A GMC Hummer EV Edition 1 has sold for $324,500 at the Barrett-Jackson’s Las Vegas Auction over the weekend. The original MSRP of the vehicle is about $110,000. This GMC Hummer EV Edition 1 at Barrett-Jackson’s Las Vegas auction is not the first Hummer EV to sell for an extremely high price at an auction. […]
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In their respective June sales reports, Ford and Hyundai saw growth in EV sales compared to last year’s second quarter. Ford saw an impressive 76.6% growth in EV sales, while Hyundai posted a respectable ~30% growth year-over-year. Despite the automotive industry having a rough second quarter, there were some clear winners. Ford was able to […]
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Since January 2022, Tesla has built over 1,200 Supercharger stations with more than 8,700 Superchargers in Mainland China. Tesla also installed 700 destination charging stations with 1,800 destination charging piles in various hotels/resorts, dining halls, shopping centers, and office buildings in the country. Tesla China’s Supercharger stations are in some of the most exciting places. […]
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The road ahead for Toyota as it starts competing seriously in the all-electric market just got a lot tougher. As recently corroborated by the veteran Japanese carmaker, it has already crossed the 200,000-unit cap for the United States’ $7,500 tax credit for hybrid and all-electric vehicles. The milestone was initially reported by Bloomberg, though the publication’s […]
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With the passing of the Infrastructure Spending Bill earlier this year, many government agencies, nonprofit organizations, and companies alike are taking advantage of the country’s expanding EV infrastructure. Teslarati readers likely already know that EVs offer many advantages over gas counterparts, however, many may be surprised to hear about the more numerous benefits that come […]
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Rocket Lab has successfully sent a small NASA spacecraft on its way to the Moon, acing the complex interplanetary launch on its first try. The public aerospace company’s (mostly) standard two-stage Electron rocket lifted from its New Zealand-based LC-1 pad on June 28th and inserted NASA’s tiny 25-kilogram (~55 lb) “Cislunar Autonomous Positioning System Technology […]
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Reports from Germany have indicated that Tesla will be halting Gigafactory Berlin’s vehicle production for two weeks in July to make way for factory upgrades. The improvements to Giga Berlin are expected to boost the manufacturing plant’s output, allowing Tesla to close in on its target production of 500,000 vehicles per year for its Germany-based […]
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Elon Musk is arguably the world’s biggest clean energy advocate, and his company, Tesla, has built some of the biggest battery storage systems on the planet. Yet in recent comments, Musk has highlighted that he believes it’s a mistake to stigmatize nuclear energy today, especially as renewables like solar and batteries are still ramping up. […]
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Range extenders are nothing new, though they typically involve the use of a small internal combustion engine that can help an all-electric vehicle travel farther. Tesla appears to have scoffed at the idea, as the team featured a solar-powered range extender trailer as part of its exhibit at the 2022 IdeenExpo in Hanover, Germany. Held […]
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While the idea of Tesla entering the mining business is quite exciting, the company would actually prefer it if it did not have to enter the industry. This was mentioned by Tesla CEO Elon Musk during his recent interview with a Tesla enthusiast. While discussing Tesla’s projects in his interview on the Getting Stoned podcast, Elon Musk […]
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