SpaceX is about to launch the first human-rated commercial spacecraft with four astronauts this Saturday, November 14th at 7:49pm EST. This won’t be the first human SpaceX mission. This summer, NASA astronauts Bob Behnken and Doug Hurley rocketed into Earth’s orbit and docked at the International Space Station aboard the company’s Crew Dragon spacecraft. They…
CEO Elon Musk noted that this was Tesla’s “best quarter in history” during Tesla’s Q3 2020 earnings call. Most of the sales came from the automotive sector of Tesla. However, if you look closely, as this side continues to expand, you can see the leaves of Tesla’s energy business quickly unfolding. The Motley Fool noticed…
Recently, Rivian announced pricing for its latest models of electric pickup trucks, the R1T and R1S, scheduled for delivery in the second half of 2021. We can now compare their basic features and cost with the iconic Tesla Cybertruck that was unveiled last year. Rivian has confirmed that the Launch Edition will be its first…
We’d like to thank all the veterans who have sacrificed their freedom to defend our own on this Veteran’s Day 2020. Let’s take a look back at how Tesla celebrated the veterans who have served in the military over the years. The electric car company has depicted an admiration for those who struggled to keep…
It took Tesla a while before it was able to start a serious ramp on its Solar Roof tiles, but it seems to be worth the wait. As the electric car manufacturer continues to expand its solar roof facilities in the United States, it is becoming obvious that the aesthetically appealing solar shingles are a…
Tesla recently revealed that its forthcoming electric vehicle sedan will no longer include two separate regenerative braking options. The automaker is now getting ready to launch a refreshed version of its Model 3 mass-market sedan. A wide range of new changes, including add-on features and some new styling elements, are expected for the upcoming version…
Tesla’s Full Self-Driving beta is capable of driving on inner-city highways, and the advanced driver-assist system has shown some remarkable driving behaviors since its limited introduction to select participants of the company’s Early Access Program. The capacity to execute a smooth 180-degree forced turn is among these. One of his most recent real-world experiments, which…
After Tesla’s watershed event, Battery Day, many wondered why Tesla was introducing their own battery cell? Why not work with their oldest battery partner Panasonic? Sure enough, Panasonic recently teased more information about how the company is working with Tesla on developing the new 4680 battery cell for mass production at Giga Nevada. The Japanese firm is stepping up. In the Financial…
Elon Musk recently shared some information about Tesla’s mRNA microfactories for the production of CureVac’s COVID vaccine. CureVac released a press release in February 2019 that referred to a bioreactor called The RNA Printer. Musk’s recent tweet provided some information about the Tesla bioreactor developed for mRNA vaccine initiatives by CureVac. “Tesla makes the RNA…
The war between gas-powered and all-electric vehicles has reached fever point, and for conventional fossil-fuel cars, things are not exactly looking positive. Combined with all-wheel-drive, the instant torque delivery of the electric motor gives Tesla vehicles such as the Model S Performance and smaller Model 3 the ability to bolt off the line with serious…