Posts By Simon Alvarez
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54NewsRivian on track to produce 25,000 vehicles this year, just as planned
Despite the challenges experienced by the company as of late, Rivian Automotive, Inc. announced that it had produced a total of 4,401...
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527NewsElon Musk believes Tesla’s current 4680 structural pack is still “far from optimized”
A preliminary teardown of the Texas-made Model Y’s structural battery pack has begun at automotive teardown company Munro & Associates. And while...
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2.3KNewsTesla China sells 78,000 cars in June, a 142% month-over-month increase
The first two months of the second quarter may have been extremely challenging for Tesla China, but the electric vehicle maker sure...
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2.2KNewsTesla 4680 structural battery preliminary teardown hints at cool innovations
Tesla is already delivering Model Ys from Gigafactory Texas that are equipped with the company’s 4680 structural battery packs. A preliminary teardown...
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5.6KNewsBYD “overtakes” Tesla as world’s biggest EV maker in 1H22, but there’s a catch
Tesla delivered 564,000 all-electric vehicles in the first half of 2022, and while this represented a 27% year-over-year growth, it fell short...
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3.9KNewsToyota’s tax credit advantage over competitors like Tesla disappears
The road ahead for Toyota as it starts competing seriously in the all-electric market just got a lot tougher. As recently corroborated...
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3.1KNewsTesla Giga Berlin to undergo upgrades from July 11 to 22: report
Reports from Germany have indicated that Tesla will be halting Gigafactory Berlin’s vehicle production for two weeks in July to make way...
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4.3KNewsElon Musk explains why he is pro-nuclear energy
Elon Musk is arguably the world’s biggest clean energy advocate, and his company, Tesla, has built some of the biggest battery storage...
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17.0KNewsTesla shows off cool solar range extender trailer with Starlink dish
Range extenders are nothing new, though they typically involve the use of a small internal combustion engine that can help an all-electric...
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30.1KNewsElon Musk is hoping that Tesla won’t need to enter the mining business
While the idea of Tesla entering the mining business is quite exciting, the company would actually prefer it if it did not...
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13.7KNewsTesla’s “hardcore litigation department” is already taking shape
There will be blood — probably sooner than expected. Back in May, Elon Musk stated that Tesla is building a “hardcore litigation...
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11.9KNewsLawsuit to halt Elon Musk’s Twitter acquisition deal gets dismissed
Back in May, the Orlando Police Pension Fund, which holds Twitter shares, filed a lawsuit in an attempt to stop Tesla CEO...
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6.9KNewsRivian adds Pet Comfort mode in newest OTA update
Due to popular demand, Rivian has rolled out its dedicated Pet Comfort feature. With the function in place, drivers of the R1T...
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6.8KNewsTexas-made Tesla Model Y with 4680 battery charges 0-97% in under 1 hour
A Texas-made Tesla Model Y with 4680 battery cells has been able to complete a charging session from 0% to 97% in...
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6.3KNews“Lithium tax” gets approved in California amid critics’ opposition
A plan to tax lithium, which is widely used in the production of electric vehicle batteries, has been approved in California as...
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10.0KNewsMercedes-Benz China offers EQS rear-wheel steering upgrade for a yearly fee
Vehicle subscriptions will soon be the norm. Tesla, with its tech-focused vehicles, has been offering subscriptions for some time now in the...
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4.8KNewsTesla “defective” door handle case dropped by South Korean police
Back in June 2021, South Korea’s Citizens United for Consumer Sovereignty pressed charges against Elon Musk and Tesla for allegedly violating the...
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13.2KNewsCar Wars: Tesla will be overtaken by Ford, GM because Elon Musk “didn’t move fast enough”
Tesla is a lot of things. Slow-moving is definitely not one of them. But for John Murphy, senior auto analyst for Bank...
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3.2KNewsTesla files permit for Gigafactory Texas’ 500k-square-foot expansion
Tesla’s Gigafactory Texas is already a gigantic building. During the Cyber Rodeo, CEO Elon Musk quickly pointed out that the existing Giga...
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8.7KNewsTesla Model S Plaid goes “beyond plaid” with astonishing 217 mph run
There’s Ludicrous speed, and then there’s Plaid speed. But as it turns out, there is still something that lies beyond “plaid.” As...
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