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Tesla has confirmed that it has now installed over 500,000 Powerwalls worldwide, and it is growing fast. While there are now quite a few home battery back solutions, Tesla owns a large part of the mindshares with Powerwalls. It virtually launched the Li-ion home battery market when introducing the product in 2015. But Powerwall didn’t

Tesla has hiked up the price of its home charging station, the Tesla Wall Connector, just as it is about to become more popular. However, despite the price hike, it is still one of the cheapest stations for the specs. After Tesla announced last year that it is opening its EV charge connector with the aim

President Joe Biden has vetoed an effort by Congressional Republicans to roll back the first update to heavy truck pollution standards in 22 years. The new soot standards targeted by Republicans are estimated to save thousands of lives and tens of billions of dollars. We expected this veto when we originally reported on Senate Republicans

Indiana Jones And The Dial Of Destiny premiere was full of surprises. Harrison Ford, 80, arrived at the Los Angeles premiere on Wednesday night on the red carpet with wife Calista Flockhart. The film’s cast and crew also joined the star as they marked the fifth and final film of the franchise created by director

Ford filed a patent last week for a roof-mounted backup EV battery system designed to give you the extra juice while off the grid. The idea is likely a pipe dream, but it shows you how automakers are getting creative in the electric era. Ford patents roof-mounted backup EV battery Having a removable backup battery

Tesla’s stock (TSLA) is up more than 50% over the last month in one of the company’s best runs in value ever. Here’s an idea of why Tesla’s stock is gaining momentum. Macroeconomics has a big impact on large stocks, like Tesla, and improvements on that front have helped the automaker, but the NASDAQ is

The iconic Volkswagen Bug may live on in the electric era after all. On Monday, Volkswagen revealed a new digital electric Beetle concept for an upcoming animated film set to hit theaters and Netflix next month. The question is, will it come alive? Will Volkswagen revive the Beetle in the electric era? Volkswagen’s Beetle attracted

Toyota shareholders are sending a clear message at the Japanese automaker’s annual meeting this year – it’s time to go electric. Several investors have mentioned they have voted or plan to vote to remove longtime leader Akio Toyoda from the board over the automaker’s EV stance. Shareholders voice their opinion on Toyota’s EV stance After

Jodie Comer has scooped the Tony Award for best leading actress for her performance in the one-woman play Prima Facie.  The role was her Broadway debut, coming hot on the heels of her West End debut in the same role. The live cinema version of the show – part of National Theatre Live series –

Tesla has unveiled a new retail concept called ‘Giga Laboratory’, which appears to be a showcase of its manufacturing capacity. While Tesla announced a move to online sales and moved back from physical retail back in 2019, the automaker has, in practice, continued to rely heavily on retail locations as part of its marketing effort.

Tesla has secured a new location in Fremont, California, to expand its 4680 battery cell production, according to a new report. When Tesla unveiled its own new cell format, the 4680 battery cell, it ventured into manufacturing its own battery cells for the first time. Prior to that point, Tesla had always bought battery cells

A Tesla driver hit and killed a dog. They claimed they were driving using Full Self-Driving (FSD) Beta. Full Self-Driving (FSD) Beta is a driver-assist system that takes over all the tasks related to driving a vehicle, but Tesla requires that drivers keep their hands on the steering wheel and pay attention at all times.

Califooooorniaaaaaa here we coooommmmeeeee (autonomously). Mercedes-Benz has just announced that its SAE Level 3 autonomous driver assist system, DRIVE PILOT, has been certified to operate in the entire state of California, beginning with a couple of familiar models. Mercedes-Benz’s DRIVE PILOT first debuted on the speedy roads in Germany in May of 2022, but we

Ford Motor Co. has shared an update on its journey to scale production of its super popular, all-electric F-150 Lightning in order to reduce customer wait times. The American automaker has bolstered production of its XLT trim, in particular, and is limiting new reservation wait times down under four months. Even as a relatively new

Due in part to strong Q1 2023 numbers and a surge in demand, the US solar market is now expected to triple in size over the next five years, according to a new report. According to the “US Solar Market Insight Q2 2023 report,” released today by the Solar Energy Industries Association (SEIA) and Wood

Tesla Energy, the automaker’s energy division, has secured yet another large Megapack project. This time, it will help balance Belgium’s electricity grid. Back in 2019, Tesla launched the Megapack; it was Tesla’s third stationary energy storage product after the Powerwall and Powerpack. A single Megapack unit is a container-sized “3 MWh battery system” with integrated modules,

With iOS 17 this year, Apple is further expanding on its set of features in Apple Maps for electric car owners. Starting this year, Apple Maps will show real-time charging availability information and let drivers choose a preferred charging network. Apple first announced support for EV routing in Apple Maps back at WWDC 2020. The feature eventually

Tesla is going to repeat a loophole it has previously used to open stores and service centers where direct sale laws prevent it by operating on native land. This time, the automaker is doing it in New York. There are a few states in the US that have laws prohibiting direct sales of electric vehicles

Piers Morgan has hit back at Prince Harry after receiving fierce criticism from the royal during his phone hacking trial. The Duke of Sussex said the thought of the former editor of the Daily Mirror and his “band of journalists” earwigging on his mother’s messages “makes me feel physically sick”. Morgan told Sky News he

Ferrari’s (RACE) CEO, Benedetto Vigna, said on Monday the Italian luxury sports carmaker’s so-called e-building will be ready next summer. Although Ferrari’s first EV isn’t due out for at least another two years, Vigna claimed he doesn’t expect to see margins shrink. Ferrari CEO says margins will be maintained with EVs Speaking at Bloomberg’s Italy