Category: News
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Nikola founder channels Musk to attack naysayers
From Anurag KotokyNikola Corp. founder Trevor Milton is discovering he has something in common with rival Elon Musk: Both say their electric-vehicle companies are targets of coordinated social-media attacks.Milton lashed out at negative tweets regarding his startup, alleging that “hired hands” have made a “obviously coordinated” attack against the developer of hydrogen gas cell-powered semi…
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Tesla crashes site with radiant red “Short Shorts”, pokes fun at 420
Tesla CEO Elon Musk made good on his own promise to offer luminous red shorts on its own online store. Minutes later Musk tweeted that the coming of the limited edition “S3XY” shorts Sunday afternoon, Tesla’s online shop became inaccessible to come back minutes later. “Dang, we struck the website,” mentioned Musk. The launch of…
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Elon Musk accepts Oklahoma Gov. invite, visits site of proposed Tesla factory in Tulsa
On Friday afternoon, Tesla CEO Elon Musk and Director of Policy and Government Affairs Craig Hulse landed in Tulsa, OK, for a meeting with local officials. Musk’s trip comes amidst Tesla’s highly anticipated announcement about the site of the Cybertruck Gigafactory, the electric car maker’s upcoming manufacturing plant for its unique all-electric pickup. Musk and…
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Watch A Honda e Being Used To Charge A Tesla Model 3
If you just so happen to own a Model 3 and find yourself stranded with no access to a power outlet, it is actually possible to use another electric vehicle, namely the Honda e, to directly charge your Tesla. Powering the Honda e is a compact 35.5 kWh battery pack, and interestingly, the EV features…
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The $397,000 Ferrari F8 Spider is a majestic summary of everything great that the Italian carmaker can do (RACE)
Matthew DeBord/Insider I tested a 396,994 Ferrari F8 Spider, the convertible version of Ferrari’s exceptionally strong F8 Tributo supercar. The F8 Spider stones a 710-horsepower V8. The motor comes from the track-oriented 488 Pista. It is the engine Ferrari has dropped to a mid-engine production automobile. Despite mountain-moving power and blistering speed, I found that…
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Tesla is taking reservations for its Cybertruck in China
Tesla has started reservations for its all-electric Cybertruck to customers in China, a move that can test the marketplace ’s desire for a huge, autonomous truck. The reservations site on Tesla’s China site was initially posted in Reddit station r/teslamotors by consumer u/aaronhry. Electrek also reported to the Reddit post. The Cybertruck, that was unveiled…
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Tesla Cybertruck to drive across US later this year
It seems that it will only be a matter of time until Tesla fans in the East Coast will be able to see the Cybertruck, together with CEO Elon Musk stating that the electric vehicle maker will attempt a cross country excursion utilizing the all-electric pickup sometime after this season. It could emphasize how nicely…
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California’s new truck rule: It’s big, it’s bold, it’s controversial
California’s epic clean truck rule has arrived. It’s big. It’s bold. It’s controversial. After months of discussion, last week the California Air Resources Board (CARB) unanimously approved the Advanced Clean Truck rule, which says that more than half of the trucks sold in California have to be zero-emission by 2035. By 2045, all new commercial trucks sold in California must be…
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Tesla Delivered Over 90,500 Cars In Q2, Defying Expectations
Tesla has defied expectations for the second quarter, revealing that it delivered an impressive 90,650 vehicles despite the coronavirus pandemic. A figure of 90,650 vehicles is down 5 percent from Q2 last year and is a slight increase over the 88,496 cars that Tesla sold in Q1 2020. What makes the automaker’s second-quarter result particularly…
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Tesla is securing even more batteries from LG Chem due to growing demand: report
It appears that battery maker LG Chem Ltd is looking to produce batteries for American electric car maker Tesla at one of its local facilities in South Korea. This strategy, which was related to Reuters by a person familiar with the matter, is reportedly propelled by the increasing demand for Tesla’s products, such as the Model 3…