A Tesla Model Y police cruiser was involved in a high-speed chase recently, and it was all captured on the electric SUVs dashcam. On May 22, around 8:40 am, Logan Police Patrolman Gadrim was on […]
This morning, fire crews responded to a battery fire at Rivian’s Normal, Illinois plant. As per local reporting from the Pantograph, a battery pack caught fire after one of its cells overheated during testing. According […]
The Government of Canada and the Government of British Columbia announced funding for 14 CleanBC infrastructure projects. The joint funding is worth more than $32.8 million. The Government of Canada is providing $18.5 million. In […]
CATL announced that they reached an agreement with BMW to provide cylindrical battery suppliers beginning in 2025. We reported earlier this month that BMW was moving to cylindrical cells for their next line of vehicles. […]
Rivian has announced a new feature for their vehicles, Soft Sand Mode. The new mode will allow Rivian vehicles to optimize their traction and stability control in deep sand. Here is exactly what it does […]
In an unannounced change, Tesla lowered the referral program bonus for the Tesla Solar Roof to $300. The $300 solar panel referral bonus remained untouched. Previously, the Tesla referral program provided friends and family who […]
In a tweet thread last night, Elon Musk said the Tesla Audio Engineering department would look into making improvements to add lossless streaming to Tesla vehicles. Musk replied to a comment from a Twitter user […]
Elon Musk announced on Twitter that Nigeria and Mozambique both approved Starlink internet services to operate in their countries. https://twitter.com/elonmusk/status/1530234643219243009 Although we have not seen anything official from either country, independent reporting confirmed the news. […]
Researchers in China are apparently developing ways to disable and potentially eliminate SpaceX’s Starlink satellites. This at least according to a defence paper that was published in the the Modern Defense Technology journal. The paper […]
Q1 2022 was a good quarter for zero-emission vehicle (ZEV) registrations here in Canada. According to London-based IHS Markit, zero-emission vehicles made up 8.3 per cent of new vehicle registrations in Canada between January 1 […]
