CAFE penalties — those costs associated with automakers that fail to meet Corporate Average Fuel Economy standards — are under scrutiny right now. The Biden administration and a US appeals court are under pressure to move quickly to raise civil penalties for automakers failing to meet fuel economy requirements. At stake could be up to…
Tesla (NASDAQ: TSLA) announced new updates for its plans for the 2021 Annual Shareholder Meeting. The meeting will take place on Thursday, October 7th, 2021, at 5:30 PM EST, 2:30 PM PST. Tesla has officially announced that the Annual Shareholder Meeting will move from its Fremont, California, vehicle production facility to Austin, Texas, where Tesla…
After months of waiting, Tesla owners who wish to take part in the company’s FSD Beta program could now formally request the advanced driver-assist system to be loaded into their vehicle. The release of the “Request FSD Beta” button comes before the rollout of FSD Beta 10.1, which is expected to be distributed to the…
Volvo Cars has announced that it will be taking an ethical stand for animal welfare in its electric vehicles. On September 23rd, the Swedish automaker officially announced that every new fully-electric Volvo model will come with a completely leather-free interior, starting with the C40 Recharge. In 2030, when Volvo’s entire fleet transitions to electric-only powertrains,…
A few members of the Tesla community are going on their own Inspiration adventure to raise funds for St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital. Inspired by the Inspiration4 SpaceX Mission, they are using Tesla Autopilot as much as possible to journey across America. The goal is to raise $69,420 for St. Jude’s Cancer Research. Warren and Steve…
Tesla is set to release its newest version of the Full Self-Driving Beta later tonight via a software update. Among the improvements is set to be the long-awaited arrival of the “Beta Button,” which will allow owners to potentially join the Beta program, giving them full access to the most recent release of the FSD…
Tesla Gigafactory Berlin is quietly moving towards its start of operations. While the facility’s development has been largely overshadowed by the progress of projects such as Gigafactory Texas, the last official step for Giga Berlin’s final approval has begun through a virtual hearing by mail. The process may take several weeks, but after this stage,…
During an Italian tech event that was streamed on Friday, Tesla CEO Elon Musk predicted that the ongoing semiconductor crisis would likely be over next year. Musk also noted that he believes the global chip shortage issue is a “short term” problem and not one that would be true for the long term. The Tesla…
Tesla has broken ground on its first Megafactory in Lathrop, California. The facility will produce Tesla’s Megapack, a large-scale energy storage product utilized by sizeable sustainable energy products to store excessive amounts of energy produced from solar panels. Images of the Megafactory were first shared by Tesla Club of San Joaquin Valley via Facebook user…
Tesla Insurance is poised to launch in Texas next month and New York in 2022, according to CEO Elon Musk, who gave additional details regarding the electric automaker’s insurance initiative on Twitter last night. In August 2019, Tesla launched its in-house insurance program in California, offering lower rates due to the company’s understanding of its…