At the end of September, popular YouTube channel Wham Baam Teslacam, which is run by a big Tesla fan, tweeted that it had received a tip that “none of the Tesla-certified body shops in Phoenix will take @GEICO customers because GEICO will not pay what it costs to repair a Tesla.” According to Tesla, that… Continue reading Clean Technica: Tesla: Phoenix Collision Centers Are NOT Refusing To Repair GEICO-Insured Tesla Vehicles002315
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Clean Technica: Tesla Model S Plaid is MKBHD’s Favorite Piece of Tech He Has Ever Reviewed (Video Interview)002314
One of the internet’s most famous tech reviewers, Marques Brownlee, aka MKBHD, said in a recent interview that the Tesla Model S Plaid is his favorite piece of tech he has ever reviewed. MKHBD was invited for an interview by the Stevens Institute of Technology, from where he has actually graduated. MKBHD talked about many… Continue reading Clean Technica: Tesla Model S Plaid is MKBHD’s Favorite Piece of Tech He Has Ever Reviewed (Video Interview)002314
Clean Tecnica: 29% of New Cars in Ireland Electric, 37% Plugins 002313
Like in many other European countries, electric car sales are booming in Ireland, but they are booming even more there than is the norm. In September, 36.66% of all new vehicle registrations in the home of leprechauns were plugin vehicle registrations. 29.31% were full electrics and 7.35% were plugin hybrids. Plugin hybrid registrations in the… Continue reading Clean Tecnica: 29% of New Cars in Ireland Electric, 37% Plugins 002313
Cleantechnica: Fully Electric Vehicles Reached ~6% Of Auto Sales In USA In 3rd Quarter 002312
Tesla Deliveries Totaled ~131,000 in the US in 3rd Quarter of 2022. Non-Tesla US EV Sales Passed 70,000. Fully electric vehicles have grown and grown in recent years. More and more models hit the market each month, and some of them are selling in decent volumes. Meanwhile, Tesla’s strong growth continues and one wonders how… Continue reading Cleantechnica: Fully Electric Vehicles Reached ~6% Of Auto Sales In USA In 3rd Quarter 002312
Tesla is running into issues building battery cells at Gigafactory Berlin
Tesla is reportedly running into problems establishing battery cell production at Gigafactory Berlin, and it is moving battery manufacturing equipment to Texas. For over two years now, Tesla has been working to build its own battery cells with a new 4680 format. The plan is critical to the company’s long-term growth as it powers its… Continue reading Tesla is running into issues building battery cells at Gigafactory Berlin
Inside the only lithium producer in the U.S., which provides the critical mineral used in batteries by Tesla, EV makers
watch now SILVER PEAK, Nev. — On the edge of Western Nevada, hours from a major city and miles down private dirt roads, lies the United States’ only lithium-producing plant. The nearest town is Tonopah — population 2,179 — where a prospector discovered silver at the turn of the 20th century. The town’s mining roots… Continue reading Inside the only lithium producer in the U.S., which provides the critical mineral used in batteries by Tesla, EV makers
Sony and Honda plan to start U.S. deliveries of their electric vehicle in 2026
Yasuhide Mizuno, the chairman and CEO of Sony Honda Mobility Inc., speaks during a news conference in Tokyo, Japan, on Oct. 13, 2022. Kiyoshi Ota | Bloomberg | Getty Images The Sony-Honda joint venture focused on electric vehicles plans to begin deliveries to the United States and Japan in 2026. Sony Honda Mobility, as it’s… Continue reading Sony and Honda plan to start U.S. deliveries of their electric vehicle in 2026
Nikola founder Trevor Milton guilty of defrauding investors
Nikola Corp. founder Trevor Milton was convicted of fraud for misleading investors in the electric truck company, a stunning downfall for the door-to-door salesman turned billionaire who promised to revolutionize the auto industry. Milton, 40, was found guilty Friday of one count of securities fraud and two counts of wire fraud by a federal jury… Continue reading Nikola founder Trevor Milton guilty of defrauding investors
This Guy Is Turning His Tesla Model 3 Into a Custom Cybertruck
“This is gonna be a badass build.” Total Transformation Tesla fans across the world have been going stir-crazy in anticipation of the long-awaited, second-generation of the Tesla Roadster — and, of course, the Cybertruck. In the meantime, one fan has taken to radically customizing the currently available 2018 Tesla Model 3, stripping it down and… Continue reading This Guy Is Turning His Tesla Model 3 Into a Custom Cybertruck
Elon Musk Says He Can’t Give Free Starlink to Ukraine Anymore After Officials There Were Mean to Him
During the early days of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, SpaceX CEO Elon Musk announced that the company would be sending thousands of Starlink satellite internet terminals to the embattled country. Around 20,000 terminals, according to Musk, have already been donated to Ukraine so far. Now, though, Musk has seemingly had a change of heart, and… Continue reading Elon Musk Says He Can’t Give Free Starlink to Ukraine Anymore After Officials There Were Mean to Him