Electric vehicles are getting progressively better, and this is especially evident in the Department of Energy’s highest MPGe list for Model Year 2022 EVs. As per data from the DOE, 17 electric vehicle models achieved 100 miles per gallon of gasoline-equivalent (MPGe) or higher. MPGe represents the “fuel economy” of electric cars in a unit…
Elon Musk’s deposition by Twitter is rescheduled for October 6-7, which might be better for the media company. Musk’s deposition was initially scheduled for this week. Earlier this week, news broke that Musk and Twitter CEO Parag Agrawal were trying to reschedule their depositions. Agrawal’s deposition was delayed as well. Court filings show that Musk’s deposition was…
Elon Musk shared an idea for a men’s cologne on Twitter and he was most likely trolling us. However, today isn’t April 1st so you never can tell with Elon. If you love the smell of burnt hair then perhaps, his cologne would be welcome. https://twitter.com/elonmusk/status/1574895951973449729?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw%7Ctwcamp%5Etweetembed%7Ctwterm%5E1574895951973449729%7Ctwgr%5Ef860dd2d75ce8627a1f8b81aed0475cf3eed1251%7Ctwcon%5Es1_c10&ref_url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.teslarati.com%2Felon-musk-mens-cologne%2F Elon Musk’s surname has had many a meme made…
A Tesla owner in Phoenix, Arizona, has been having a hard time getting his car repaired. The accident wasn’t his fault yet Tesla-certified repair shops are not accepting Geico due to the insurance company refusing to pay the costs to repair a Tesla. Although the Tesla owner wasn’t at fault for the accident, he is…
General Motors’ past efforts to battle tougher fuel economy rules seem to be coming back to haunt the veteran automaker’s electric vehicle initiatives. Despite the pro-EV narrative presented by the company and executives such as CEO Mary Barra, skeptics of the automaker’s EV focus remain. GM recently joined forces with the Environmental Defense Fund (EDF)…
Uber has announced a partnership with Stellantis brand Free2Move to offer electric vehicles to drivers on a rental system. Uber has recently been attempting to electrify the available vehicles on their app, setting a goal of offering no gas-powered rides on their app by 2030. One way the brand has been doing this is by making…
Tesla’s Giga Texas solar roof installation is visible from space. Satellites photos taken of the factory show quite a bit of progress. Building Tesla, a website that compiles satellite, drone, and video footage of various Tesla factories, recently shared before and after satellite photos. The photos were provided by the European Space Agency’s Sentinal 2…
A recent court filing from Twitter has shown that Tesla CEO Elon Musk was texting Oracle Corporation co-founder Larry Ellison just hours before he announced that he was pausing his attempt to acquire the social media company. As per Twitter’s court filing, Musk and Ellison had exchanged multiple text messages starting May 12 through 12:20…
Hertz has partnered with BP to place EV chargers at existing Hertz locations nationally. Hertz announced today that it had entered a Memorandum of Understanding with BP to place the company’s Pulse EV charging stations at Hertz locations. This is part of Hertz’s larger plan to aggressively electrify and offer customers the best electric vehicle…
Tesla shares (NASDAQ:TSLA) are showing some momentum on Tuesday amid reports of the company’s strong end-of-quarter push and optimistic forecasts for China in Q4 2022. Tesla has maintained that it intends to end 2022 with a delivery growth of about 50% compared to the previous year. Such a target is ambitious, especially since Tesla delivered…