🚗 Xiaomi unveils SU7 Ultra, a hypercar variant of SU7 EV. 🏁 The SU7 Ultra is designed to compete at Germany’s Nürburgring track. ⚡ Features include a top speed of over 350 km/h and 0-100 km/h in 1.97 seconds. 🔋 Equipped with a CATL Qilin fast-charging battery, charges fully in under 12 minutes. 🏎 SU7…
🕶️ Tesla’s FSD v12.5 will allow drivers to wear sunglasses without prompts. 🚗 v12.5 will merge city and highway driving software stacks. ⏰ Release date of FSD v12.5 is still unclear. 🛻 FSD v12.5 is expected to support the Cybertruck. 🧪 Low levels of intervention are delaying FSD updates. 📊 Tesla uses Shadow Mode to…
🚗 Elon Musk responded to Trump’s promise to end the Biden administration’s “EV mandate” on Day One. 🔋 Musk indicated that Tesla welcomes a market without specific EV subsidies. 🗳️ The EV mandate has become a partisan issue, with Trump expressing a generally anti-EV stance. 💬 Musk clarified on social media that Tesla does not…
🏗️ Tesla’s Megapacks will support France’s largest battery energy storage system. 🔋 The project, in Nantes Saint-Nazaire Harbour, will provide power for over 170,000 homes for two hours. 🗓️ Expected to be connected to the grid by next summer and fully operational by the end of 2025. 💡 The site was previously a coal, gas,…
🚀 Tesla’s Giga Shanghai is operating at full capacity to meet stronger demand. 📈 Higher demand is anticipated in China and other export markets. 💼 Barclays analysts associate increased production with stronger demand. 🔢 Tesla aims to deliver higher numbers in the second half of 2024. 🚗 So far, 830,766 cars have been delivered in…
🚚 A Tesla Cybertruck owner’s small business had to halt operations due to a vandalism incident. 💔 All windows of the Tesla Cybertruck were broken in broad daylight. ⏳ Tesla informed the owner that window replacements wouldn’t be available until September. 🚨 The vandal, identified as Courtney Piotrowski, was caught by police shortly after the…
🌳 Tesla Giga Berlin planted 1 million trees in 2024. 🎥 Tesla Manufacturing shared a video showcasing the tree-planting effort. 🌲 Björn, a Ranger, was hired to ensure environmental considerations were met. ⚽ Nearly 450 soccer fields have been “afforested” by Tesla’s project. 🚜 A special machine was developed to plant the large number of…
🚗 Tesla introduces a unique incentive for Model 3 Performance and Model X AWD. 💰 The incentive helps these models qualify for the federal tax credit under the IRA. 🎨 Model 3 Performance buyers get complimentary premium paint if they add Full Self-Driving (FSD). 🛋️ Model X AWD buyers receive complimentary seating options, including a…
🚗 Ford is benchmarking a new camouflaged all-electric pickup truck with the Tesla Cybertruck. 🌟 The new Ford pickup features standout characteristics such as apparent hub motors and higher payload capacity than the F-150 Lightning. 📷 Spy shots revealed the Ford truck has eight-lug wheels and underbody brush camouflage. 💪 The mysterious pickup truck appears…
🚀 Tesla updated its app to help conserve EV battery and range. 🕵️♂️ Phantom battery drain is a common issue for EV owners. 📸 Sentry Mode has been identified as a major cause of range loss. 📱 The Tesla app also contributed to range loss by waking the vehicle unnecessarily. 🔄 Version 4.35.0 of the…