Over the course of Crew Dragon’s ‘Demo-1’ orbital launch debut, SpaceX and NASA coordinated in a multitude of ways to ensure mission success, including cooperative webcasts that covered nearly all of the spacecraft’s major milestones. On September 14th, SpaceX and NASA received the 2019 Emmy Award for Outstanding Interactive Program, honoring their combined video, social […]
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Tesla CEO Elon Musk took to his official Twitter last week to state that the Model S being tested at the Nürburgring had seven seats. When someone asked why, he comically replied, “to fit seven people”. The Model S “Plaid” variant made its introduction to the world last week when it broke the track record […]
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A Tesla Model 3 owner recently walked away from a frightening accident in Switzerland, and he credits his Tesla Model 3 Performance‘s 5-star Safety Rating for helping him escape the incident with only minor injuries. Tobias Frey, a 33-year old resident of Karlsruhe, Germany, was driving on Motorway A5 in Basel, Switzerland, when suddenly, a […]
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Recent reports from local Chinese media have revealed that Tesla’s Gigafactory 3 complex has achieved yet another milestone. After a series of inspections on Gigafactory 3’s Phase 1 construction zone, officials have granted a ” comprehensive acceptance” of the site, paving the way for the start of Model 3 production operations in the near future. […]
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Amid the increasing interest over the super mysterious Tesla Model S with “Plaid” powertrain that hit the Laguna Seca racetrack on September 11, CEO Elon Musk has announced that he expects the versions of the car with three electric motors to begin production in October or November of 2020. Rumors have begun to circulate that […]
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Porsche has ramped up its marketing push for the zero-emissions Taycan following news of the car’s record-breaking performance at the Nürburgring racetrack in late August. Giving car buyers an in-depth look at their first all-electric sports sedan, Porsche uploaded a video with the description, “It’s time to celebrate a new era of driving. Our entire […]
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Following reports from the electric car community suggesting that Tesla has begun equipping noisemakers on the Model 3, EV community members who ordered electric cars manufactured on or after September 1 are now getting their first look at the newly-added exterior speaker system, geared toward saving pedestrian lives. Among the first videos of the noisemaker […]
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After what is set to be a more than 8-month lull, SpaceX’s California launch facilities are scheduled to support a Falcon 9 launch no earlier than February 2020. Speaking at 2019’s World Satellite Business Week, Raúl Kulichevsky – a director at the Comisión Nacional de Actividades Espaciales (CONAE), Argentina’s national space agency – confirmed that […]
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Tesla vehicle owners in the United States who are subscribed to the company’s Early Access Program are getting their first look at the new V10 update that includes numerous entertainment and performance options. One of the more exciting features is the new “Tesla Theater” that will allow owners to view movies and stream videos from […]
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Tesla owners who travel with kids can breathe an extra sigh of relief with the electric car maker’s V10 Update, as the company has introduced a new feature known as “Joe Mode.” The new feature will allow drivers to lower the volume of alerts and prompts that will are engaged while the vehicle is in […]
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