Tesla CEO Musk stoic as Trump talks about receiving environmental awards
Tesla and SpaceX CEO Elon Musk couldn’t have looked more stoic Monday as he sat among other chief executives at President Trump’s breakfast meeting to discuss manufacturing. As we reported earlier in...
View ArticleWatch Electric GT’s Tesla Model S race car stick to the track like a slot car
Electric GT, the all-electric racing series built around the Tesla Model S has released a new video highlighting the track capabilities of its tuned Model S race car. With over 1,100 pounds removed...
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SpaceX Hyperloop Pod Competition underway: Badgerloop unveils pod design
Day 1 of SpaceX’s long awaited Hyperloop Pod Competition is underway in Hawthorne, California. Approximately thirty teams competing in the SpaceX-sponsored event including the winner from last year’s...
View ArticleSpaceX expands near Seattle with new internet satellite development lab
SpaceX is committed to building up to 4,425 geosynchronous satellites with the goal of bringing low cost internet service to the entire world. The California-based space company led by serial tech...
View ArticleWhat does a Tesla Model S owner think of the Chevy Bolt? (Full review)
Southern California Tesla Model S owner Alex Venz was recently given 24-hour access to a Chevy Bolt with the stipulation that he not drive it more than 100 miles. After his time with the car was up,...
View ArticleTesla Energy reveals the utility grid of the future containing 396 Powerpacks
A new video from Tesla gives us a glimpse into the utility grid of the future. The video describes how Tesla’s new Powerpack installation at the Southern California Edison (SCE) Mira Loma substation...
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Lucid’s 1,000hp ‘Air’ hits the road in new teaser video
Silicon Valley-based Lucid Motors has just released a teaser video showing their ultra-luxury Tesla rival hitting the road. The company, which has been working on developing electric vehicles since...
View ArticleNikola Tesla steps into a Model S in new fan-made commercial
Okay, the car shown in this one minute fan produced video is not the latest version of the Tesla Model S. In fact, it’s fairly dated. But the idea for this Tesla ad is sound and the production value...
View ArticleTesla Model S crash test result misses top safety rating by IIHS
The Tesla Model S has failed to garner a Top Safety Pick rating from the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety (IIHS). In the latest round of testing, IIHS found that the driver’s seat belt allowed...
View ArticleLucid Motors ‘Air’ spotted driving through downtown San Francisco
Sightings of Lucid Motors’ “Air” driving through the streets of San Francisco made its way through Instagram and YouTube recently. It’s the second time we’re seeing the would-be Tesla rival in action...
View ArticleTesla certified repair shop goes inside the Model X Falcon Wing door
When the couple behind YouTube channel Like Tesla discovered a small ding on the Falcon Wing door of their silver Model X, they got an education about how the complex doors operate directly from a...
View ArticleMath says, Tesla’s “Maximum Plaid” mode could achieve 0-60 mph in 2.05 seconds
The creative minds behind Engineering Explained took a few minutes and a whiteboard to reverse engineer the maximum theoretical acceleration that the Tesla Model S could achieve and thus, unknowingly...
View ArticleMinecrafters vie for Tesla chief’s attention by creating SpaceX tunnel system
Earlier this month, a band of gamers in Lithuania set out to capture Tesla CEO Elon Musk’s attention by building the company’s Gigafactory facility completely through Minecraft. The effort garnered a...
View ArticleElon Musk presents at the Tesla Launch Event in the UAE (Video)
As we announced on Monday, Elon Musk took to the stage at the Hotel Armani in Dubai to officially launch Tesla Motors in the United Arab Emirates. And now, thanks to YouTuber Walied Albasheer, we have...
View ArticleDrone captures SpaceX Falcon 9 deploying landing legs before touching down
SpaceX’s Falcon 9 rocket completed yet another beautiful touch down on Sunday after taking off on its first-ever commercial launch from historic Apollo-era Launch Pad 39A at the NASA Kennedy Space...
View ArticleCoder creates the ultimate Tesla Model S and solar data visualization tool
It is no secret that Tesla fans are, by and large, geeks. That theme manifests itself in the form of 3D printed mini Superchargers modded to serve as a USB phone charger, changing the color of the...
View ArticleTesla looks to host a competition to select the best fan made commercial
Elon is never shy about taking to Twitter to break company news, announce new features, announce features that the Tesla team didn’t know about and to engage with his fans. Update: Tesla launches...
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Charging your Tesla could make a difference of 40% to power and acceleration
DragTimes has tested a Ludicrous+ Tesla Model S P100D at various states of charge (SOC) and confirmed that 0-60 times do indeed get slower as SOC decreases, while also noting a corresponding drop in...
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Vanda debuts 200mph quad-motor electric hypercar at the Geneva Motor Show
Singapore-based electric mobility company Vanda Electrics has debuted the Bugatti of all electric cars at the Geneva Motor Show this week. The wild-looking quad-motor 1,000hp Vanda Dendrobium, named...
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Tesla locks in 20-year deal to provide solar electricity to Kauai Island Utility
Tesla has completed a 52 MWh Powerpack 2 system combined with a 13 MW SolarCity solar installation on the island of Kauai that will deliver solar generated energy back to the grid during evening hours,...
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