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Volkswagen software issues put ID.3 launch at risk as e-Golf gets abruptly retired in US

By Joey Klender Posted on March 2, 2020 Volkswagen’s road to a fully-electric lineup has taken a slight detour as its ID.3 has been plagued with a software issue. Glitches found in the system could require Volkswagen to reschedule the vehicle’s launch that was planned for Summer 2020. The flaws in Volkswagen’s software are coming […]

Tesla’s Elon Musk reveals plans for Giga Berlin’s groundbreaking ceremony

By Joey Klender Posted on March 2, 2020 Tesla CEO Elon Musk confirmed his attendance at the upcoming Giga Berlin groundbreaking ceremony. The event is expected to take place in the latter part of March 2020. Economic Minster Jörg Steinbach requested Musk’s presence at the groundbreaking of the Giga Berlin site later this month. The […]

SpaceX shrugs off Starship implosion and gets back to work as Elon Musk talks next steps

By Eric Ralph Posted on March 3, 2020 SpaceX has shrugged off the catastrophic implosion of its first serial Starship prototype (SN01) and begun stacking sections of the next ship (SN02) while CEO Elon Musk talks next steps for the next-generation rocket program. By now, it’s reasonably clear that the demise of Starship SN01’s tank […]

Tesla Autopilot “prank” by YouTuber is a big face palm

By Simon Alvarez Posted on March 1, 2020 Teslas are unique vehicles with their own unique capabilities. It is then no surprise to see YouTube and social media platforms be riddled with their own fair share of Tesla-themed prank videos. While most of these pranks tend to be harmless, silly fun (unexpected Ludicrous launches come […]

Tesla fan’s “selfie” with Model Y vs. Model 3 vs. Model X is the best size comparison yet

By Gene Posted on March 1, 2020 A new photo of a Tesla Model Y with a person standing beside it is the best look yet at how the all-electric crossover stacks up in height, and all-around size when compared to the Model 3 sedan and Model X SUV. Jason Yu snapped a photo of […]

A SpaceX Starship prototype just lifted off – but not how it was supposed to

By Eric Ralph Posted on March 1, 2020 SpaceX’s newest Starship spacecraft prototype unintentionally lifted off during a critical test at the company’s Boca Chica, Texas facilities – a development that was almost certainly unplanned. On February 26th, under the cover of an incredibly thick fog bank, SpaceX carefully transported its second full-scale Starship prototype […]

SpaceX wins launch contract for NASA mission to study unique metal asteroid

By Amy Thompson Posted on February 29, 2020 SpaceX has been awarded a $117 million launch contract for NASA’s Psyche mission that will study a unique metal asteroid between Mars and Jupiter. The NASA mission to loft a 5,750-lb. (2,608-kg) spacecraft atop of SpaceX’s Falcon Heavy Rocket will study a mineral-rich asteroid named 16 Psyche. […]

Mars could have a Leap Day like Earth but way more complicated

By Amy Thompson Posted on February 29, 2020 February 29, “leap day”,  is an oddity on the calendar that occurs every four years in an attempt to sync up the Gregorian calendar (the calendar most of the world uses to keep time) with Earth’s rotation around the sun. One calendar year on Earth is 365 […]

Tesla Model 3 grabs UK Car of the Year Award for 2020

By Randell Suba Posted on February 28, 2020 The Tesla Model 3 grabbed the UK Car of the Year 2020 award after bagging the Best Executive vehicle category in February. The Model 3 victory registered a back-to-back win for electric vehicles following Jaguar I-PACE’s win last year. It is also quite an achievement for a […]

Tesla rival Toyota admits uncomfortable truth about its ‘self-charging’ cars: ‘It’s powered by petrol’

By Simon Alvarez Posted on February 28, 2020 As it turns out, it only takes one sharp-witted Twitter user to get Toyota to admit that its well-promoted “self-charging hybrid” cars are actually powered by none other than petrol. The exchange was posted on the social media platform, following the Japanese automaker’s ad featuring a hybrid […]