Brazilian officials use VPN to access Musk’s X in defiance of Supreme Court Judge A number of elected Brazilian officials have openly stated on X that they are using virtual private networks (VPN) in defiance of Supreme Court Judge Alexandre de Moraes’ crackdown against the social media platform. The conflict between X and Brazil started…
Tesla among car brands least likely to be involved in fatal accidents: study A study from vehicle history report firm EpicVIN has revealed a ranking of car brands with the lowest percentage of fatal injuries in reported accidents. Among the carmakers outlined in the study, electric vehicle maker Tesla was dubbed as one of the ten…
Elon Musk said Tesla had no plans to reveal the updated Model Y this year, so the time frame fits.
GM is delaying a $330 million lithium investment in Nevada General Motors (GM) will delay part of a mining investment in Nevada worth $330 million, as announced by partner Lithium Americas this week. Lithium Americas shared the news in a press release on Friday, saying that GM agreed to delay the $330 million investment into…
Tesla Sentry Mode captures vandal taking a bat to a Model 3 Performance Another vandal has been caught by Tesla’s Sentry Mode, this time following a person who took a bat to a new Model 3 Performance. On Thursday, Model 3 Performance owner and TikTok user adidasemoji posted video footage from his car’s Sentry Mode…
U.S. delays launch of tariffs on Chinese EVs and battery materials The U.S. has again delayed plans to enact massive tariffs on Chinese products, including EVs and materials for their batteries, along with semiconductor chips and solar cells. On Friday, the Biden administration said it would make final decisions on the tariffs soon, though it’s…
California prepares legal framework for autonomous trucking California has officially submitted its first draft of regulations for the operation of autonomous semi-trucks, as Tesla and other companies continue to develop their own self-driving technologies. On Friday, California’s Department of Motor Vehicles (DMV) publicized its first draft of regulations on self-driving Class 8 trucks on highways,…
Tesla quietly removes some of its old Master Plans from its blog page Tesla has quietly removed two Master Plan write-ups from its website, and while it’s not entirely clear why, the move comes just as the company’s blog page gets a redesign. Earlier this week, multiple parties spotted that Tesla’s blog posts before 2019…
The 2019 Model 3 has Performance motors and battery but looks like a regular Long Range model.
Tesla chooses interesting location for Robotaxi unveiling event Tesla has reportedly chosen its location for the Robotaxi unveiling event on October 10, and it is quite interesting. According to a new report from Bloomberg, citing people familiar with the matter, Tesla is planning to show off its new Robotaxi platform, along with “a few other things,”…