He might have a point. Tough Talk Electric car company Rivian exploded into public markets this week with a monstrous $116 billion IPO — but not everyone is popping the champagne quite yet. Tesla CEO and Jeff Bezos’ playground bully Elon Musk took to Twitter to throw some cold water on the rival carmaker’s enormous valuation on… Continue reading Elon Musk Is Beefing With Another Electric Carmaker Again
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Uber Announces It Will Roll Out 50,000 Teslas to Its Drivers
“We look forward to seeing more EVs on the road right away.” Uber x Tesla Rental car company Hertz announced on Monday that it was ordering 100,000 Tesla Model 3s, a colossal commission that sent shares of the Elon Musk-led company soaring. And ride-hailing giant Uber is getting in on the fun. In turn, the… Continue reading Uber Announces It Will Roll Out 50,000 Teslas to Its Drivers
Hertz Orders 100,000 Teslas for Rental Cars
The deal caused Tesla’s market valuation to hit the $1 trillion mark. Big Order Rental car company Hertz has ordered 100,000 Tesla Model 3s as part of a massive push to electrify its fleet — the largest purchase of electric vehicles ever, according to Bloomberg. It’s a massive deal reportedly worth $4.2 billion, pushing the… Continue reading Hertz Orders 100,000 Teslas for Rental Cars
Tesla Just Scrubbed the Cybertruck Prices, Specs from Its Website
This comes after its release was delayed to next year. Bad Luck Cybertruck The Cybertruck is starting to feel like it’s been cursed from the start. From its less-than-auspicious debut to its recent delay to late 2022, the vehicle is starting to seem more like a pipedream than a reality. Now, Tesla has even gone… Continue reading Tesla Just Scrubbed the Cybertruck Prices, Specs from Its Website
Dozens of Self-Driving Cars Getting Stuck on Same Dead-End Street
The future is here, it’s just stuck in the corner. Traffic Jam Well, this is a new one. Waymo, a Google offshoot that develops usually-impressive self-driving cars, has run into a problem as dozens of its semi-autonomous vehicles are getting stuck on the same dead-end street. 15th Avenue in San Francisco’s Richmond District is normally… Continue reading Dozens of Self-Driving Cars Getting Stuck on Same Dead-End Street
Elon Musk Says That Tesla Is Making Its Own Beer
The “GigaBier” will be served in Cybertruck-themed bottles. One for the Road Elon Musk is known for fairly gimmicky tactics to promote his products — but he might have outdone himself yet with the new Cybertuck-themed beer. The billionaire CEO introduced the “GigaBier” at Tesla’s Gigafactory Berlin County Fair, according to Teslarati. The GigaBier’s bottles… Continue reading Elon Musk Says That Tesla Is Making Its Own Beer
The Cybertruck Is Now the Cheapest Tesla
“I love this simulation.” Cheapest Tesla Tesla recently increased the price of its Model 3 and Model Y, with prices starting at a respective $54,990 and $41,990 before incentives. Strangely enough, that makes the entry level Cybertruck, a much bigger vehicle starting at $39,990, the cheapest Tesla customers can order today, as Teslarati points out.… Continue reading The Cybertruck Is Now the Cheapest Tesla
German Researchers Converted a Tesla Model Y Into a Hydrogen Car
There’s a lot to unpack here. Hesla Motors On Wednesday, German Federal Research Minister Anja Karliczek revealed an automotive Frankenstein creation: A Tesla Model Y that had been converted into a hydrogen vehicle that she called a “hyper hybrid.” The goal was to demonstrate the future of clean transportation. But as Teslarati notes, the decision… Continue reading German Researchers Converted a Tesla Model Y Into a Hydrogen Car
Elon Musk: Next Full Self-Driving Beta “Will Blow Your Mind”
Did Tesla really do its homework this time? Blowing Minds According to Tesla CEO Elon Musk, the next beta version of the company’s Full Self-Driving beta (FSD) will “blow your mind.” The driver assistance feature — which doesn’t actually allow Tesla vehicles to fully drive themselves, as the name suggests, but does provide a growing degree… Continue reading Elon Musk: Next Full Self-Driving Beta “Will Blow Your Mind”
UN Scientist Warns That Climate Destruction Is Entering “Uncharted Territory”
“The climate we’ve been living in, is not going to be the climate we are living in right now.” Uncharted Territory As wildfires continue to ravage the western US and large swaths of the country attempts to rebuild in the wake of Hurricane Ida’s deadly rampage, a United Nations (UN) scientist had this to say:… Continue reading UN Scientist Warns That Climate Destruction Is Entering “Uncharted Territory”