The Petersen Automotive Museum in Los Angeles pit a Tesla Model S Plaid against a Ferrari Enzo and Maserati MC12 in a drag racing showdown for a charity fundraising event. Unplugged Performance installed a few tweaks on the Tesla to ready it for the match ups, and aesthetically, it features a carbon fiber wide body kit and 21-inch wheels.
During the Tesla Semi delivery event today at Gigafactory Nevada, Elon Musk showed a video of one of the trucks traveling 500-miles on a single charge, showing just how versatile this EV is on the road. The first vehicle(s) are being delivered to PepsiCo, which will be using them to support plants in Sacramento and Modesto, California.
Before PayPal, Tesla, SpaceX, Boring Company and any of his other companies, Elon Musk was busy developing a game called Blastar. It was actually featured in South African magazine ‘Office Technology’, and now, the game is available for the world to play online. How so? His mother Maye Musk provided to code to Ashlee Vance, who later published it in the Musk biography.
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Elon Musk announced that the Tesla Cybertruck is officially set to arrive in showrooms next year and says that the vehicle can even float without any major damage. That’s right, just like the Tesla Model S, the Cybertruck can be used as a makeshift boat for short periods of time, with thrust coming via wheel rotation.
Laptop batteries are typically recycled, but one Australian couple found a new use for them. Syd and Camille Goodman used laptop batteries to power their home, located just outside of Canberra, as they wanted to do their part in protecting the environment after the unprecedented season of bush fires in 2020.
Only 40 Bugatti Divo models were ever made, and one was recently listed for $10-million at VIP Motors in Dubai. The team over at DragTimes managed to get behind the wheel of one, but is this ultra limited hypercar faster than a Tesla Model S Plaid at the drag strip? For starters, both vehicles can run a sub-10-second quarter mile, with the Divo topping out at 236 mph and Model S Plaid at 216 mph.
The Tesla Cybertruck is set to begin production at Giga Texas after Model Y production ramps and one of the latest spy videos shows off the new rear taillight illumination pattern for the first time. There’s no confirmation yet on whether the Cybertruck will be equipped with the new 4680 battery cells, like the Texas-built Model Y, but we do know that the factory is being retooled for the electric truck.
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Most would say the Tesla Model S looks fine with the factory front bumper, but this owner didn’t think so. They apparently installed a Lamborghini Huracan front bumper, complete with headlights, just without the badge. What is most surprising is how well it all works, as the headlights blend right into the hood.
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While we may never see the Porsche GT Vision Truck in real-life, the Tesla Semi is now in production and set for its first delivery in December to Pepsi. This Class 8 semi truck is expected to be priced from $180,000 USD and can reportedly travel for 500-miles on a single charge.
Elon Musk revealed the updated Optimus humanoid robot at Tesla AI Day 2022, and stated that it will probably cost less than $20,000 USD. Unlike Engineered Arts’ Ameca, Optimus is designed for mass production, just like Xiaomi’s CyberOne. Several prototypes were shown during the presentation, including one capable of dancing and another that can pick up boxes.