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Porsche expands Macan EV lineup with new trims and features
Porsche is expanding its Macan lineup, introducing two new trims, a rear-wheel drive (RWD) Macan and the more powerful Macan 4S. The automaker is also introducing some new features, like an off-road package and new […]
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Tesla looks to expand into candy market with latest trademark applications
Tesla may be getting ready to enter a new market you might least expect. The company has filed four new trademark applications related to candy. Tesla is best known for its electric vehicles (EVs) and […]
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GM Scales Back 1 Million EVs by 2025 Ambition Amid Market Challenges
General Motors has shelved its ambitious plan of having a production capacity of one million electric vehicles (EVs) in North America by 2025 as it grapples with the realities of finding buyers for its zero-emission […]
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Kia spotted testing native NACS charge port
Kia has already started testing a native North American Charging Standard (NACS) charge port, after a pair of camouflaged Kia electric vehicles (EVs) were spotted at a Supercharger without an adapter. In October last year […]
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Analysts Are Bullish on Tesla Ahead of Q2 2024 Earnings Call
Tesla will post its financial results for the second quarter of 2024 after market close on Tuesday, July 23, 2024. Ahead of the report, analysts revised their forecasts and their expectations became more positive. Analysts […]
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SpaceX and X will relocate headquarters from California to Texas: Elon Musk
Elon Musk has announced the relocation of SpaceX and X headquarters from California to Texas. Musk made the announcements in a series of posts on X, saying they were spurred on by a new law […]
Cybertruck News
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Elon Musk and Cybertruck make splash at United States Grand Prix in Austin
Formula 1 held the 2023 United States Grand Prix in Austin, Texas over the weekend, but on Sunday the main attraction wasn’t the race on the track, but rather Elon Musk and the Cybertruck. Earlier […]
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Tesla Cybertruck undergoes successful bulletproof testing [Update]
Tesla Cybertruck deliveries are just over a month away, and on Friday we learned something new about the electric pickup truck – it is actually bulletproof as originally claimed. When Tesla unveiled the Cybertruck to […]
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Tesla Cybertruck VIN decoder emerges, revealing important specs
While Tesla has yet to announce the final specs for the Cybertruck, we have learned a few important details about the electric pickup truck after the VIN (vehicle identification number) Decoder has been published on […]
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Tesla Cybertruck production will pose “enormous challenges,” warns Elon Musk
Tesla announced today that Cybertruck deliveries will finally begin on November 30 at Giga Texas. The announcement came after the publication of the Q3 2023 shareholder deck, but during the earnings call that followed, CEO […]
Model 3 News
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Giga Shanghai begins Project Highland Model 3 production: Report
Tesla’s Giga Shanghai has reportedly begun production of the new Model 3 known as Project Highland. With the start of production it is expected that the new electric sedan will be officially released in early […]
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Tesla’s Project Highland Model 3 sighting reveals front bumper camera
Tesla’s Model 3 refresh known as Project Highland has taken a bit of a back seat to the Cybertruck recently, which is nearing production and has been spotted on public roads on an almost daily […]
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Elon Musk may be losing fans, but Model 3 owners still love their cars: Bloomberg survey
Five years ago, Tesla launched the Model 3 for the mass market. When Bloomberg repeated a survey of Model 3 owners, the results differed from half a decade ago; Elon Musk has lost fans, but the Model 3 […]
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Canadian iZEV program reaches new heights in June thanks to surge in Tesla Model 3 deliveries
The Canadian federal Incentives for Zero-Emission Vehicles (iZEV) program achieved another milestone in June, thanks to a surge in Tesla Model 3 deliveries, which helped propel the program to a new monthly record. Tesla emerged […]
Model Y News
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Tesla releases updated Model Y in China
Tesla has quietly, and surprisingly released an updated version of the Model Y, but for now only in China. This isn’t a full-fledged refresh like what just happened with the Model 3, but it brings […]
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Tesla Model Y Drives Lap Around Australia with Full Trailer
A Tesla Model Y has made a lap around Australia, towing a kayak and bicycle on a trailer. What was previously considered impossible for an electric car is becoming a reality, and critics will have […]
