The results of the annual BloombergNEF (BNEF) battery price survey are in, and they are quite impressive. As indicated by the research service firm, battery prices across the industry have fallen 13% from 2019. And for the first time ever, battery pack prices of less than $100 per kWh have been reported. Achieving $100 per…
It appears that Tesla’s efforts in pursuing battery recycling are about to pay off. If recent rumors in the electric vehicle sphere prove accurate, Tesla may very well be on the cusp of producing Model 3 and Model Y battery packs using recycled materials. Such a solution has the potential to become a game-changer in…
While construction on Tesla’s Cybertruck factory, Giga Texas, seems to be moving on schedule, Hot Wheels appears to be experiencing some form of “production hell” of its own with the 1:10 and 1:64 scale versions of the all-electric pickup truck. Recent emails to preorder holders of the Tesla Cybertruck Hot Wheels edition revealed that their…
Elon Musk’s Boring Company recently submitted plans to add stops outside the Las Vegas Convention Center Loop (LVCC) with destinations to Caesars Entertainment properties in the city. The additional stops will be part of The Boring Company’s Vegas Loop. The tunneling company has submitted land use applications to Clark County Nevada. It includes plans for…
When a Tesla Model 3 yellow taxi was approved by the New York City Taxi & Limousine Commission (TLC), the EV automaker’s supportive community was excited to see it on the road. Now the Model 3 NY yellow taxi has been cruising through the Big Apple, offering rides along the way, for more than a…
The parent company of one of Tesla’s Tier-1 suppliers is making some serious moves in the growing electric vehicle sector. As mentioned in recent reports, Wanfeng Auto Wheel, the parent company of Tesla supplier Meridian Lightweight Technologies, has expressed its commitment to providing the best lightweight solutions for new vehicles, particularly those in the EV…
Tesla’s Full Self-Driving beta seems to be getting cooler by the week. In a recent set of updates, noted Tesla hacker-owner @greentheonly found what could very well be one of the coolest features of the advanced driver-assist suite to date: augmented reality view. With the AR view enabled, Tesla owners could view exactly what their cars could…
A Tesla enthusiast who purchased a second-hand Model 3 from a Florida car dealership website has paid a steep price after his vehicle turned out to be a previously totaled unit. This was despite the Model 3 being sold on the second-hand market as a clean title vehicle, and the fact that its Carfax report…
A new simulation of The Boring Company’s Las Vegas Convention Center Loop has revealed that the tunnel system has the potential to move over 20,000 people per hour. That is, at least, if the company employs its planned high-capacity AEV people-mover, which is expected to be built on the Model X and have a seating…
Tesla enjoyed a major Wall Street rally in 2020. A once-small, potentially unsuccessful automotive company’s meteoric rise is truly a prime example of the American economy working to the dreamer’s advantage. Tesla was out of funding at one time and had to ask investors to funnel in more funds in order to keep its doors…