Category: News
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Polestar 2 Recalled Stateside Over Defective Software, Could Be Fixed With An OTA Update
Polestar, in cooperation with the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA), is conducting a recall campaign for the ‘2’ electrical saloon from the United States. The issue is apparently the exact same one which struck particular examples last year from Europe and China, namely a glitch using the battery-energy control module (BECM) microprocessor that could…
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Tesla Cybertruck Update Coming In Q2, Musk Says They’re Focused On Putting It Into Production
Elon Musk has shown that Tesla is going to launch an “upgrade ” about the Cybertruck sometime in the next quarter of the year. Answering a question on Twitter, the carmaker’s CEO said that we should anticipate an upgrade on the Cybertruck as soon as this April, adding that production of Tesla’s original pickup truck…
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SpaceX’s Super Heavy booster assembly is starting to speed up
SpaceX has begun stacking a new section of the first Super Heavy prototype in the latest sign that work is accelerating on the boosters that will soon be tasked with boosting Starships out of Earth’s atmosphere. Local photographer and NASASpaceflight.com affiliate Mary (aka BocaChicaGal) posted the latest photo of Super Heavy production activity on January…
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Tesla China VP breaks down Supercharging vs. Battery Swap debate
Tesla China’s Vice President of External Affairs Grace Tao broke down the Benefits of Supercharging over battery swapping. Tao showed why Tesla had picked a Supercharging system instead of battery swapping, which the automaker tried several years back. “Recently, many friends are paying attention to if Tesla will start the battery swap business. Thank you…
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SpaceX is about to crush the record for most satellites launched on one rocket
While delayed from Friday on Saturday, SpaceX’s next Falcon 9 launch nonetheless appears to be on track to obliterate the planet ’s current record for the majority of satellites found on a single rocket. Currently set at 104 satellites from an Indian PSLV rocket launching at 2017, all signs point to SpaceX beating that record…
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Volkswagen Promises One Major Over-The-Air Update Every Quarter For ID. Models
Volkswagen has announced that not only may the ID.3 and ID.4 get over-the-air upgrades, however, starting in summer 2021they’ll receive one every three months. “This will guarantee that all delivered ID. Versions will be kept in the exact identical software level as new cars during their whole life cycle,” said Thomas Ulbrich, the VW new…
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Tesla posts 2020 recap video showing impressive milestones amid pandemic
Tesla released a thank you video to the individuals who helped the company achieve enormous achievements in 2020 amid the Coronavirus pandemic. Last year was not easy for everyone, with lockdowns and neighborhood quarantines being executed throughout the world. Given how chaotic 2020 had been, it might be difficult to recall everything that occurred to…
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NHTSA Working With Tesla To See If Steering Yoke Is Legal
The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) has provided an update on the legality of Tesla’s most fascinating steering yoke that surfaced with the facelifted Model S and Model X. Tesla took the covers off to the facelifted Model S and Model X in January and in the time, that the NHTSA released a statement…
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Tesla Model S Plaid builds spotted ready to leave Fremont Factory, deliveries imminent
Deliveries of the new Tesla Model S Plaid are imminent after sightings of this flagship sedan show the all-electric automobile is ready to roll out of the Fremont Factory in Northern California and on haulers for client delivery. At least 30 Model S assembles were spotted within the limits of Tesla’s Fremont Factory, a few…