Tesla approval rating dips into negative territory: survey

Tesla’s approval rating among consumers seems to be dropping. The downtrend happened this year amidst CEO Elon Musk’s increasingly vocal political statements on social media. Musk’s polarizing political leanings have become apparent following his turbulent takeover of social media company Twitter. According to a survey by UK-based research firm YouGov, Tesla’s approval rating actually fell […]

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Elon Musk’s jet tracker on Twitter has been shadowbanned, claims owner

Jack Sweeney, the person behind the controversial Twitter account “@ElonJet,” which tracks Tesla CEO Elon Musk’s private jet, has noted that his jet-tracking account has been shadowbanned. Sweeney made the claim through his personal Twitter account on Sunday. On December 2, Sweeney claimed that an anonymous Twitter employee had informed him that his “@ElonJet” account […]

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Elon Musk’s Twitter auctions over 1K items from San Francisco office

Elon Musk is selling over 1,000 items from Twitter’s San Francisco office. The auctioned items range from espresso machines to stand-up desks.  Twitter’s auction will start on January 17, 2023 at 7:00 AM PT and run through January 18, 2023, until 10:00 AM PT.  Twitter’s auction has a few interesting items. A Twitter statue of […]

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SpaceX launches Japanese lander, NASA cubesat to the Moon

A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket has successfully launched a privately-developed Japanese Moon lander and a NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory cubesat on their way to lunar orbit. Following five back-to-back delays that pushed the launch from November to mid-December, Falcon 9 lifted off with Japanese startup ispace’s first HAKUTO-R Moon lander on December 11th, kicking off […]

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Toyota changes up EV strategy to beat industry leaders Tesla & BYD

Toyota Motor Corp is changing its electric vehicle (EV) strategy to compete with industry leaders Tesla and BYD. Toyota will reportedly brief key suppliers on its electric vehicle strategy changes in early 2022. The company aims to narrow the gap between its EVs and those sold by Tesla and BYD.  The changes under review are […]

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Tesla Giga Berlin prepares Model Ys for deliveries

Tesla is preparing for its final delivery quarter of the year, and new drone footage over Gigafactory Berlin shows several Model Y vehicles being prepared for delivery. In a video by drone operator Tobias Lindh, one can see footage of the Model Ys parked in various parking lots at the factory. Tobias noted that factory […]

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Massive Tesla delivery train spotted in Europe

A massive Tesla delivery train was spotted in Europe this week. Tesla is gearing up for massive Q4 deliveries as we approach the last few weeks of 2022. Analysts have pointed out that Tesla’s successful quarter depends on the successful delivery of vehicles to Europe. With Tesla vehicles such as the Plaid Models S and X […]

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Tesla continues hiring ramp for Optimus Bot

Tesla is looking to expand its team working on the Optimus Bot. Posts from LinkedIn and Twitter by the team show that Tesla’s Optimus Bot team is hiring for a variety of positions. Julian Ibarz, a senior staff engineer working on the Tesla Bot, shared on both Twitter and LinkedIn that the team is hiring. “If […]

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BMW i4 M50 range tested on the Autobahn

Bjorn Nyland has completed yet another one of his infamous range tests, but this time, the BMW i4 M50 was taken to its home turf and tested to its limits on the autobahn. The BMW i4 came to market earlier this year as BMW’s answer to the Tesla Model 3. With it, BMW promised a […]

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Initial Tesla Model X/S models delivered to customers in Germany

The first Tesla Model X Plaids have been delivered to customers in Germany following shipment from the United States. While the U.S. market has been spoiled with access to the Tesla Model S and Model X plaid models, other markets worldwide have not been as lucky. Now, as customers receive their long-awaited vehicles, they are […]

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