At the time of Tesla’s last Battery Day in September last year, two announcements caught people’s attention. The biggest fuss was made about the hint that Tesla would have a $25,000 car in just a few years’ time. But the more immediate news was the announcement of a new cell type called the 4680, due …
GM confirmed that it is halting Bolt EV and EUV production until “LG can supply defect-free battery cells” for the electric vehicles. For months, we have been reporting on the mounting pressure to have GM recall the Bolt EV after several cars caught on fire while charging. Everything pointed to a similar battery defect as …
Tesla CEO Elon Musk recently pledged to expedite the company’s ramp of its physical service centers, even as the company expands its mobile service fleet. A Tesla Model 3 Performance owner asked Elon Musk when Tesla would open more service centers in the Northeastern United States. The owner, @JeffTutorials, informed Musk that he received a …
The Tesla Model Y has boosted Tesla’s presence and sales in Europe. Charts that track EV sales in Europe reveal that Tesla Model Y sales have already exceeded numbers from legacy automakers in Norway, including Volkswagen, Ford, and Audi. In terms of the full transition to electric vehicles, Norway might be considered the closest to …
Tesla chief executive Elon Musk has signaled concern over Nvidia ‘s $40 billion bid for chip technology company Arm, adding to the group of companies and executives that have vocally opposed the deal. His opposition didn’t do much to Nvidia (ticker: NVDA) stock, though. Shares ended Monday up 0.2%, at $226.884. The S&P 500 gained 0.4%. The Dow Jones Industrial Average finished …
Last week, Tesla Energy Ventures, a new subsidiary of electric car maker Tesla Inc. (TSLA), filed an application to become a retail electricity provider in the state of Texas. According to reports, the company plans to sell electricity drawn from the grid to customers and from its battery storage products. Its grid transaction software may …
Last week, Tesla Energy Ventures, a new subsidiary of electric car maker Tesla Inc. (TSLA), filed an application to become a retail electricity provider in the state of Texas. According to reports, the company plans to sell electricity drawn from the grid to customers and from its battery storage products. Its grid transaction software may …
Tesla has started shipping updated Model S sedans with its unique steering yoke. The rectangular steerer is one of the more controversial features Tesla has released lately. Tech reviewer Marques Brownlee went through his issues with the yoke in a recent video. Tesla caused a stir in January when it announced that it was reinventing …
Now that Ford has started delivering the Performance variant of the Mustang Mach-E all-electric crossover, the GT configuration is heading to the drag strip to test its mettle in the all-too-common proving ground for performance vehicles. On the heels of taking delivery of their own Mach-E GT in mid-August, Ford Mach-E Forum member 0t60-3.5 hit …
A Tesla Model 3 struck a Florida Highway Patrol (FHP) trooper’s vehicle on Saturday just weeks after the NHTSA established an investigation into the semi-autonomous driving functionality. While the driver and FHP confirmed the vehicle was operating on Autopilot, it is unclear if the driving assistance feature is to blame for the accident. According to …