A gas company operating in Norway recently made history when it decided to replace all of its gas pumps at one of its stations with electric vehicle fast chargers. The update comes as Norway continues its aggressive push towards EV adoption, which is currently being augmented by the arrival of popular electric cars like the […]
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The launch of the Tesla Model Y is, in several ways, an understated and undramatic event. There were no surprise vehicles at the end of the crossover’s presentation, nor were there any announcements about the number of pre-orders the electric car maker received for the seven-seater. Tesla has been pretty quiet about the Model Y […]
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The start of Gigafactory 3’s operations appears to be drawing closer, with Tesla’s China division posting a series of new job listings directly related to the manufacture and promotion of the Model 3. Amidst these updates, footage taken of the Gigafactory 3 complex suggests that the preparations for Phase 2 construction are hitting their stride. […]
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Exxon CEO Darren Woods recently expressed his doubts about the transportation sector’s transition to electric vehicles. In comments during the 2019 Oil and Gas Climate Initiative meet, the CEO extended a rather blunt dismissal of EVs, suggesting that the zero-emissions vehicles will serve little purpose if they remained charged by a coal-powered grid. Woods’ comments […]
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The Boring Company’s upcoming Loop project at the Las Vegas Convention Center appears to be coming to life, with the first images of the startup’s dig site emerging online. Images that have emerged of the startup’s activities reveal that The Boring Company has started shipping parts of a tunnel boring machine to Las Vegas, with […]
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The organizers of Cars & Coffee Yorktown, NY have issued a pledge for change to Tesla owners after a recent meetup among its members resulted in a Supercharger getting mass-blocked by non-Tesla vehicles. The update comes as images made the rounds online depicting a multi-stall charging station being completely taken over by muscle cars and […]
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Industry sources have suggested that LG Chem, a company reportedly tapped by Tesla as one of its battery suppliers for its Shanghai-based factory, has begun the mass production of 2170 cells for the Model 3 in its Nanjing factory. According to South Korean tech publication THEELEC, LG Chem is producing NCM 811 battery cells for […]
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It appears that Tesla has started conducting trial assembly runs of its Model 3 sedan in Gigafactory 3. The recent update comes through a leak posted in Chinese social media platform Weibo, which depicted a partially-built white and blue Model 3 passing through a section of the Shanghai-based facility’s assembly lines. The recently leaked image […]
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Following its visit to Pixar HQ for the esteemed animation studio’s green day celebration for employees, the Tesla Semi headed to the headquarters of another reservation holder: veteran transportation, logistics, and warehousing company Yandell Truckaway, which as been in the trucking business since 1945. Yandell had ordered 10 units of the Semi’s 300-mile version for […]
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The results of Tesla’s brief time in Germany’s famed Nürburgring racetrack were impressive. During their stay, Tesla’s two Model S “Plaid” powertrain prototypes showcased great potential, at one point finishing a hand-timed lap of 7 minutes 23 seconds, about 20 seconds faster than the Porsche Taycan, a vehicle that was honed on the historic racecourse. […]
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