September 2022

SpaceX Starlink brings high-speed internet to Amazon schools

SpaceX is providing Starlink high-speed internet to schools in the Amazon region. Recently, Brazil’s Minister of Communications Fabio Faria tweeted an update about SpaceX and Starlink service in local schools.  In May 2022, Faria tweeted a short clip featuring Elon Musk. The pair announced ongoing negotiations between SpaceX and the Brazilian government about Starlink service. 

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GM engineer testifies Nikola Badger pickup had no Nikola parts at all

Scott Damman, a senior manager at General Motors, has testified at Nikola founder Trevor Milton’s fraud trial. The GM engineer provided some insights about the ill-fated Nikola Badger pickup truck, particularly with the parts that would be used had the vehicle entered production.  In September 2020, Nikola and General Motors announced a $2 billion deal

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Ford breaks ground at BlueOval City, home of F-150 Lightning successor

Ford has broken ground at BlueOval City, a massive complex that’s expected to produce batteries and an all-new electric truck, the successor to the critically-acclaimed Ford F-150 Lightning. The groundbreaking was held less than a year after Ford and SK On announced an investment of $5.6 billion in West Tennessee.  BlueOval City is expected to

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CATL strikes multiple battery deals for commercial electric vehicles

CATL has struck multiple battery supply deals for commercial electric vehicle applications at the IAA Transportation 2022 event in Hanover, Germany. On Friday, the Chinese battery supply company announced it had signed a strategic partnership agreement with Trailer Dynamics and a Memorandum of Understanding with KYBURZ Switzerland. CATL said it reached a partnership agreement with

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Tesla opens Model Y orders in Taiwan, vehicles expected to be imported from Giga Berlin

Reports have emerged from the Tesla community that Model Y orders have been opened in Taiwan. Interestingly enough, the all-electric crossovers will reportedly be imported from Gigafactory Berlin.  Posts about Model Y orders in Taiwan were shared on Twitter by Tesla Owners Taiwan founder Michael Hsu, a veteran electric vehicle owner who’s been looking to

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Ford Mustang Mach-E to be used by Homeland Security

The Department of Homeland Security has unveiled its new electric vehicle platform, the Ford Mustang Mach-E. Ford has long dominated the law enforcement vehicle market. Nothing has been more synonymous with a sinking fear on the highway and quick glances at your speedometer than Ford Crown Victorias and, more recently, Ford Explorers and Ford Tauruses.

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Tesla Megapack farm takes shape at Arroyo Solar and Storage project in New Mexico

It appears that another Tesla Megapack farm is taking shape, this time in the Arroyo Solar and Storage project in New Mexico. Images of the site under construction were recently shared on social media.  As per a post on LinkedIn from Nicholas Park, the Chief Operating Officer of NuConsult Services, some Megapack batteries have already

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