Longtime Tesla battery supplier Panasonic is working on new innovations that could increase its cells’ density by 20% by 2030. If achieved, the improvements could boost the driving range of electric vehicles even if the cars use the same battery packs they are equipped with today. In the case of the Tesla Model Y, the…
Elon Musk announced that Tesla’s next software update would give drivers the ability to adjust the activation temperature of the automatic Cabin Overheat Protection feature. The Cabin Overheat Protection feature is a climate control system available in Tesla vehicles. The feature can reduce the cabin’s temperature in extremely hot conditions for several hours. According to…
Ford is telling owners of some of its most popular, current, internal combustion powered SUVs to park their vehicles outside after a series of engine fires that happened even when the ignition switches were off. Back in May, Ford recalled nearly 40,000 Ford Expedition and Lincoln Navigator SUVs after telling owners to park them outdoors and away from…
Tesla’s partnership with Hertz has expanded to sixteen new cities, including Boston, Las Vegas, New York City, Philadelphia, and San Diego, among many others. Tesla and Hertz struck a non-signed deal late last year that would see 100,000 all-electric vehicles from the Elon Musk-headed company make their way to the rental agency. Since then, Tesla…
Rivian Automotive will cut around five percent of its workforce in areas where it has grown too quickly, according to a report from Bloomberg. Rivian is continuing to hire new employees, however, according to numerous LinkedIn postings from the same day it reportedly stated it would begin reducing its headcount in other areas. Citing people familiar…
The Rimac Nevera all-electric hypercar has four motors, a 120-kilowatt-hour battery, and a $2.1 million price tag. New certifications of the vehicle from the Environmental Protection Agency and California Air Resource Board now give the Nevera a new metric: range, and it sits at 287.28 miles per charge, according to the documents. Rimac’s humble beginnings as…
Tesla China may have encountered a lot of challenges in the second quarter, but the company seems extremely intent on bouncing back with a vengeance this Q3. Initial hints of these efforts were observed recently when drone videos taken at the Luchao Port, about 6 kilometers away from Giga Shanghai, showed a massive fleet of…
During the Cyber Rodeo event last April, Elon Musk noted that 2023 would finally be the year when Tesla would start producing the Semi. Continuous testing of the all-electric Class 8 vehicles on public roads suggests that this might definitely be the case. Unlike in previous years when Semi sightings were far and between and…
Tesla and Pacific Gas and Electric (PG&E) invitd 25,000 customers to create the world’s largest distributed battery to support grid reliability, the utility announced. We knew about this partnership in June when the two companies announced they were working together to launch a virtual power plant (VPP) program. The program allows homeowners with a Tesla Powerwall to send…
Tesla’s Full Self-Driving (FSD) Beta quickly reacted to a pedestrian exiting their car. In a video posted by @WholeMarsBlog, you can see the pedestrian on the right side as they opened the door and stepped out of the car. Tesla’s FSD Beta was quick to respond and it happened in under 7 seconds. As you…