Canada’s federal government is trying to convince Canadian pensions to finance construction of a dozen EV battery plants in the country. The financial plan aims to build electric vehicle battery production facilities as Canada seeks to become a “supplier of choice” for EV automakers. François-Philippe Champagne– CDN’s Minister of Innovation, Science, and Industry–talked about pensions…
TrueCar has released their estimates for September, and they anticipate that Tesla sales will be 63.4% higher year over year. TrueCar estimates auto sales each month, and this month, they estimate that Tesla will grow sales by 63% compared to the same time last year. However, TrueCarr doesn’t assess Tesla as the fastest growing automaker in September;…
A Tesla owner in Phoenix Arizona, Jeff, shared more details about his recent struggles with getting his car repaired. Teslarati recently reported on a story shared by Wham Baam TeslaCam who connected Jeff with us. There have been some updates to Jeff’s story since his submission to the popular YouTube channel. Jeff’s story will air this Sunday on Wham Baam TeslaCam. Jeff and…
Being a Tesla employee definitely has its perks, but if an incident at an Austin Supercharger is any indication, it appears that working for the electric vehicle maker could also come with some risks. One Tesla employee seemed to have learned this the hard way after arguing with a non-Tesla driver who initially blocked a…
GM’s Cruise driverless robotaxi service has been rolled out to San Francisco successfully, but the cars themselves have caused some headaches for motorists in the city. This is represented by several incidents involving Cruise’s driverless robotaxis causing issues in traffic due to technical difficulties. Just last week, at least three of Cruise’s robotaxis were reportedly…
Tesla (NASDAQ: TSLA) has officially welcomed Airbnb co-founder Joe Gebbia to its Board of Directors after departing the company this past Summer after 14 years. Tesla filed an 8-K with the SEC to reveal a new blog post to its website stating that Gebbia has joined Tesla’s Board of Directors, effective September 25. “Gebbia, a designer and…
Mark Cuban-backed Natrion has unveiled its latest developments in solid-state battery manufacturing with the new LISIC278 separator in a traditional pouch cell. The separator allows for a higher thermal resistance than other EV batteries, decreasing the risk of fires and combustion. Additionally, the cell showed a 40 percent increase in the charge rate compared to…
It appears that Hertz’s bet on electric vehicles like Teslas is paying off. During a recent interview, Hertz CEO Stephen Scherr highlighted that the all-electric vehicles in the company’s fleet of rental cars are seeing a lot of demand. Hertz made headlines almost a year ago when the American car rental giant placed an order for…
Every Tesla enthusiast who has followed the company over the years would know that CEO Elon Musk tends to be very optimistic with his forecasts. He also has a tendency to hype products and innovations prior to their release. FSD Beta 10.69 is a notable example of this. This is one of the reasons why…
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…