Tesla Gigafactory Texas in Austin is starting to take shape with construction ramping up on both sides of the first section of the construction site.
In May 2020, Electrek exclusively reported that Tesla’s next factory is going to be in Austin.
At the time, a source said that Tesla planned to move fast, with hopes to have a general assembly line for Model Y in Texas by the end of the…
Quick Charge Podcast: November 30, 2020
December 1, 2020
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…
Tesla releases new software update with navigation, text messaging improvements, and more
December 1, 2020
Tesla has started to release a new software update with a bunch of small improvements to its navigation system and text messaging user interface, as well as a few new features.
It’s not the big holiday update yet, but there are still a few interesting improvements.
The…
GM cancels deal to build Nikola (NKLA) electric-hydrogen pickup truck after many controversies
December 1, 2020
GM has dropped its plan to build the Nikola (NKLA) Badger electric/fuel cell pickup truck and take a stake in the controversial company.
However, GM will still supply Nikola with fuel cell hydrogen technology for its semi trucks.
As we have been reporting over the last few months, Nikola is currently in hot water after a report from Hindenburg Research made several allegations exposing…
Audi is returning to rally racing and doing it with an electric vehicle.
The German automaker teased the new electric off-road prototype, which will first compete in the Dakar Rally in 2022.
A while ago, Audi had a lot of success on the rally circuit with the…
Did Aston Martin publish fake emission numbers about EVs?
December 1, 2020
A number of UK press outlets covered a report that claims that electric vehicles need to travel 50,000 miles before its carbon footprint is better than an ICE vehicle. We’ve seen this type of report debunked many times in the past so we didn’t think it was worth our…
Tesla may be leading the world in four-wheeled electric vehicles, but CEO Elon Musk might still have a thing or two to learn about electric three-wheelers. His first experience test riding an Arcimoto FUV electric car ended with him crashing it into a brick wall, claims Arcimoto’s CEO Mark Frohnmayer.
Elon Musk crashed Arcimoto into brick wall
Frohnmayer explained in a recent interview with…
Maserati is ‘electrifying’ its entire lineup, but expect hybrids
December 1, 2020
Maserati says that it plans to “electrify” its entire lineup within the next five years, but it is using the safe “electrify” word, and we should expect many hybrids.
The Italian luxury automaker is part of the Fiat-Chrysler organization, which has notoriously been…
Tesla (TSLA) secures tax exemption on new made-in-China Model Y ahead of production start
November 30, 2020
Tesla (TSLA) has secured tax exemptions for “new energy vehicles” in China for its upcoming new Model Y made at Gigafactory Shanghai.
It’s one of the last steps before the electric SUV can be delivered to customers in the country.
As we previously reported, Tesla has…
Tesla Full Self-Driving Beta wider release coming in just a few weeks, it’s both scary and exciting
November 30, 2020
According to the latest timeline, Tesla could be just 2 weeks away from its wider release of its Full Self-Driving Beta.
The prospect of the software update going to more people is both scary and exciting at the same time.
Last month, Tesla started to release its first Full Self-Driving Beta software update to a limited group of owners to test the feature.
The feature enables autonomous turns…
