Reuter's broke the news that Tesla was switching to CATL's prismatic LFP battery from their standard cylindrical NCA battery. I wanted to dig into a little more detail on the differences between the battery formats, how they’re made, why they’re chosen, and what the change in battery chemistry means
Some Tesla owners have opted to not accept recent software updates and keep their cars running on older software versions. However, Tesla has issued a final notice that if they don’t update to the latest software by May 1st, they may lose the ability to receive all over-the-air updates going forward
EV wireless charging is going to power the future of autonomous vehicles. I had a chance to visit WiTricity in Watertown, MA to talk about their wireless electric vehicle charging technology, how it can be used, and when we can expect it to hit the market.
EV Conversion and the Fully Charged Live 2020 experience. Robert Llewellyn's Fully Charged Live in Austin, Texas just wrapped up, and the turn out was incredible. I had a chance to talk to a bunch of companies including seeing the Porsche Taycan, Audi E-tron, Rivian R1T, Harley Davidson Livewire, as
In mid-January there was a Tesla story that broke around Nassim Taleb's $4,333 accidental Tesla Upgrade. Basically, the Tesla app's design patterns allowed him to butt-dial the upgrade. And Tesla's customer service response turned out to be challenging and not helpful. Let's take a closer look at Te
There were a couple of EV concepts shown off that got stuck in my mind ... and not for a good reason. The Sony Vision-S caught everyone off guard, and the Mercedes Avatar concept car was out there. That got me thinking about public product concepts in general and why companies like Tesla and Apple d
While Tesla is booming, other companies seem to be struggling to gain a foothold. Tesla set the bar for what to expect from an EV, but established automakers can’t seem to release brand new EVs that hit that bar. And EV startups, like Rivian, look capable of delivering compelling EVs ... but are sti
I'm joined by Ricky from Two Bit da Vinci for a Tesla year in review. We talk through everything that happened in 2019, which includes sales & competition, acquisitions, Tesla Energy, and where things are going in 2020.
A few months ago I put out a Tesla’s top 5 competitive advantages video. I still stand by that list, and wouldn’t remove anything, but one advantage that a bunch of you brought up was Tesla’s software. And you’re absolutely right. I should have made my list the top 6 advantages. Tesla's over-the-air
In the Tesla Cybertruck reveal we all saw the horrible Tesla Armor Glass fail. But what is transparent metal glass? Why did Tesla make Tesla Armor Glass in the first place? How is it made and how strong is it really?
After the reaction to the Tesla Truck, a growing trend is showing that we're wrong about the Cybertruck design. Going in we knew that Tesla’s pickup truck design would be unique and stand out. Elon had been warning us that it looked like something from Bladerunner after all, but that didn’t stop the
I put together a quick video of my top 10 Tesla gift ideas for that Tesla fan in your life ... or maybe it’s just yourself. But in either case, these are some nice little extras for that special Tesla owner.