The big land of big cowboys driving big trucks has actually been fairly supportive of EVs. The state previously offered $2,500 rebates for EVs under a year-long program that ended in 2015 (a total of 1,896 rebates were awarded, out of 2,000 available). Now the Lone Star State has established a new incentive program under… Read more »
Electrify America partners with Simon to install fast chargers at 30 US shopping centers
Electrify America is teaming up with mall operator Simon Property Group to install DC fast charging stations at more than 30 Simon properties throughout the US. The first installation will open in June at Gulfport Premium Outlets in Gulfport, Mississippi. Other locations soon to be electrified include malls in San Francisco, Los Angeles, Ontario, Orlando,… Read more »
Tesla’s “responsible sourcing” policy for cobalt and other exotics
How do you solve a problem like cobalt? The blue metallic element is used in significant quantities in EV batteries, but half the world’s supply of comes from the Democratic Republic of Congo, a war-torn land in which child labor is common. Several automakers are already taking steps to reduce their use of the costly… Read more »
Why emergency braking systems sometimes hit parked cars and lane dividers
Recent Tesla Autopilot crashes hold a lesson for the whole industry.
Tesla releases new Autopilot update with performance improvements and new car renderings
As Elon Musk announced earlier this week, Tesla started pushing a new Autopilot software update.
It features some performance improvements and it has a new feature that renders the surrounding car on the instrument cluster. more…
Musk Confirms $35,000 Base Tesla Model 3 Still 6 Months Away
A few weeks ago, Tesla CEO Elon Musk Tweeted about a potential timeline for the base Model 3 and now we have further confirmation. When asked on Twitter about information pertaining to the standard battery Tesla Model 3, Musk reiterated that a target r…
Waymo purchase of Chrysler Pacifica Hybrids may limit consumer access to federal rebate
Waymo, the self-driving car unit of Google’s parent company, Alphabet, put in an order for 62,000 Chrysler Pacifica Hybrid minivans last week to put into test fleets around the country. Riders will be able to summon the vans as taxis and be whisked to …
Tesla next-gen Roadster will have ‘Augmented Mode’ to help you handle all that power
Some people already have issues managing all the power in Tesla’s current performance vehicles and that power is going to be dwarfed by Tesla’s next-gen Roadster.
CEO Elon Musk now says that the upcoming supercar is going to have an ‘…
Tesla – Will They Or Won’t They Hit 200k This Month?
Tesla has many options to delay the tax rebate trigger, but that doesn’t necessarily mean they will do so. As we all know, Elon Musk is a master at creating hype and speculation. Musk and Tesla feed us just enough information to get us all talkin…
Tesla Model 3, S & X to get “more advanced” Summon features, says Musk
Elon Musk recently stated that more advanced Summon capabilities will be rolled out for Model S and Model X with HW2 Autopilot, as well as all Model 3 cars. Musk’s updates came as a response to a question from Tesla enthusiast and Ride the Lightning podcast host Ryan McCaffrey, who inquired about updates on the […]
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