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New Cybertruck wrap colors are now available at the Tesla Shop

Teslarati

The Tesla Shop released new Cybertruk wrap colors. Previously, Tesla offered Satin Stealth Black and Satin Ceramic White Cybertruck wrap options. From the comments on Tesla’s announcement, the Cybertruck’s Satin Abyss Blue wrap seems to be the most popular.

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Tesla owner designs creative Model Y solar roof mod that adds up to 60 miles a day

Teslarati

A Tesla Model Y owner has created what is arguably one of the most useful DIY accessories ever designed for a mainstream electric car. In a post on the r/TeslaLounge subreddit , the Model Y owner shared that his DIY Tesla solar array charger has been under development for the past two years. Pretty cool.

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$3,000 DIY electric Mini Cooper is a fun exception among conversions

Green Car Reports

The 2020 Mini Cooper SE offers an all-electric powertrain from the factory, but YouTuber Rich Benoit took a different path to an electric Mini. Benoit's Rich Rebuilds YouTube channel gained popularity focusing on Tesla rebuilds, but recently its star has been branching out.

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Tesla Autopilot’s emergency vehicle response feature is addressing a deadly problem no one wants to talk about

Teslarati

Tesla is currently being investigated by the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) after several of its electric cars crashed into stationary emergency vehicles while Autopilot was engaged. Tesla later released an update, enabling Autopilot to detect and slow down for stationary emergency vehicles.

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EV extravaganza at Noosa Expo

EV Central

Noosa Junction’s main street was closed off to welcome the latest models from local Hyundai, Mazda, BMW, Mini and Polestar dealers, plus electric motorcycles, scooters, bikes, trucks, vans and coaches. Here’s our gallery of all the EV goodness from the Sunshine State. It weighs just 235kg without driver.

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Don’t stop the EV music

Electric Auto Association

The late Jack Rickard of EVTV , a long time member of Gateway Electric Vehicle Association (GEVA), is something of a legend at the St. His goal was to get 100,000 or more DIY conversion projects going,” agreed GEVA member Daniel Howard. I’m not sure where all of this will eventually lead,” Rickard concluded. “I’m Email Address.

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DEED advertising pays off

Electric Auto Association

The members of EAA San Joaquin Valley (EAASJV), largely held back from holding in-person events since the chapter’s founding in 2019 due to the pandemic, were determined to make their 2022 Drive Electric Earth Day event a rousing success. We’re all aware of the problem,” said Atherton, adding that it’s a personal issue for him.

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