Volkswagen Group’ hot new IPO sees sales fall in Q3

Volkswagen Group announced Q3 sales results, but their recent IPO Porsche brand saw a dramatic drop in sales during the quarter. Volkswagen Group published sales results for Q3; overall, they have good news for investors. Entry-level brands like Volkswagen, SEAT, and SKODA all saw sales growth in Q3 YOY, which is shown in the overall […]

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Two new Tesla Cybertruck builds spotted at Giga Texas

Two new Tesla Cybertruck builds were spotted under wraps at Giga Texas by a drone operator. Tesla is working toward the initial production phases of the Cybertruck at Giga Texas after several production delays. The Cybertruck is set to begin production in mid-2023, Tesla said earlier this year. The Cybertruck was unveiled in late 2019 […]

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GMC reveals Sierra EV in NTWRK x GMC collaboration

GMC is celebrating the reveal of its first-ever Sierra EV by partnering with NTWRK for a full Day of Drops on October 20th. NTWRK, a live-stream shopping platform, will curate six products powered by GMC. Molly Peck, Vice president of Buick and GMC marketing shared some thoughts about the automaker’s latest EV. “The Sierra EV […]

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U.S. Congressmen buy Tesla stock in October despite market downturn

U.S. Congressmen have been buying up Tesla stock consistently over the past three months despite current stock fluctuations. According to data from CapitolTrades, a website dedicated to showing the financial trades made by Federal lawmakers, numerous members of Congress have been buying thousands of dollars worth of Tesla (NASDAQ: TSLA) stock over the past three months, […]

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Over 10,000 Teslas gather in Shanghai port in lead-up to Q3 earnings

Tesla’s third-quarter earnings call is just a few days away, and the electric vehicle maker’s operations are in full swing. This is particularly notable in China, where Giga Shanghai continues to pump out vehicles for exports.  Aerial footage of one of these batches of Teslas from Gigafactory Shanghai was recently taken at the Shanghai South […]

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Elon Musk explains why SpaceX is asking the Pentagon to pay for Starlink service in Ukraine

Amidst reports that Elon Musk had asked the Pentagon to pay for Starlink service in Ukraine, the SpaceX CEO explained on Twitter that the private space company cannot really fund the beleaguered country’s satellite internet system “indefinitely.”  Musk’s remarks on Ukraine’s Starlink service comes after he infuriated many Ukrainians with a proposed peace plan to […]

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Volkswagen clarifies ID.3 and ID.4 potential battery issue in Europe

Around 10,000 ID.3 and ID.4 electric car owners are being urged by VW to visit their respective service centers. This was because the vehicles’ batteries may show an increased self-discharge because of a manufacturing defect. Nextmove, a Germany-based electric vehicle rental company, was among the first to report on the issue. The EV rental service […]

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Tesla FSD Beta 10.69.3 release scheduled for next week

Elon Musk announced that Tesla FSD Beta version 10.69.3 would be released next week. Currently, Tesla is rolling out v.10.69.2.3.  Previously, Musk teased that FSD Beta v.10.69.3 will introduce major upgrades to Tesla’s autonomous software. During AI day, the Tesla CEO hinted at some of the upgrades that might roll out in 10.69.3, including the car gaining […]

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Tesla dodges safety cheating allegations amidst Euro NCAP investigation

Following the vision-only Model Y’s stellar performance at the Euro NCAP and the ANCAP last month, Tesla found itself in hot water. This was because one of the EV community’s most well-known Tesla hackers found a code linked directly to different safety organizations. The presence of the code raised questions if Tesla was secretly optimizing […]

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SpaceX, NASA targeting separate Moon launches days apart

NASA and a SpaceX customer have announced plans to launch two unrelated Moon missions days apart next month. On October 12th, NASA confirmed that it will roll its Space Launch System (SLS) rocket out to its Kennedy Space Center LC-39A pad for the fourth time as early as November 4th. Barring surprises, the rocket’s next […]

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