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SpaceX ships head to sea for fifth upgraded GPS satellite launch [webcast]

Two SpaceX ships have headed to sea to recover parts of Falcon 9 after the rocket's fifth upgraded GPS III…

Twitter recaptures advertisers with new content deals for 2023

Twitter is recapturing advertisers with new content deals for 2023. When Elon Musk bought the social media platform in late…

U.K. based battery producer Britishvolt collapses ahead of production

Britishvolt, a U.K.-based battery producer, has entered administration before ever producing battery cells. As many companies and governments alike have…

U.S. EV sales grow by 65 percent despite overall auto market decline in 2022

Sales of electric vehicles in the United States grew by 65 percent in 2022, despite a decline in total new…

Tesla’s huge price cuts are hitting the stock one way and its outlook in another

Tesla (NASDAQ: TSLA) pushed huge price cuts on its vehicles in both the United States and China within the past…

Hertz massively expands Uber EV partnership with 25,000 more vehicles

Hertz has massively expanded the number of EVs available to Uber drivers in Europe to help both organizations achieve their…

Tesla outlasts VW to capture 2022 EV sales crown in Germany

For the first time ever, Tesla sold the most electric vehicles out of every automaker in Germany in 2022. While…

Tesla China’s weekly insurance registrations bounce back after price cuts

It appears that the effects of Tesla China's recent round of price cuts are starting to become evident. This was…

Toyota & BMW slammed for misleading ads and lobbying in hacked billboard campaign

Toyota and BMW were called out by climate activists this weekend during the Brussels Motor Show.  In the spring of…

Tesla’s California Virtual Power Plant has quietly ramped to an estimated 5.7k homes

Tesla's California Virtual Power Plant (VPP) has been growing quietly in the background, and its growth since the middle of…

Indonesia nearing deals with Tesla and BYD for EV production facilities: report

Two of the automotive segment's most prolific electric vehicle makers may be preparing to establish their presence in Indonesia soon.…

Tesla Giga Berlin working conditions don’t leave enough time for “leisure, family and recovery:” German Union IG Metall

Prolific German union IG Metall recently criticized Tesla Germany over allegations of excessive working hours. The union also noted that…

Rivian R1S gets experienced by car legend Jay Leno

Rivian’s electric adventure vehicles compete in a niche that they pretty much created. They do not directly compete with the…

Ford’s EVs for Europe won’t be dependent on VW from mid-decade: report

Two years ago, Ford and Volkswagen formed an alliance that would allow the American automaker to build EVs using the…

SpaceX Starship factory aiming to build five megarockets in 2023

CEO Elon Musk says that SpaceX's South Texas Starship aims to build up to five of the two-stage megarockets in…

SpaceX’s spectacular USSF-67 Falcon Heavy launch in photos

On January 15th, SpaceX's Falcon Heavy rocket lifted off for the second time in 75 days to launch another batch…

Global EV sales reach 10 percent of new cars sold in 2022

Global electric vehicle sales reached 10 percent of all new cars sold in 2022, an increase from 8.3 percent in…

Tesla files for $59M die shop at Giga Texas

Tesla has filed for a $59 million diecast shop at Giga Texas, new filings show. Tesla's Gigafactory Texas is still…

Tesla Cybertruck appears to be on track, but it’s missing one big thing

The Cybertruck production has been delayed several times over the past few years, but it appears Tesla is on track…

Tesla exec explains Model S and Model X round steering wheel option

Recently, Tesla caught a number of headlines after an update to the Model S and Model X's configurator revealed that…