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15 Feb 2023, 12:36 UTC · By: Cristian Agatie / Tesla has finally agreed to allow non-Tesla drivers to top-up their cars’ batteries at Supercharger stations in a move meant to boost EV adoption. Based on a White House announcement, Tesla would make at least 7,500 chargers available to all ...
15 Feb 2023, 11:10 UTC · By: Cristian Agatie / On February 14, many people’s Twitter feeds were flooded with Musk messages instead of the usual Valentine’s Day content. According to an investigation by journalists at Platformer, the “glitch” was caused by a change in alg...
15 Feb 2023, 09:25 UTC · By: Cristian Agatie / Ford halted the production of the F-150 Lightning electric pickup after discovering an unspecified battery-related issue. The vehicles in transit to dealerships were also affected, although Ford continues the sales of the trucks already on dealers&...
14 Feb 2023, 18:39 UTC · By: Cristian Agatie / Tesla allowed remote climate control on its vehicles, but the feature was available only when the battery’s state of charge was above 20 percent. A recent update has changed this limit, and it’s now possible to remotely activate the cli...
14 Feb 2023, 16:45 UTC · By: Cristian Agatie / The European Parliament passed legislation that requires carmakers to achieve a 100 percent cut in CO2 emissions from new cars sold from 2035. This makes it impossible to sell new combustion-engine vehicles in the 27 EU countries. It would also dri...
14 Feb 2023, 15:36 UTC · By: Cristian Agatie / There are not many things Tesla and Ferrari have in common, but the latter’s company CEO, Benedetto Vigna, thinks there are things Tesla deserves praise for. Nevertheless, Ferrari won’t follow the same path as it addresses very differen...
14 Feb 2023, 13:26 UTC · By: Cristian Agatie / There are loads of reasons why people love Teslas, especially as they are arguably the best electric vehicles on the market. Nevertheless, the EV maker needs to address certain aspects of Tesla ownership as soon as possible if it wants to scale to ...
14 Feb 2023, 10:55 UTC · By: Cristian Agatie / We haven’t had new information about Giga Berlin operations for a while, thanks to Giga Austin taking all the limelight. Nevertheless, Tesla is keen on showing us the wonderful job its German gigafactory does with a series of videos dubbed &l...
14 Feb 2023, 09:35 UTC · By: Cristian Agatie / Tesla fans are eagerly waiting for the FSD Beta V11.3 to roll out this week, as promised by Musk. According to the TeslaFi software tracker, the coveted update has been detected downloading and installed on a 2021 Tesla Model Y Long Range in Pennsy...
13 Feb 2023, 18:00 UTC · By: Cristian Agatie / When they reach their life’s end, Li-ion batteries are recycled to recover the precious materials inside. Nevertheless, current methods are energy-consuming and release toxic chemicals that must be carefully managed. Thanks to a team of Berke...
13 Feb 2023, 16:37 UTC · By: Cristian Agatie / Recently, Akio Toyoda surprised everyone when he announced stepping down as Toyota’s CEO and president. His successor Koji Sato, who led the Lexus brand, wants to turn Toyota into an EV powerhouse, a marked departure from the company’s ...
13 Feb 2023, 15:22 UTC · By: Cristian Agatie / Tesla is bound to open its Supercharger network to other electric vehicles in North America. Nevertheless, its NACS proprietary connector makes it more difficult to offer services to non-Tesla cars. To solve this problem, Tesla has devised an intel...
13 Feb 2023, 13:19 UTC · By: Cristian Agatie / Tesla is getting closer to a limited release of the long-anticipated FSD Beta V11 software, as confirmed by Elon Musk. While this is not the first time the billionaire promised the V11 to arrive “by the end of this week,” this time Musk...
13 Feb 2023, 11:31 UTC · By: Cristian Agatie / This year’s Super Bowl ads showed that carmakers have toned down their EV message. Even so, it’s not clear who benefits, as Tesla searches surged at the exact moments the traditional automakers aired their commercials. This might indica...
13 Feb 2023, 09:52 UTC · By: Cristian Agatie / Besides the football game organized to honor Rihanna’s halftime performance, Super Bowl LVII was also a commercial festival. One thing was different this year: Dawn Project’s ad aimed at discrediting Tesla’s FSD software. Not only...
12 Feb 2023, 00:58 UTC · By: Cristian Agatie / Tesla announced removing ultrasonic sensors from its vehicles in October last year, promising that Tesla Vision would offer the same functionality. Nevertheless, despite some tentative moves, newer Teslas still come without the ability to estimate ...
11 Feb 2023, 17:25 UTC · By: Cristian Agatie / Korean battery manufacturers were riding high on the EV wave, but the good old days are about to end. Traditional carmakers like Volkswagen, General Motors, and Ford are switching one by one to cheaper batteries using CATL’s LFP chemistry. Fo...
10 Feb 2023, 19:50 UTC · By: Cristian Agatie / Rumors about Tesla’s Hardware 4 computer and sensor suite have been floating around for quite some time. Nevertheless, they got serious now since the Dutch authorities have granted the type approval to the refreshed Tesla Model S and Model X....
10 Feb 2023, 17:06 UTC · By: Cristian Agatie / General Motors still bets big on EV production, especially more affordable models that would help it to conquer market share. Nevertheless, its current Ultium batteries, developed in partnership with LG Energy Solution, rely on an expensive NMCA ch...
10 Feb 2023, 14:44 UTC · By: Cristian Agatie / Elon Musk promised the FSD Beta V11.3 would be ready for a wide release by the end of this week, but things don’t look like that. In a recent tweet, Musk tempered expectations without offering a new timeframe. Nevertheless, Tesla owners shoul...