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Jury awards former Tesla contractor $137M over Fremont factory racism
A federal jury awarded a former elevator operator at Tesla’s Fremont factory $137 million in damages for being subjected to a racially hostile work environment. In deciding the case, the jury found that Tesla did […]
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Next SpaceX Falcon Heavy launch delayed until early 2022
After a more than two year hiatus, SpaceX’s Falcon Heavy rocket was planned to have its next launch on October 9, 2021. Unfortunately that has now been delayed until early 2022, but not because of […]
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EV advocacy group launches ‘Sidewalk Tax’ campaign to highlight absurdity of Saskatchewan’s new EV tax
The Saskatchewan government announced in its 2021-2022 budget earlier this year plans to implement a new tax aimed directly at owners of electric vehicles (EVs). The $150 annual tax was a first in all of […]
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Legacy auto advantage? VW holds ‘crisis meeting’, admits Tesla Gigafactories are more than 3X as efficient as their electric car plants
In Tesla’s run up to becoming to most valuable automaker in the world, a common talking point among critics was their relative infancy in the automotive world. With limited early production and not reaching more […]
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NHTSA denies request to investigate Tesla vehicle fires
The U.S. National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) announced on Monday it has formally rejected a request to investigate Tesla vehicle fires. The petition was originally filed all the way back in October 2019 over […]
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Elon Musk to consider changing standard paint colour to something other than white
The Tesla Design Studio gives buyers five different colour choices for their new car. You can go with at no extra charge, or splurge and pay extra for other colours, paying as much as $2,600 […]