Building with Blocks, Hyping Headers, 52 Themes and more – Weekend Edition 204

Howdy, As many, I look with horror at the tanks and troops marching into the Ukraine. My heart goes out to all the people there, especially WordPress contributors. In Friday’s issue of The Repository, Rae Morey wrote on Standing by WordPress Folks in Ukraine with more details. We are here for everyone affected. If you need any kind of support, please reach out, and we’ll do our best to help as much as possible. Please stay safe! If it feels hard to focus on work and projects, you are not alone. It’s ok. Take care of yourself. Y . . . [More]

Building with Blocks, Hyping Headers, 52 Themes and more – Weekend Edition 204

Howdy, As many, I look with horror at the tanks and troops marching into the Ukraine. My heart goes out to all the people there, especially WordPress contributors. In Friday’s issue of The Repository, Rae Morey wrote on Standing by WordPress Folks in Ukraine with more details. We are here for everyone affected. If you need any kind of support, please reach out, and we’ll do our best to help as much as possible. Please stay safe! If it feels hard to focus on work and projects, you are not alone. It’s ok. Take care of yourself. Y . . . [More]

Tesla Said To Plan Second Factory In Shanghai

Tesla reportedly plans to build a second factory in Shanghai as it seeks to more than double production capacity in China.According to two people familiar with the matter cited by Reuters, Tesla expects to start working on the new plant as soon as next month, with the new facility deemed necessary to meet growing demand for its EVs in China and export markets.The unnamed sources claim the new plant will be located in the vicinity of Tesla's existing production base in Lingang, Pudong New Area. The cost of the planned expansion remains unknown a . . . [More]

Tesla Said To Plan Second Factory In Shanghai

Tesla reportedly plans to build a second factory in Shanghai as it seeks to more than double production capacity in China.According to two people familiar with the matter cited by Reuters, Tesla expects to start working on the new plant as soon as next month, with the new facility deemed necessary to meet growing demand for its EVs in China and export markets.The unnamed sources claim the new plant will be located in the vicinity of Tesla's existing production base in Lingang, Pudong New Area. The cost of the planned expansion remains unknown a . . . [More]

Tesla Shows Model Y Chassis Protection Patent

Tesla is very close to ramp up production of the Model Y in the new Giga-Texas and Giga-Berlin factories. One of the many interesting features is that its production lines will be using gigantic casting machines that will allow faster and more efficient creation of the two key parts: the front and rear subframes, which will replace the more than 70 welded parts that are currently used. Tesla has filed a patent in which it describes the technology used for the deformation zones, completely new, and which, on the other hand, forces the company to . . . [More]

Tesla Shows Model Y Chassis Protection Patent

Tesla is very close to ramp up production of the Model Y in the new Giga-Texas and Giga-Berlin factories. One of the many interesting features is that its production lines will be using gigantic casting machines that will allow faster and more efficient creation of the two key parts: the front and rear subframes, which will replace the more than 70 welded parts that are currently used. Tesla has filed a patent in which it describes the technology used for the deformation zones, completely new, and which, on the other hand, forces the company to . . . [More]

Ford Does not Have The Expertise To Take On Tesla

While attending the Wolfe Research virtual global auto technology conference yesterday, Ford CEOJim Farley confirmed that Ford would not spin off its EVor internal combustion businesses.Instead, the company will remove costs and ramp up for large-scale EVand software sales.In an interview with Rod Lache, Farley was pretty candid. He noted that the company has too many people and too much complexity. While at the same time, he admitted that Ford does not have the expertise to transition to EVs.Further to this, Farley said that it is a tough tran . . . [More]

Ford Does not Have The Expertise To Take On Tesla

While attending the Wolfe Research virtual global auto technology conference yesterday, Ford CEOJim Farley confirmed that Ford would not spin off its EVor internal combustion businesses.Instead, the company will remove costs and ramp up for large-scale EVand software sales.In an interview with Rod Lache, Farley was pretty candid. He noted that the company has too many people and too much complexity. While at the same time, he admitted that Ford does not have the expertise to transition to EVs.Further to this, Farley said that it is a tough tran . . . [More]

Tesla Leads Rankings In New EV Owner Satisfaction Survey

Most new buyers of electric vehicles are finding E.V. ownership to be a positive experience, and BEV veterans are even more pleased with their purchases. Those are among the findings of new survey by J.D. Power, which also found that the two top-ranked models were Teslas.The U.S. Electric Vehicle Experience Ownership Study was conducted in October and November 2021 in collaboration with PlugShare. Respondents included 8,122 owners of 2016 to 2022 model-year battery-electric vehicles and plug-in hybrids, and were divided into premium and mass- . . . [More]

Tesla Leads Rankings In New EV Owner Satisfaction Survey

Most new buyers of electric vehicles are finding E.V. ownership to be a positive experience, and BEV veterans are even more pleased with their purchases. Those are among the findings of new survey by J.D. Power, which also found that the two top-ranked models were Teslas.The U.S. Electric Vehicle Experience Ownership Study was conducted in October and November 2021 in collaboration with PlugShare. Respondents included 8,122 owners of 2016 to 2022 model-year battery-electric vehicles and plug-in hybrids, and were divided into premium and mass- . . . [More]

