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Tesla to install a Supercharger V3 station in Florida

By Joey Klender Posted on September 24, 2019 Clearwater, Florida will receive Tesla’s second full V3 Supercharging Station, according to permits found online. MyClearwater.com, a website local to Clearwater, Florida, shows that Tesla Clearwater applied for a permit on August 26, 2019, to build a full V3 Supercharger Station. It will be the fifth Supercharger […]

ExxonMobil CEO dismisses electric vehicles: ‘What’s the point?’

By Simon Alvarez Posted on September 24, 2019 Exxon CEO Darren Woods recently expressed his doubts about the transportation sector’s transition to electric vehicles. In comments during the 2019 Oil and Gas Climate Initiative meet, the CEO extended a rather blunt dismissal of EVs, suggesting that the zero-emissions vehicles will serve little purpose if they […]

Tesla’s new Gigafactory 3 jobs puts Model 3 production, grassroots marketing in focus

By Simon Alvarez Posted on September 24, 2019 The start of Gigafactory 3’s operations appears to be drawing closer, with Tesla’s China division posting a series of new job listings directly related to the manufacture and promotion of the Model 3. Amidst these updates, footage taken of the Gigafactory 3 complex suggests that the preparations […]

The Boring Company’s Las Vegas Loop tunnel project is coming to life

By Simon Alvarez Posted on September 24, 2019 The Boring Company’s upcoming Loop project at the Las Vegas Convention Center appears to be coming to life, with the first images of the startup’s dig site emerging online. Images that have emerged of the startup’s activities reveal that The Boring Company has started shipping parts of […]

Volkswagen will begin development and production of lithium-ion batteries

By Joey Klender Posted on September 24, 2019 German automaker Volkswagen has announced that it has taken steps to begin the development and production of lithium-ion battery cells to use in future vehicles. The company has currently staffed 300 employees to the preliminary battery project, but it has its sights set on potential battery mass […]

SpaceX begins launch pad upgrades for Starship flight tests in Texas and Florida

By Eric Ralph Posted on September 23, 2019 Beneath the buzz of Starship Mk1’s glamorous wing installation, SpaceX has begun installing new launch pad hardware meant to support the spacecraft’s first flights, several components of which have been in Boca Chica for more than a year. Simultaneously, SpaceX broke ground on a complimentary Starship launch […]

Tesla’s Dog Mode helps Model S owner win animal cruelty charge

By Joey Klender Posted on September 23, 2019 A man in Ireland has recently been cleared of animal welfare charges thanks to Tesla’s Dog Mode after local police were called on him for leaving his dog in his Model S on a hot day. Ross Hunt, of Blackrock, Dublin left his Poodle, Loki, in his […]

Tesla battery supplier for China starts mass production of Model 3 batteries: sources

By Simon Alvarez Posted on September 23, 2019 Industry sources have suggested that LG Chem, a company reportedly tapped by Tesla as one of its battery suppliers for its Shanghai-based factory, has begun the mass production of 2170 cells for the Model 3 in its Nanjing factory.  According to South Korean tech publication THEELEC, LG […]

SpaceX’s Starship Mk1 rocket already has three Raptors installed, says Elon Musk

By Eric Ralph Posted on September 23, 2019 In a few late-night tweets, SpaceX CEO Elon Musk offered a rare view inside the company’s Boca Chica Starship fabrication building and revealed that technicians had already installed all three Raptor engines on Starship Mk1. SpaceX is in the midst of a frenetic few weeks of activity […]

Tesla Model 3 passes Model X as 6th all-time best-selling EV in Norway

By Joey Klender Posted on September 23, 2019 The Tesla Model 3 is making its mark in Norway as it has already become the 6th highest-selling Battery Electric Vehicle in the country despite only being on sale for seven months. The car the Model 3 surpassed for sixth place was its larger stablemate, the Tesla […]