Tesla has started to release its big ‘holiday’ software update with TikTok integration in Tesla Theater, several UI changes, and more.
While Tesla generally pushes new features through software updates whenever it is ready, it is also known for bundling some of those more fun features for a bigger ‘holiday update’ toward the end of the year.
Today, the automaker has started releasing the…
These were the top 5 biggest electric bike news stories of 2021
December 21, 2021
Electric bicycles have positively exploded in popularity this year. You don’t have to take our word for it – you can see that e-bike sales numbers are off the charts.
Consumer interest in electric bikes continues to grow, and more riders are pounding the pavement and…
Tesla removes new Roadster pricing, appears to have sold out $250,000 Founders series
December 21, 2021
Tesla has removed pricing information for the new Roadster and stopped taking reservations for the $250,000 Founders Series version.
The new Roadster might end up being Tesla’s most delayed vehicle ever.
When first unveiling the next-generation Tesla Roadster in 2017…
Tesla has been adding a strange new warning about putting battery packs as old as 2017 in brand new 2021 Model 3 vehicles for sale.
With just a few weeks before the end of the year, Tesla is in the middle of a delivery wave to get the inventory as low as possible.
CEO Elon Musk has told employees that they don’t have to go all out as they usually do this quarter, but the automaker is still…
Tesla releases new Full Self-Driving Beta update (10.7) with improved phantom braking and efficiency
December 20, 2021
Tesla has started to release a new Full Self-Driving Beta software update (10.7) that improves the situation with “phantom braking” and even helps the FSD beta be more energy efficient.
For more than a year now, Tesla has been slowly rolling out what it is calling…
I recently had the chance to test out a new portable backup battery from a company I hadn’t heard of before: Joyzis. The company sent me its BR300 model to test out for my daily use needs. While I never know what to expect the first time I test a product from a new (to me)…
Still waiting on a delayed e-bike (or anything else?) It’s probably stuck on one of these ships
December 19, 2021
Shipping times for just about everything have been stretched to new limits thanks to pandemic related supply chain constraints. While nearly every industry has been affected in some way, electric bicycles and other forms of personal mobility have been uniquely impacted.
The pandemic has affected the e-bike industry in a myriad of ways.
Commuters have sought out e-bikes as a cost effective…
Tesla offers free Supercharging in off-peak hours for holidays to help curb traffic
December 19, 2021
Tesla announced that is going to offer free Supercharging during off-peak hours for the holidays in order to help curb traffic at charging stations.
The holidays have been tough stress tests for Tesla’s Supercharger network, and it has not always passed with flying…
Quick Charge Podcast: December 18, 2021
December 19, 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…
GM pokes fun at Tesla Cybertruck in strange Hummer EV Easter egg
December 19, 2021
GM has decided to poke fun at the Tesla Cybertruck with a strange Easter egg in the newly delivered GMC Hummer EV pickup truck’s software.
We have seen GM poke fun at Tesla before when launching new electric vehicles.
For example, before the launch of the Chevy Bolt EV, GM released pictures of one of its prototypes driving in front of Tesla’s headquarters in Palo Alto.
Later, when it was…
