Tesla says it’s established a data center in China to store and process information produced by its vehicles locally. The announcement, made on Weibo, comes as the US carmaker faces pressure from Chinese authorities over fears its cars could be used for spying. “Car data security is very important,” said Tesla (via Google Translate). “All… Continue reading Tesla will store Chinese car data locally, following government fears about spying
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Jaguar I-Pace is Google’s first electric Street View car
Google finally has its first all-electric vehicle for capturing Street View. The tech giant and Jaguar Land Rover announced today that they have collaborated to rig up an all-electric I-Pace SUV with the equipment required to capture Street View imagery, and deployed the car in Dublin, Ireland. The I-Pace will also collect more general Google… Continue reading Jaguar I-Pace is Google’s first electric Street View car
The founder of lidar maker Velodyne is going to war with his own SPAC
David Hall, the founder of leading lidar manufacturer Velodyne, is going to war with the SPAC that acquired his company. In a letter, Hall is calling for the resignation of two of the company’s SPAC-appointed board directors, whom he blames for Velodyne’s “poor financial performance.” It’s the latest twist in the increasingly dramatic saga of… Continue reading The founder of lidar maker Velodyne is going to war with his own SPAC
Elon Musk and Bitcoin miners say they want to address crypto’s sustainability problem
MicroStrategy CEO Michael Saylor tweeted Monday that after a weekend meeting with Tesla CEO Elon Musk and “leading Bitcoin miners in North America,” the group has agreed to form a Bitcoin Mining Council, “to promote energy usage transparency [and] accelerate sustainability initiatives worldwide.” Musk tweeted earlier in the day that the group “committed to publish… Continue reading Elon Musk and Bitcoin miners say they want to address crypto’s sustainability problem
Tesla faces a huge fine in Norway for throttling battery charging speeds
Tesla has been ordered to pay 136,000 kroner ($16,000) each to thousands of customers in Norway for slowing down charging speeds, according to Nettavisen via Electrek. A 2019 software update was found to have affected the battery life in Tesla Model S vehicles manufactured between 2013 and 2015, sparking a complaint by dozens of Norwegian… Continue reading Tesla faces a huge fine in Norway for throttling battery charging speeds
Fisker is building an electric popemobile
EV startup Fisker Inc. says it will make the first all-electric popemobile, using a modified version of its forthcoming Ocean SUV. Automotive designer Henrik Fisker and Geeta Gupta-Fisker (his wife and Fisker Inc. co-founder) presented Pope Francis with images of the proposed design during a meeting at the Vatican on Thursday. Those images show a… Continue reading Fisker is building an electric popemobile
Ford CEO Jim Farley on building the electric F-150 — and reinventing Ford
Ford just announced the new F-150 Lightning, the company’s first all-electric pickup truck, and the second vehicle in its major push into EVs — the first, of course, was the Mustang Mach-E. That’s two of Ford’s most iconic brands now electrified, and CEO Jim Farley joined Decoder to talk about what it means to transition… Continue reading Ford CEO Jim Farley on building the electric F-150 — and reinventing Ford
EV startup Canoo under SEC investigation
The Securities and Exchange Commission has opened an investigation into newly public electric vehicle startup Canoo, CEO Tony Aquila shared on a conference call on Monday. The probe is broad, though the startup said in a regulatory filing that the SEC has characterized it as a “fact-finding inquiry,” and that the agency has not yet… Continue reading EV startup Canoo under SEC investigation
Hyundai stops making the Kona EV for South Korea after battery recall
Hyundai is discontinuing its first mass-market electric SUV, the Kona EV, in South Korea following a massive recall due to a fire risk in the battery pack, the Yonhap news agency reports. The automaker will instead turn its focus to the forthcoming Ioniq 5 (and the EVs that will follow it), though Hyundai will still… Continue reading Hyundai stops making the Kona EV for South Korea after battery recall
The Hongqi S9 is the start of a new chapter in China’s automotive story
China’s original state-owned automaker, First Automobile Works (FAW), has revealed the first electric vehicle that’s part of the government’s massive Belt and Road project. The Hongqi S9 is a 1,400-horsepower hybrid hypercar created in partnership with Italian engineering and design startup Silk EV. The car was first teased in February, but the two companies gave… Continue reading The Hongqi S9 is the start of a new chapter in China’s automotive story