What Is The Word On The Tesla Cybertruck

We've heard how the Cybertruck will be pushed back in production and is delayed again and again. Some expected to get a Cybertruck at the end of 2021. The Cybertruck is the ultimate product in many areas: durability, range, look and style, performance, etc.When the Cybertruck reveal happened a few years ago, it was an instant success and many people, over 1 million now, placed a pre-order. This was even after the Cybertruck window broke after having a steel ball thrown at it. Why is the Cybertruck being delayed? Well, it all comes down to Tesla . . . [More]

What Is The Word On The Tesla Cybertruck

We've heard how the Cybertruck will be pushed back in production and is delayed again and again. Some expected to get a Cybertruck at the end of 2021. The Cybertruck is the ultimate product in many areas: durability, range, look and style, performance, etc.When the Cybertruck reveal happened a few years ago, it was an instant success and many people, over 1 million now, placed a pre-order. This was even after the Cybertruck window broke after having a steel ball thrown at it. Why is the Cybertruck being delayed? Well, it all comes down to Tesla . . . [More]

Play Steam Games In Your Tesla

You could soon have access to Steam’s extensive library of video games from inside your Tesla.Responding to Ride The Lightning podcast host and video game aficionado Ryan McCaffrey, CEOElon Musk says Tesla engineers are currently working to add the streaming video game service to Tesla vehicles.As noted by Musk, making an entire library of video games work in your car is a much better solution that porting individual video games one at a time.Billed as the ultimate online gaming platform, Steam has a library of nearly 30,000 games with over . . . [More]

Play Steam Games In Your Tesla

You could soon have access to Steam’s extensive library of video games from inside your Tesla.Responding to Ride The Lightning podcast host and video game aficionado Ryan McCaffrey, CEOElon Musk says Tesla engineers are currently working to add the streaming video game service to Tesla vehicles.As noted by Musk, making an entire library of video games work in your car is a much better solution that porting individual video games one at a time.Billed as the ultimate online gaming platform, Steam has a library of nearly 30,000 games with over . . . [More]

Tesla Model Y Wins Best Electric Vehicle of 2022 Award

The Tesla Model Y has captured Cars.com’s Best Electric Vehicle of 2022 award, beating out several worthy competitors to be named the best EVof the year.The Model Y is Tesla’s newest addition to its purchasable fleet of vehicles, and the first all-electric crossover to come out of the Fremont factory in Northern California. Tesla developed the Model Y to be a mass-market vehicle capable of handling a variety of tasks. Not only is the vehicle lightning fast in typical Tesla fashion, but it also packs enough cargo space to give full-sized S . . . [More]

Tesla Model Y Wins Best Electric Vehicle of 2022 Award

The Tesla Model Y has captured Cars.com’s Best Electric Vehicle of 2022 award, beating out several worthy competitors to be named the best EVof the year.The Model Y is Tesla’s newest addition to its purchasable fleet of vehicles, and the first all-electric crossover to come out of the Fremont factory in Northern California. Tesla developed the Model Y to be a mass-market vehicle capable of handling a variety of tasks. Not only is the vehicle lightning fast in typical Tesla fashion, but it also packs enough cargo space to give full-sized S . . . [More]

Tesla Model 3 and Y Owners To Get Acceleration Boost

You could soon be receiving an extra bonus from Tesla if you spent the money to purchase the Acceleration Boost for your Model 3 or Model Y .If it happens, you can thank Tesla owner Bennett, who asked CEO Elon Musk on Twitter if something could be done to improve the performance of Model 3 and Y owners who track their cars.Specifically, Bennett asked for the ability to disable traction control, or even better, for Tesla to release Track Mode to those who have purchased the upgrade.In typical Musk fashion, the CEO responded with ‘Ok,’ not gi . . . [More]

Tesla Model 3 and Y Owners To Get Acceleration Boost

You could soon be receiving an extra bonus from Tesla if you spent the money to purchase the Acceleration Boost for your Model 3 or Model Y .If it happens, you can thank Tesla owner Bennett, who asked CEO Elon Musk on Twitter if something could be done to improve the performance of Model 3 and Y owners who track their cars.Specifically, Bennett asked for the ability to disable traction control, or even better, for Tesla to release Track Mode to those who have purchased the upgrade.In typical Musk fashion, the CEO responded with ‘Ok,’ not gi . . . [More]

Tesla Semi To Get Automatic Tire Inflation System

The United States Patent and Trademark Office issued a Tesla patent, dated February 22, 2022, for a Class 8 truck. According to the abstract, Tesla’s latest patent is for an Automatic Tire Inflation System.Proper tire inflation pressure is essential when operating a commercial vehicle as it can affect fuel efficiency and increase tire wear. As per the North American Council for Freight Efficiency, a 0.5-1.0% increase in fuel consumption is seen in commercial vehicles with tires underinflated by 10 p.s.i. Ensuring a commercial vehicle has prop . . . [More]

Tesla Semi To Get Automatic Tire Inflation System

The United States Patent and Trademark Office issued a Tesla patent, dated February 22, 2022, for a Class 8 truck. According to the abstract, Tesla’s latest patent is for an Automatic Tire Inflation System.Proper tire inflation pressure is essential when operating a commercial vehicle as it can affect fuel efficiency and increase tire wear. As per the North American Council for Freight Efficiency, a 0.5-1.0% increase in fuel consumption is seen in commercial vehicles with tires underinflated by 10 p.s.i. Ensuring a commercial vehicle has prop . . . [More]