Electric Cars

By Johnna Crider Posted on January 26, 2023 SpaceX quietly rolled out a new feature for Starlink, its low-latency, high-speed satellite internet service that will allow users to set a “sleep schedule” to conserve energy. In a screenshot shared to Reddit by u/FateEx1994, the new feature will allow Starlink users to conserve their power by

Razor is no latecomer to the micromobility world, having produced awesome scooters for over two decades now. Following on the heels of reviewing the brand’s fun-loving and nostalgic Razor Icon electric scooter, I’ve now gotten a chance to try my hand (and rear end) at a two-person seated electric scooter known as the Razor EcoSmart

The Tesla Cybertruck is set to enter the production phase in limited units this Summer, after many setbacks and delays for the much-anticipated and highly controversial all-electric pickup that was initially unveiled in late 2019. In other words, the rumor that said the Cybertruck will go into production in mid-2023 was confirmed by Elon Musk

By Eric Ralph Posted on January 24, 2023 After many delays, Rocket Lab has successfully launched an Electron rocket from US soil for the first time. The company’s small Electron rocket lifted off at 6 pm EST (23:00 UTC), January 24th, from a pad built at NASA’s Wallops Flight Facility. About nine minutes later, the

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When Aptera announced details about its Launch Edition first production model in a webinar presentation a few days ago, company execs said the solar EV did not need DC fast charging capability, at least not at the moment. Well, it looks like they had a sudden change of mind as the startup put out a

By Joey Klender Posted on January 23, 2023 Tesla’s exceptional sales record in California shows that, even though many other EV options exist, it is still the ideal choice in what could be considered the country’s hotspot for electric cars. Sales figures released by the California Department of Energy show Tesla sold 212,586 units in

New details of Ford Motor Company planning thousands of job cuts in Europe continue to emerge following a report from media last week. The layoffs will mostly affect those Ford employees working in vehicle development, especially in Germany and the UK, although job cuts to other Ford facilities are apparently in the works as well.

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By Johnna Crider Posted on January 21, 2023 Tesla sponsored a sustainability project for the Allen Temple Baptist Church in Oakland, California. The project required over 1,650 in person-hours to be completed. Additionally, the preparation, installation, and solar panels were valued at $720,000. The church noted that Tesla’s investment would yield more than $285,000 in

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The recent electric car price reduction applied by Tesla around the world continues to be a hot topic, as it might significantly affect other manufacturers. According to a recent Reuters article, titled “Tesla uses its profits as a weapon in an EV price war,” Tesla CEO Elon Musk started the EV price war, using the company’s “superior

By Johnna Crider Posted on January 20, 2023 Elon Musk highlighted a key benefit that companies would gain from using Twitter. He pointed to data from the Twitter account of one of his other companies, Tesla. In December, Tesla began tweeting more frequently and users on the platform interacted with the all-electric vehicle maker’s tweets.

Tesla has been spotted using its mobile service fleet to try to fix a new Tesla Semi electric truck that broke down in California. Tesla unveiled the production version of its Tesla Semi class 8 electric truck and delivered the first units last month. PepsiCo took delivery of the first Tesla Semi trucks. Within weeks of

Three years after announcing the ambition to build a brand-new electric vehicle, Canada’s Automotive Parts Manufacturers’ Association (APMA) has unveiled a fully functional concept vehicle of its Project Arrow EV. Developed to showcase of the skills and technologies available from Canadian suppliers, the Project Arrow has been unveiled in concept form at CES 2023 –

By Johnna Crider Posted on January 18, 2023 Twitter auctioned off many of its memorabilia, office supplies, furniture, and more this week. The auction ended on Wednesday morning and included its large bird logo statue that sold for $100,000. When Elon Musk bought the platform for $44 billion, he later pointed out that the company

Electric school bus with V2G capabilities Source: Proterra EV batteries alone could support the grid in the short term as the world transitions to renewables, according to new research published yesterday. The study, titled “Electric vehicle batteries alone could satisfy short-term grid storage demand by as early as 2030,” was published in Nature Communications. Researchers

Well-known German union IG Metall is back to citing Tesla for its long working hours and potentially unfair and/or unfit working conditions. The union says some employees have visited its office to voice their concerns. Tesla has had issues in Germany just about ever since it broke ground for Giga Berlin. Some concerns came from