Tesla showroom opens in Connecticut

Tesla showroom opens in Connecticut Tesla-showroom-connecticut Tesla showroom opens in Connecticut, sidestepping the state’s direct sales ban.  Connecticut has a firm stance against automakers selling electric vehicles directly to customers and has fought hard to keep Tesla from establishing a showroom in the state. Tesla found a loophole in the state’s laws by building a […]

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Plans for a major EV transition in the U.S. in the next decade take a drastic hit

Plans for a major shift in the U.S. automotive market over the next decade have taken a drastic hit as today, the House of Representatives, which is led by Republicans, blocked a Biden Administration-pushed vehicle emissions regulation that would have resulted in two-thirds of new vehicles being electric by 2032. In a 221 to 197 […]

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SpaceX launches 90th orbital mission of the year

Just after midnight at 12:07 am ET (05:07 UTC), 23 V2 mini Starlink satellites were lofted into space from Space Launch Complex 40 at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station in Florida. The Falcon 9 with the Group 6-33 Starlink satellites launched to the Southeast to insert them into the same 43-degree orbital inclination as previous […]

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Tesla Dojo project lead departs company

Tesla’s Dojo Supercomputer project lead, Ganesh Venkataramanan, has left the automaker, dealing a potential blow to the company’s self-driving efforts as it will now scramble to work with a new leader. Bloomberg reported today that Venkataramanan has departed the company, according to people familiar with the matter, after five years with Tesla. Peter Bannon, who […]

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Tesla Giga Berlin introduces two autonomous drones

Tesla recently shared a glimpse at two of its newest drones that have been deployed at Giga Berlin in Germany. The two robots are named after two of NASA’s most famous Mars spacecraft, and they are tasked with a job that some humans might find very tedious.  As noted by Tesla in its dedicated manufacturing […]

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Tesla shares put on Danish pension fund’s exclusion list

A Danish pension fund decided to sell its Tesla share to support IF Metall’s strike against the Texas-based automaker in Sweden.  Pension Danmark is one of the largest pension funds in Denmark. It manages pensions for about 823,000 Danes and has 317.3 billion Danish crowns under its asset management. On Wednesday, Pension Danmark announced plans […]

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Ford confirms it received Elon Musk’s “How to Design a 48-Volt Vehicle” pamphlet

When motoring content firm Hagerty published its video review of the Tesla Cybertruck, automotive journalist Jason Cammisa lightly noted that Tesla had sent other auto CEOs a pamphlet called “How to Design a 48-Volt Vehicle.” Cammisa seemed like he was joking in the video, so his comments were mostly taken in stride by the electric vehicle community.  […]

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Tesla Model 3 Highland RHD export fleet spotted in Shanghai’s South Port

When Tesla China’s weekly insurance registrations were posted for the week of November 27 to December 3, some EV watchers estimated that domestic sales of the upgraded Model 3 seemed to be at the same level as they were before. A recent video from the Shanghai South Port terminal appears to have provided a possible […]

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Starlink completes 9 months of military tests in the Arctic

SpaceX’s Starlink internet service completed 9 months of U.S. military tests in the Arctic. Starlink’s U.S. military tests were found to be a “reliable and high-performance communications system in the Arctic, including on-the-move applications,” Brian Beal told Bloomberg News.  Beal is a principal engineer at the Air Force Research Laboratory’s Integrated Capabilities Directorate. He shared that […]

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Tesla Sweden claims it is missing 1000 license plates

Tesla is appealing to the Court of Appeals in its lawsuit against the Swedish Transport Agency. Tesla Sweden is disputing all the claims from the Swedish Transport Agency and claims that it is missing 1,000 license plates for new cars expected for delivery by customers.  Tesla Sweden appealed to the Court of Appeal, requesting to […]

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Tesla Cybertruck has a feature to help with driving through water

Tesla Cybertruck has a new feature called “Wade Mode” that will help the all-electric pickup navigate through water and avoid damage that could come from doing so. CEO Elon Musk has maintained through the past four years that the Cybertruck would be able to travel through water, and the Tesla community has asked for “Boat […]

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Baltimore will electrify city vehicle fleet by 2030

Baltimore Mayor Brandon Scott signed a bill on Monday that ensures the city’s fleet of government vehicles will be all-electric by 2030. “It shows here our shared commitment to making Baltimore a leader as a climate-conscious and sustainable government,” Scott said during remarks after he signed the bill, according to WBAL. “We are working to […]

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Tesla Cybertruck ‘Foundation Series’ is being offered to some lucky buyers

Tesla appears to be finally letting people configure their Cybertruck orders, but only in California and Texas, as a part of the pickup’s “Foundation Series.” Tesla made first deliveries of the Cybertruck last week on November 30, but only a handful of units made it to owners. The automaker disclosed three configurations, with the Dual […]

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Tesla to restart Giga Shanghai expansion, possibly for $25k car: report

Tesla China is reportedly planning to resume the construction of Gigafactory Shanghai’s Phase 3 area. The construction could possibly pave the way for Tesla to produce its highly-anticipated affordable, next-generation electric car in China.  Citing sources reportedly familiar with the matter, local Chinese news outlet Late Post noted that Tesla actually started preparations for Giga Shanghai’s Phase […]

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Tesla strike continues to grow, now making its way to Norway

The strike against Tesla is continuing to grow, now making its way to Norway after Denmark decided to join on Tuesday. Norway’s largest labor union said on Wednesday that it would start blocking transit shipments of Tesla vehicles that were meant for the Swedish market. Norway becomes the third country to fight back against the […]

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Tesla’s Elon Musk confirms novel Cybertruck camping feature

Initial reviews of the Cybertruck confirm that Tesla has equipped the vehicle with the best tech and features that the company could muster. The Cybertruck does not look like anything on the road, but as Hagerty‘s Jason Cammisa noted in his review of the all-electric pickup truck, the Cybertruck’s appearance is actually the least radical […]

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Tesla launches Tire Protection Plan program in California

Tesla has launched a dedicated Tire Protection Plan for customers in California. The program covers select tires for the Model S, Model X, Model 3, and Model Y.  As could be seen on the program’s page on Tesla’s website, the Tire Protection Plan is designed to provide a safeguard against unexpected incidents that could result […]

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Reports of an electric vehicle sales slowdown may be exaggerated

A look at reports in the past months would show that a narrative around electric vehicle sales has formed. Considering the trends in the sales of vehicles like the Ford F-150 Lightning and startups like Lucid Motors, skeptics have claimed that electric cars are seeing a demand problem. A recent report from BloombergNEF, however, shows […]

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