Tesla’s Cybertruck isn’t even available to the public yet, but concept art for a Cybertruck cop-car made its appearance in Las Vegas on Wednesday. During a presentation by Oracle co-founder Larry Ellison at the data service giant’s CloudWork conference, a massive screen showed off the EV’s recognizable, angular design beneath red and blue emergency lights, […]
How an innovative battery system in the Bronx will help charge up NYC’s grid
On a small patch of land in the northeast Bronx in New York City sits a tidy but potent battery storage system. Located across the street from a beige middle school building, and not too far from a Planet Fitness and a Dollar Tree, the battery system is designed to send power into the grid […]
Tesla lawyers argued Elon Musk Autopilot statements might be manipulated with deepfake tech
Earlier this week, a California judge tentatively ordered Elon Musk to testify under oath regarding the Tesla CEO’s past claims related to the EV company’s Autopilot software. The request, as reported by multiple outlets, pertains to an ongoing lawsuit alleging the AI drive-assist program is partially responsible for the 2018 death of Apple engineer Walter […]
Tesla’s carbon footprint is much larger than it previously disclosed
Although Tesla’s latest Impact Report promises that “a sustainable future is within reach,” the company’s 2022 figures show just how crucial accurate measurements are in achieving the lofty goal. Released earlier this week, an expanded dataset dramatically upped the electric vehicle maker’s total carbon footprint when compared with the prior year’s available information. The larger […]
Tesla’s electric semi-truck could be revealed this month — here’s what you can expect to see
Tesla is best known for its sporty all-electric sedans, but this month, we’re slated to get our first look at something much bigger from the automaker: its first electric semi-truck. We’ve known Tesla has been working on an electric semi since at least July 2016, but outside of a Reuters report claiming the trucks will drive in autonomous platoons, there’s not […]
Tesla has applied for a dealership license in Michigan
What’s the old adage? If you can’t beat them, join them? Well, it seems that’s exactly what Tesla is doing. The upstart EV automaker has applied for a dealership license in Michigan. This is a change, of course, for Tesla because, up until now, it has been selling its cars around the country in company-run […]