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Tesla Approaches 8,000 Model Ys Delivered in Türkiye in 5 Months
Tesla is approaching delivery of 8,000 Model Ys in Türkiye just months after entering the market. If the manufacturer continues with the same speed through September, it could register a new record for the highest […]
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Tesla Model Y AWD disappears from online configurator in the US
Tesla has mysteriously pulled the Model Y All-Wheel Drive (AWD) from its website in the US. The Model Y AWD in the US was the variant built at Giga Texas and the only one featuring […]
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Model S News
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Tesla waives $4,500 fee to unlock Model S battery after Twitter outrage
Tesla doesn’t always please its customers, and the owner may need a bit of online backlash to make the EV company do what is right. This was the case with a Model S owner that […]
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Tesla is appealing a Norwegian Conciliation Board decision over slow charging
Tesla is appealing a decision by Norway’s Conciliation Board, which instructed Tesla Norway to pay 31 Norwegian customers NOK 130,000 each. The customers alleged that an update from Tesla in 2019 slowed down their vehicle’s […]
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Tesla Model S Plaid breaks quarter-mile record again: 8.77 seconds at 162.55mph [Video]
Last month we told you about a Tesla Model S Plaid in Napierville, Quebec that set the new record for the fastest quarter-mile time for the electric sedan at 8.83 seconds and 161mph. The Model […]
Model X News
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Tesla fully ditches radar as Model S and Model X transition to Tesla Vision
In May last year Tesla announced all new Model 3 and Model Y vehicles were no longer equipped with radar. Instead the automaker was moving to Tesla Vision, relying on the car’s multiple cameras to […]
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Tesla Model X Plaid runs record 9.75s quarter-mile (and 2.3s 0-60)
Last week we saw a Tesla Model X Plaid lay down a seriously fast quarter-mile time of 9.83 seconds, setting a new unofficial record for the electric SUV. That time was set on a public […]
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Tesla Model X with new charge port door spotted at Fremont
Tesla has begun manufacturing the Model X with the updated charge port door at the Fremont factory in California. Several brand new Model X were spotted by The Kilowatts at Tesla’s Logistics lot today sporting […]
SpaceX News
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SpaceX Applies for Launch of Nearly 30K New Starlink Satellites
SpaceX has applied to the International Telecommunication Union (ITU) for the launch of almost 30,000 new Starlink satellites. The new satellites will operate at an altitude of 350–614 km in 288 orbital planes. SpaceX has […]
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Maersk to add SpaceX’s Starlink to its fleet of over 330 container vessels
Maersk, a global leader in integrated container logistics, has inked a partnership with SpaceX’s Starlink to bring high-speed connectivity to its fleet of over 330 container vessels. The addition of the satellite internet is set […]
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SpaceX highlights Starlink powered cellular service with new website
SpaceX has unveiled a new page on the Starlink website for its latest project – “Starlink Direct to Cell,” aimed at providing seamless access to text, voice, and data for LTE phones across the globe. […]
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SpaceX challenges FAA report on Starlink debris risk, calls analysis ‘deeply flawed’
SpaceX has engaged in a dispute with the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) over a report to Congress that raised concerns about the risk of Starlink satellite debris falling to Earth. The aerospace company alleges that […]
Supercharger News
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Tesla opens fifth Supercharger in Surrey [British Columbia]
Tesla has opened yet another Supercharger station in Surrey, British Columbia, further cementing its status as the unofficial Supercharger capital of the province, and across the country. Construction on Surrey’s fifth Supercharger began in April, […]
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Tesla opens more of Australia’s Superchargers to non-Tesla EVs
Tesla has significantly expanded its non-Tesla Supercharger pilot program in Australia, unlocking nearly half of its sites across Australia to EVs from other manufacturers. This pilot in Australia began in January 2023, when Tesla opened […]
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Tesla celebrates 10 years of Superchargers in Europe with free Supercharging offer
Tesla has announced that it will be offering free Supercharger access across Europe for a day. This offer is being made in celebration of a decade of Tesla’s Supercharger network’s presence in Europe. Tesla’s first […]