When rumors of the Tesla Model S Plaid started emerging, many were excited to see the company’s new flagship sedan. It takes something special, after all, to dethrone the Model S “Raven” Performance, a vehicle that is already capable of humbling supercars on the quarter-mile. But while the specs of the Plaid definitely did not […]
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BMW CEO Oliver Zipse recently shared a warning about the auto sector’s impending retirement of the internal combustion engine. According to the executive, a premature end to the internal combustion engine would not be preferable, and it probably won’t be good for the environment either. Zipse’s comments were shared during a closed-door meeting of the […]
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Tesla’s request for tax breaks for imported electric vehicles in India was recently met with a stern rejection, with Vivek Johri, chairman of the Central Board of Indirect Taxes and Customs, noting on Thursday that other companies are adapting to the country’s current rules without any issues. Johri noted that India’s rules already allow automakers […]
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Tesla’s Gigafactory Berlin may still be waiting for its final approval, but this does not mean that work on the Grünheide site has stagnated. As could be seen in recently taken photos and videos of the expansive electric vehicle production facility, Tesla’s Germany team remains hard at work in the buildout of Giga Berlin and […]
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Ford and Sunrun are working together to create a home energy storage solution that’s centered around the F-150 Lightning. Sunrun would be the preferred installer for the Lightning’s home charging solutions in select service areas, giving customers the opportunity to power their trucks with renewable energy. With this system in place, F-150 Lightning customers would […]
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Tesla is rolling out an over-the-air software update to fix a seat belt chime issue that may result in drivers not being aware that they are not buckled in. The recall covers a total of 817,143 vehicles, comprised of 2021-2022 Tesla Model S, 2021-2022 Tesla Model X, 2017-2022 Tesla Model 3, and 2020-2022 Tesla Model […]
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Just days since reports emerged that the first solar panels in Tesla’s Gigafactory Texas facility were being set up, the number of solar panels that have already been installed at the roof of the massive electric vehicle production facility has grown significantly. The progress of Gigafactory Texas’ solar panel installation was captured in a recent […]
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New York State officials have noted that Tesla has far exceeded its job and investment commitments for Gigafactory New York. The facility was created with the goal of bringing in over 2,000 jobs to New York State, including 1,460 jobs in Western New York. As per the state, Tesla reported that it had a total […]
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Over 42,000 Tesla supporters are now urging President Joe Biden to acknowledge Tesla’s undeniable leadership in the American electric vehicle sector. The initiative was started as a Change.org petition a few days ago, and it has garnered 42,522 signatures as of writing. According to the Tesla supporters, the US President has shown a tendency to ignore Tesla’s […]
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Just as indicated in the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration’s (NHTSA) Safety Recall Report, Tesla has started rolling out an over-the-air software update that removes FSD Beta’s ability to perform “rolling stops.” The function was deemed by the NHTSA as a driving behavior that may increase the risk of collisions. Images of FSD Beta 10.10’s […]
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