleet, the city installed only 107 EV chargers, with some poorly located and others allocated…
🌐 Tesla NACS Adapters: The switch to Tesla’s NACS plug is a major focus for 2024, with questions about implementation, adapter availability, and potential inconveniences for existing Tesla owners. 🔌 Continued NEVI Station Buildout: Despite Tesla’s NACS, non-Tesla charging networks are still expanding, with efforts to establish more stations across the United States, funded by…
🗓️ Elon Musk will hold company talks for SpaceX and Tesla next month. 📅 SpaceX’s talk is scheduled for next week, and Tesla’s will follow after the 10-K filing. 📄 Tesla’s filing suggests the company talk might happen around the end of January. 🎙️ Musk will recap accomplishments and discuss exciting plans for both companies…
🏭 The Fremont Factory, while not the most efficient, remains a significant facility for Tesla’s vehicle production. 🚗 Drone footage reveals the factory’s busy activity, especially in the end-of-quarter rush. 🅿️ Vehicles were so abundant that the employee parking area had to be used as a temporary holding lot. 📈 The factory’s high production levels…
🚗 First reported Tesla Cybertruck accident occurred in California. 🕑 The accident involved a 2023 Tesla Cybertruck and a 2009 Toyota Corolla on SR 35. 🌧️ The incident happened around 2:05 PM local time in cloudy and wet weather. 🤕 Minor injuries were reported, with the Cybertruck driver suspected to have a minor injury. 🤖…
🏭 The Lathrop Megafactory concludes Q4 with a fleet of 339 Megapack batteries. 💡 The Megapack is a crucial part of Tesla’s Energy push for grid-scale battery storage. 🌐 The Lathrop Megafactory has a planned capacity of 40 GWh and an annual target of 10,000 Megapacks. 💰 Estimated value of the Megapacks at the Lathrop…