Hot Minute A factory in China has manufactured a car battery that can be charged completely in just five minutes, The Guardian reports. The batteries were developed by Israeli company StoreDot and built by Chinese manufacturer Eve Energy. There is one big catch, however: While the batteries can technically be fully charged in just five… Continue reading New Electric Car Battery Charges in Just Five Minutes
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Apple Is Trying to Find a Manufacturer For Its Self-Driving Car
Apple x Hyundai South Korean automaker Hyundai Motors is in early stage talks with tech titan Apple to develop an electric car, CNBC reports. Shares of the manufacturer surged by 19 percent following the news. Hyundai isn’t the only carmaker in talks with Apple. “We understand that Apple is in discussion with a variety of… Continue reading Apple Is Trying to Find a Manufacturer For Its Self-Driving Car
Apple Is Reportedly Releasing a Self-Driving Car in 2024
Project Titan According to a Reuters exclusive, tech giant Apple is planning to produce a self-driving passenger car to be released as soon as 2024 — despite several layoffs hitting the company’s automobile efforts over the last couple of years. The project, known as Project Titan, was reportedly first approved by CEO Tim Cook six… Continue reading Apple Is Reportedly Releasing a Self-Driving Car in 2024
Toyota Making Electric Car With “Game-Changing” Solid State Battery
Solid State Japanese carmaker Toyota is set to unveil what the media is calling a “game-changing” solid state battery as soon as next year, Japanese financial newspaper Nikkei reports. Such tech could allow electric cars of the future to drive over 300 miles on one charge and completely recharge in just ten minutes. Toyota, currently… Continue reading Toyota Making Electric Car With “Game-Changing” Solid State Battery
Electric Car Maker Claims Elon Musk Crashed Its EV Into a Brick Wall
Three-Wheeled Crash The founder of Arcimoto, a company producing peppy electric three-wheeled electric vehicles in Oregon, claims that Tesla CEO Elon Musk crashed one of its cars into a brick wall in the fall of 2019. “Elon is the very first one to ever crash an Arcimoto, a production Arcimoto,” CEO Mark Frohnmayer told Galileo Russell,… Continue reading Electric Car Maker Claims Elon Musk Crashed Its EV Into a Brick Wall
Tesla Is Now Selling Tequila in a Lightning-Shaped Bottle
Tesla Tequila Forget the Cybertruck — Tesla’s hottest new product is a bottle of tequila, shaped like a lightning bolt. The agave-based adult beverage is listed for $250 on Tesla’s website, but it’s already sold out just hours after debuting. Wacky Wares Tesla makes its own cars, but it didn’t distill its own tequila. Instead,… Continue reading Tesla Is Now Selling Tequila in a Lightning-Shaped Bottle
Tesla Is Recalling 30,000 Cars Because of Manufacturing Problems
Total Recall Tesla just recalled nearly every imported Model S and X sold in China because of defects with the vehicles’ suspension, Bloomberg reports. Vehicles sold between September 2013 and January 2018 are affected, a total of roughly 30,000, according to China’s State Administration for Market Regulation. Some cars may even have two defects. Tesla… Continue reading Tesla Is Recalling 30,000 Cars Because of Manufacturing Problems
Elon Musk Slashes Tesla Model S Price to $69,420
Nice Elon Musk announced on Twitter today that the Tesla Model S “Long Range” sedan is getting a price cut to $69,420 — the weed number and the sex number combined, in Musk’s signature puerile humor. The move is aimed squarely at Tesla competitor Lucid, which announced today that the base model of its Air… Continue reading Elon Musk Slashes Tesla Model S Price to $69,420
Musk: Tesla Is Rolling Out a Beta of “Full Self-Driving” Next Week
Private Beta Tesla is releasing a “Full Self-Driving Beta” to certain owners some time next week, according to a tweet by CEO Elon Musk. In August, Musk promised that the next Full Self-Driving update will be a “quantum leap, because it’s a fundamental architectural rewrite, not an incremental tweak.” “I drive the bleeding edge alpha… Continue reading Musk: Tesla Is Rolling Out a Beta of “Full Self-Driving” Next Week
Leaked Tesla Memo: Angry Employee Sabotaged Part of Factory
Under Attack In a leaked email, Tesla’s vice president of legal and acting general counsel Al Prescott warned workers that an anonymous employee “maliciously sabotaged” part of a factory last month, Bloomberg reports. “Two weeks ago, our IT and InfoSec teams determined than [sic] an employee had maliciously sabotaged a part of the Factory,” Prescott wrote.… Continue reading Leaked Tesla Memo: Angry Employee Sabotaged Part of Factory