Elon Musk announced Sunday that he is sending Tesla Cybertrucks to Los Angeles after fires have torn through the region.
The Tesla Model Y SUV and Model 3 sedan ranked as the top two best-selling EVs by a wide margin. But both older, more affordable Tesla models saw sales drop from the previous year. Cox estimated Tesla sold around 38,965 Cybertrucks in the U.S. last year.
Firefighters in LA had to take special precautions around electric vehicles abandoned in the evacuation, and now those same cars could hamper cleanup efforts.
Elon Musk shifts Cybertruck deliveries and Starlink terminals to support LA wildfire recovery with Wi-Fi and Tesla power solutions.
The trucks will serve as battery banks to provide backup power and Wi-Fi through Starlink connectivity, aiding residents impacted by outages caused by the Eaton Fire
How can a group of climate-conscious, liberal-leaning Tesla superfans in Silicon Valley support the Trump-Musk alliance? Josh Marcus took a cruise in a Cybertruck to find out
"I was able to remotely log in to my car and literally as I logged into it I saw a flame jump from one house into our side yard, and then garage, and burn down the whole house."
SpaceX founder and CEO Elon Musk is donating Starlinks to improve Wi-Fi for first responders battling wildfires in California with the help of nonprofit rescue group Grey Bull Rescue.
While firefighters fight the L.A. wildfires, public information officers are also fighting misinformation online.
Tesla has recalled more than 239,000 of its Model 3, S, X and Y electric vehicles due to software problems that might disable their rearview cameras.
The Tesla boss has issued a fresh update to buyers of his brand with delays likely to hit customers in January.