XPeng shops its self-driving tech to automakers — Tesla found no takers
XPeng shops its self-driving tech to automakers — Tesla found no takers

XPeng is trying to turn its self-driving and smart-cockpit systems into a licensing business, courting automakers, suppliers, and software firms well beyond its existing Volkswagen deal, according to a Reuters report.

It’s the exact playbook Tesla h…

144 Tesla Megapacks power Australia’s first 8-hour grid battery
144 Tesla Megapacks power Australia’s first 8-hour grid battery

Australia just switched on its longest-duration grid battery, and it runs on 144 Tesla Megapacks.

RWE’s Limondale battery in New South Wales can discharge for a full eight hours — four times longer than the two-hour batteries that dominate the Austr…

Tesla’s European Megacharger rollout covers 21 sites and over 100 stalls
Tesla’s European Megacharger rollout covers 21 sites and over 100 stalls

Tesla will install more than 100 megawatt-capable charging stalls at 21 sites in Germany, France, the UK, Sweden and Benelux to support the Semi, its Semi development head told the IAA Transportation fair in Hanover. Milence, the joint venture owned by…

Tesla to run public Megachargers at 3 Forum Mobility Semi depots
Tesla to run public Megachargers at 3 Forum Mobility Semi depots

Tesla is going to operate public Megacharger sites at three electric truck depots it doesn’t own. Forum Mobility, one of the largest heavy-duty charging operators in the US, says Tesla will run public Megacharging at three of four new California depots…

US automakers could soon be forced to include AM radio for free

The House of Representatives, in rare bipartisan support, overwhelmingly approved legislation that would require new vehicles to include AM radio.

Tesla brings Cybercab to China, rules out sale and robotaxi service
Tesla brings Cybercab to China, rules out sale and robotaxi service

Tesla is putting its Cybercab on public display in China this week, but the company wants to be clear about one thing it isn’t: a vehicle it plans to sell there.

Tesla China said the showcase “does not involve” selling the Cybercab in the Chinese ma…

Tesla’s new ‘Accordion’ Supercharger could speed up its slow buildout
Tesla’s new ‘Accordion’ Supercharger could speed up its slow buildout

Tesla deployed its first “Accordion” Supercharger, a pre-assembled charging unit that ships 16 stalls on a single truck and installs 20% cheaper than a conventional site.

Tesla’s charging team says the goal is now to pre-assemble every Supercharger …

NHTSA orders Tesla to prove its Cybercab is legal to sell, under oath
NHTSA orders Tesla to prove its Cybercab is legal to sell, under oath

NHTSA has ordered Tesla to prove that its Cybercab is even legal to sell. The agency issued a formal Special Order on September 10 demanding that the company show, under oath, how a vehicle with no steering wheel, no pedals, and no mirrors complies wit…

Musk was asked why Tesla and SpaceX are still separate companies. He said “great question”
Musk was asked why Tesla and SpaceX are still separate companies. He said “great question”

Elon Musk again teased combining Tesla and SpaceX, telling the All-In Summit “who could imagine what action one might take when there’s so much close collaboration in so many areas“. Any such deal would very likely cross the EU merger thresholds, which…

Tesla’s new Roadster teaser hints at a ‘Cyber’ redesign it doesn’t need
Tesla’s new Roadster teaser hints at a ‘Cyber’ redesign it doesn’t need

Tesla will finally unveil its new Roadster on October 1, more than eight years after it first showed the car in 2017. And a teaser this weekend suggests the production version is getting Tesla’s “Cyber” design treatment.

The teaser shows SpaceX cold…