A Tesla-powered Slovenian energy company has just launched its third–and largest–Megapack project to date, helping support 70 percent of the country’s energy grid. Slovenia’s NGEN first started utilizing Tesla Megapacks for energy storage and grid stabilization in 2019. The country became the first in the Balkin Peninsula to install a grid-scale battery storage unit with […]
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Tesla is recalling over 24,000 Model 3 units to fix an incorrectly reassembled seatbelt anchor. It is the fifth physical recall out of fifteen total recalls Tesla has announced so far in 2022, with the other then being fixed with an Over-the-Air Software Update. The NHTSA announced on October 21 that Tesla would recall 24,064 […]
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Elon Musk has completed the Twitter acquisition, and several changes have already been made. Top Twitter executives such as CEO Parag Agrawal and CFO Ned Segal are no longer a part of the company, according to CNBC. Sources familiar with the matter told Reuters that the executives were fired. Twitter’s head of legal, policy, and […]
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Elon Musk shared a message to Twitter’s advertisers that focused on several things, including his love for humanity being the main reason. Another important reason is ad relevancy. The full letter, shared in screenshots, read as follows: “Dear Twitter Advertisers: I wanted to reach out personally to share my motivation for acquiring Twitter. There has […]
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Honda has unveiled their new battery swap station, the Honda Power Pack Exchange e (HPPEe). Honda has big plans to electrify its motorcycle division in the coming years, and part of that plan is ensuring that customers can keep their bikes charged. To accomplish this, Honda has cooperated with a large group of manufacturers in […]
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Toyota has halved the leasing fee and applied a roughly 10% discount to the lease-exclusive Toyota BZ4X in Japan. Despite Japan’s long history in the automotive industry, the country has been hesitant to adopt electric vehicles, especially compared to other developed economies. According to comments given to Reuters, this hesitancy has led to Toyota’s recent […]
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Tesla’s ATV Cyberquad for Kids is being recalled by the United States Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) due to violations of federal safety standards. However, the recall included the description of an injury resulting from use of the Cyberquad for Kids, as a 36-year-old rode the toy at the same time as an 8-year-old, and […]
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Uber kicked off its Tesla rental program with Hertz roughly one year ago, and the company has published a report on its progress. Uber’s report, published by an analyst within the company, Rainer Lempert, details the Tesla rental program’s first year in operation. The analysis primarily focuses on the program’s sustainability, how drivers reacted to […]
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The Tesla Model Y continues to succeed worldwide, most recently being recognized as Europe’s best-selling vehicle in September. Thanks in large part to Tesla’s continuing production ramp and their new European facility outside of Berlin, the company is finally able to capitalize on the enormous demand for their vehicles in Europe. According to research conducted […]
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Persons familiar with the situation have noted that Argo AI, an autonomous vehicle firm that debuted in 2017 with a $1 billion investment, is closing its doors. The autonomous driving startup’s parts will reportedly be merged into its two primary backers, veteran automakers Ford and Volkswagen. During a Wednesday all-hands meeting, Argo AI personnel were […]
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