Tesla announced on September 22nd, 2020 during their Battery Day, that the Tesla Model S Plaid version is now available to order! Although previously communicated it could be available at the end of 2020, Tesla is now targetting the end of 2021 for the Plaid version. The Specs 0-60mph Under 2.0 seconds 1/4 Mile Under […]
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Tesla’s Battery Day has been pushed back a couple times this year, but we’re now less than 2 weeks away. Originally slated for April, it is now scheduled for September 22nd. There’s been quite a bit of speculation around what announcements they might share during the event. Battery Tech Clearly the main focus during their
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Aviar Motors has renderings and some real-life photos of what they call the R67. It’s essentially a modern version of the Ford Mustang Fastback from the late 60’s. To be exact, more likely the 1967 (hence the R67 name). Some details including price, expected production date, and production quantities aren’t listed on their website. It’s
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GM has released a new video for the upcoming GMC Hummer EV line. Still a bit of a teaser, but we do get a chance to see more than the previous video. During the 2020 Super Bowl is when we got our first teaser of the Hummer EV.
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Here’s a Rivian Update for August 2020. In this video they show what they refer to as their progress report. It’s a guided tour of their Operations Facility in Normal, Illinois… If you’re not already familiar with Rivian, they’re an all-electric “adventure vehicle” manufacturer. Rivian is expected to start producing their first vehicles, likely in
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This must be the first action shot of the new Ford Mustang Mach-E, but a one-off. The production Mach-E will have a much more mild styling and on the higher trim levels, it appears it will have 459 horsepower, far short of the 1400hp this vehicle is supposed to produce. How Much is the Ford
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Back in February, Zero Motorcycles unveiled the latest addition to it’s all electric motorcycle lineup, the Zero SR/S. Speculation about the bike leading up to the unveil was that Zero might simply add on some extra fairings to their Zero SR/F, which is a street fighter style bike.
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The Petersen Automotive Museum just re-opened this week! There’s also a brand new feature in the main lobby, the Tesla Cybertruck! The Cybertruck is expected to be on display starting today, June 20th, through Saturday, June 27th, 2020.
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Tesla Radio Flyer traction mod using a mountain bike tire! In this project we cut up a 26″ mountain bike tire and mount the tread onto the rear wheels of a Tesla Model S electric car for kids. Since only the rear wheels are powered, I didn’t see any need to add any traction to
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The last week or so, CNBC posted a couple of shorter “sneak peak” clips of the upcoming episode. This is the full segment, but definitely missing some footage previously show. This includes the trailer for the new season of Jay Leno’s Garage. Most notably, the Cyberquad footage. Perhaps some additional footage will end up on
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