Seventy percent of Canada without Starlink should have it later this year, according to a tweet from Elon Musk. Starlink, which is designed to provide high-speed internet access to everywhere on earth, is still unavailable in some parts of the world. The internet service was recently deployed in Antarctica at McMurdo Station making it available on all…
Lincoln President Joy Falotico has stated that she expects dealership numbers to shrink to below 600 stores by the end of the year. According to a recent interview conducted by Automotive News, the luxury Ford brand is expecting its total number of dealerships to shrink to under 600 nationally by the end of the year. Automotive News’ dealership census…
President Biden openly took credit for EV sales tripling under his leadership today on Twitter while ignoring Tesla’s contributions. “Since I took office, electric vehicle sales have tripled,” he said, adding that every EV sold is a win against climate change. Although he may actually be in office while Tesla is leading in EV sales, the U.S.…
Renault Group’s Dacia brand has unveiled a concept EV offroader for the apocalypse; the Dacia Manifesto. Imagine you are enjoying champagne in the South of France when you hear that the government is collapsing, or there is a zombie outbreak, or some other world-ending disaster of your choosing. Renault Group’s Dacia brand has the exact vehicle for…
A Tesla Model S Plaid left a $3.6 million Bugatti Chiron behind a couple of times in a drag and roll race at the Triple F Raceway in a new video by DragTimes. The Tesla Model S Plaid with its 1,020 horsepower and the Bugatti Chiron with its 1,500 horsepower faced off on the track. Although the Plaid…
Tesla is still planning to build electric vehicle battery cells in Germany at Giga Berlin, and faster than previously projected. This contradicts reports earlier this week that Tesla was delaying battery production in Germany with intentions to prioritize cell manufacturing in the United States, which would help the automaker benefit from recent government incentives. Earlier…
Ford’s Mustang Mach-E actually helped keep its gas-powered counterpart, the original Mustang, in production, CEO Jim Farley explained at the Detroit Auto Show on Wednesday. Farley, whose Ford has been arguably the most committed legacy automaker to the electric vehicle transition, said the popularity of the electric Mustang Mach-E, which was first delivered in 2020…
New York State’s “Drive Clean” EV rebate program has run out of money, according to the state agency that runs the rebate program. This morning, u/fiehlsport posted on r/electricvehicles on Reddit that the “Clean Drive” EV rebate program had contacted him and that he would no longer be recieving the funds he applied for because the program…
In a court filing on Thursday, Tesla CEO Elon Musk accused Twitter of fraud. According to the CEO’s legal team, Twitter’s alleged decision to conceal flaws in its data security — as highlighted by whistleblower and former Twitter security chief Peiter “Mudge” Zatko — amounted to fraud and a breach of contract by the social media company. …
Back in February, SpaceX introduced a high-performance satellite internet solution that was specifically designed for businesses. The higher-tier kit is a step above the standard Starlink system, with its larger dish that features double the antenna capability to its faster internet speeds. Inasmuch as the service was attractive, however, there was one issue: it costs…