Tesla today announced that it has officially moved its headquarters to a location next to Gigafactory Texas in Austin.
At Tesla’s 2021 shareholder’s meeting in October, Elon Musk announced that Tesla would be moving its headquarters from Palo Alto, California, to Austin, Texas.
The CEO didn’t elaborate on the move at the time nor reveal the specific location, though it was assumed it would…
Ex-Tesla VP turned Apple Car engineer poached by electric plane startup in latest staff loss
December 2, 2021
Apple has lost a senior member of its autonomous electric car team to a startup focused on electric aviation. Michael Schwekutsch, who left Tesla to join Apple as senior director of engineering for Special Projects Group in 2019, has left the company to work for Archer. This…
Tesla Model S Plaid gets a minigun in the frunk and night vision
December 2, 2021
A Tesla Model S Plaid was modified to have a minigun in the frunk and night vision system. If you’re asking yourself, “Why?” I don’t really have an answer for you in this article.
Last week, we reported on YouTube channel Fullmag turning a Tesla Model X into a war…
Volocopter to create first public eVTOL system in the futuristic region of NEOM, Saudi Arabia
December 2, 2021
Urban Air Mobility (UAM) developer Volocopter announced a joint venture with the sustainable development of NEOM in Saudi Arabia to design, implement, and operate the world’s first bespoke public eVTOL mobility system. The initial order is for 15 Volocopter aircraft that will begin initial operation in the next two to three years.
If you’ve never heard of NEOM, it’s definitely an area…
Quick Charge Podcast: December 1, 2021
December 2, 2021
Listen to a recap of the top stories of the day from Electrek. Quick Charge is available now on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, TuneIn and our RSS feed for Overcast and other podcast players.
New episodes of Quick Charge are recorded Monday through Thursday and again on…
This 283 mph electric motorcycle just broke a bunch of land speed records, including its own
December 2, 2021
The last time we covered Max Biaggi and his Voxman Wattman electric motorcycle, he had just set a new land speed record for electric motorcycles at 254 mph (408 km/h). But apparently even that wasn’t fast enough for Biaggi.
Now the bike and its speed-chasing rider have…
Despite the pandemic, supply chain challenges, and rising costs of materials, 2021 is going to be a record year for clean energy, the International Energy Agency (IEA) announced today in a new report.
UnderstandSolar is a free service that links you to top-rated solar installers in your region for personalized solar estimates. Tesla now offers price matching, so it’s important to shop for the…
Tesla is again found guilty of throttling charging speed, asked to pay $14,000 to owners in retrial
December 2, 2021
Tesla was again found guilty of throttling its Superchargering speed on early Model S vehicles.
In Norway, the company is asked to pay ~$14,000 to affected owners in a retrial of the process, which Tesla is going to appeal.
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Mercedes-Benz unveils wild new rugged but luxurious off-road electric vehicle concept
December 2, 2021
Mercedes-Benz has unveiled a wild new luxurious off-road electric vehicle concept: Project MAYBACH.
The German automaker worked with late American fashion designer Virgil Abloh on the project, which they unveiled in his honor.
Abloh, artistic director at Louis Vuitton…
General Motors announced a joint venture alongside POSCO Chemical to erect a new factory in North America to process Cathode Active Material (CAM). CAM will be vital to GM’s production of its proprietary Ultium EV batteries, as the legacy automaker looks to establish a larger presence in US EV production.
General Motors is a household name in automotive production that now looks to shift its 113…
