During the 37th Space Symposium in Colorado Springs, Teledyne Brown Engineering, along with partners Sierra Space and Nissan North America, announced it is designing a crewed Lunar Terrain Vehicle (LTV) to support future NASA missions on the Moon. All three companies have varying levels of experience in space technology and hope to transport astronauts on… Continue reading Nissan announces it is designing a Lunar Terrain Vehicle for NASA alongside Teledyne and Sierra Space
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GM’s BrightDrop rebrands its electric delivery vehicles and carts with more cohesive names
General Motors’ commercial EV brand, BrightDrop, announced a rebranding of its entire ecosystem of electrified products, including delivery vehicles, storage carts, and software. The new nomenclature system falls more in line with parent company GM’s focus on “zero” branding. BrightDrop is an electric-focused brand formed by GM in early 2021 to develop electric Light Commercial Vehicles… Continue reading GM’s BrightDrop rebrands its electric delivery vehicles and carts with more cohesive names
GM delivered only 457 electric vehicles last quarter, but it assures us more are coming
GM released its Q1 2022 delivery results today and revealed that it only delivered 457 electric vehicles during the last quarter. The automaker assures us that more EVs are coming. GM has been claiming to be “all-in” in electric vehicles for years now, but its sales haven’t reflected that. To be fair, the company has… Continue reading GM delivered only 457 electric vehicles last quarter, but it assures us more are coming
Tesla opens its ‘longest’ Supercharger station in the world
Tesla has opened its “longest Supercharger station in the world” through a growing partnership with a French supermarket company. There are larger, bigger Supercharger stations in the world, but apparently, there are none longer. Tesla is currently growing its Supercharger network at an impressive rate. The automaker went from 23,277 Superchargers at 2,564 stations at… Continue reading Tesla opens its ‘longest’ Supercharger station in the world
Tesla secures big 200 MWh Megapack order for a new energy storage project in Australia
The state of Queensland and publicly owned generator CS Energy announced a giant new 100 MW/200 MWh energy storage project, and it selected Tesla’s Megapack to power it. Australia has proven to be a very important market for Tesla’s energy storage business. Its flagship Tesla Big Battery project in South Australia became the first of… Continue reading Tesla secures big 200 MWh Megapack order for a new energy storage project in Australia
GM spotted benchmarking Tesla Model S Plaid and Summon feature
GM has been spotted benchmarking a Tesla Model S Plaid and Model 3. The latter appeared to be in order to test Tesla’s Summon feature. Tesla has had a lead in electric vehicles for a long time, which made its vehicles popular for other automakers to benchmark as they develop their own EV programs. Benchmarking… Continue reading GM spotted benchmarking Tesla Model S Plaid and Summon feature
Tesla spends the most R&D and least in advertising per car sold
A new report shows that Tesla is spending more in research and development (R&D) per car than any other automaker by a wide margin, and it is spending the least in advertising per car sold. Tesla is now the biggest automaker in the world by market capitalization, despite selling only a fraction of the number… Continue reading Tesla spends the most R&D and least in advertising per car sold
First drive, Nissan Ariya: the stable relationship
Nissan invited the media out for a day at the track with the Nissan Ariya, the company’s long awaited second EV. After spending time driving and goofing with the crossover, I realize this vehicle is simply amazing. I think the Ariya is exactly what the American buying public would want and expect from an EV… Continue reading First drive, Nissan Ariya: the stable relationship
Hertz adds Tesla Model Y to its fleet after giant deal for 100,000 Model 3s
Hertz has decided to add Tesla Model Y to its growing electric vehicle fleet after announcing a deal to buy 100,000 Model 3 vehicles last year. Last year, Hertz announced an important effort to electrify its fleet of rental cars, led by a massive purchase of 100,000 Tesla Model 3 vehicles. The news sent Tesla’s… Continue reading Hertz adds Tesla Model Y to its fleet after giant deal for 100,000 Model 3s
Elon Musk: Tesla aims to complete Cybertruck development this year for production in 2023
Elon Musk made a new comment about the Tesla Cybertruck, which recently took a backseat, and said that the automaker aims to complete Cybertruck development this year for production in 2023. When Tesla unveiled the Cybertruck back in 2019, Tesla said that the electric pickup truck would make it to market by the end of… Continue reading Elon Musk: Tesla aims to complete Cybertruck development this year for production in 2023