Tesla Archive

Puerto Rico’s Energy Bureau authorized grid operator Luma to build the new Virtual Power Plant (VPP), Electrek reports. A VPP harnesses the collective strength of a fleet of batteries, usually from electric vehicles or residential solar setups. Together, they can act as a backup power source during an emergency or energy shortage — problems Puerto Rico is no stranger to, especially after Hurricane Maria decimated its power grid.

Apparently there was a “Project 42” — for Douglas Adams fans, this number is significant — at Tesla, “which called for a spacious glass structure to be built in the Austin, Texas, area,” according to The Wall Street Journal. The project was “described internally as a house for Chief Executive Elon Musk.”

In addition to nearly running a red light, doxxing Zuck, and flouting Tesla’s own driver-assist rules, Elon Musk probably broke the law.

The tip of that wiper arm has to be absolutely flying when it’s turned to the highest speed, right? By the way, we got an interesting tip about the configuration of actual wiper blades that we’re trying to confirm — if you know more about it, email us!

There have been traditional camo wraps, F-150 wraps, and now this Tundra wrap. I applaud the effort but it’s a gigantic triangle on wheels with a single massive wiper. We… we know what it is.

Notable Verge traitor Joanna Stern has been in the market for an EV for the past few months. (I know because she keeps texting me about it.) Like any true reviewer, she solved her problem by taking the the Hyundai Ioniq 5, the Ford Mustang Mach-E, and the Tesla Model Y head-to-head on a road trip — and called up Marques Brownlee for a little advice along the way.

With plans for a delivery event soon, Elon Musk has said Tesla is testing production candidate versions of its electric pickup that will fit inside your garage, and now he’s shown off a picture of one.

When two people die in very similar crashes years apart, the reason seems obvious. Autopilot, Tesla’s driver assist system, can’t recognize trucks crossing the road. They knew it couldn’t, and they didn’t fix it. And now we have testimony from their engineers admitting this.