Maskot | Maskot | Getty Images Getting a $7,500 tax break for the purchase of a new electric vehicle will likely get harder in a few months — meaning prospective buyers who want the financial incentive may wish to speed up their timeline. The Inflation Reduction Act, a historic climate law President Biden signed… Continue reading Why the $7,500 EV tax credit may be tougher to get starting in March
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How Tesla’s price cuts could spur an EV pricing war
A Tesla showroom is seen in the City Center shopping center on January 17, 2023 in Washington, DC. Anna Moneymaker | Getty Images DETROIT — Tesla vehicles in the U.S. are seeing significant price cuts, and that’s proving to be a double-edged sword for the electric carmaker and the greater automotive industry. Tesla earlier this… Continue reading How Tesla’s price cuts could spur an EV pricing war
Tesla plans to spend $3.6 billion more on battery and truck manufacturing in Nevada
An aerial view of the Tesla Gigafactory near Sparks, Nevada Bob Strong | Reuters Tesla plans to spend $3.6 billion more on expanded battery and heavy duty truck manufacturing in Nevada, the company said Tuesday on social media. According to its public statements, Tesla intends to hire 3,000 more people across two new facilities eventually.… Continue reading Tesla plans to spend $3.6 billion more on battery and truck manufacturing in Nevada
Uber Freight cuts 150 jobs, about 3% of the unit’s head count
Uber Freight Uber Freight has laid off 150 employees, or about 3% of the segment’s total head count. The layoffs affect the division’s digital brokerage team, Uber Freight CEO Lior Ron said Monday in a message viewed by CNBC. They are the first layoffs since 2020, in the early weeks of Covid lockdowns. Uber launched its… Continue reading Uber Freight cuts 150 jobs, about 3% of the unit’s head count
Elon Musk testifies he would have sold SpaceX stock to take Tesla private in 2018
Elon Musk speaks near a Falcon 9 rocket during his announcement that Japanese billionaire Yusaku Maezawa will be the first private passenger who will fly around the Moon aboard the SpaceX BFR launch vehicle. DAVID MCNEW | AFP | Getty Images Elon Musk told a San Francisco federal court on Monday that he could have sold… Continue reading Elon Musk testifies he would have sold SpaceX stock to take Tesla private in 2018
Elon Musk defends his old tweets in securities fraud trial in San Francisco
Alex Spiro, attorney to Elon Musk, center, departs court in San Francisco, California, US, on Tuesday, Jan. 17, 2023. Benjamin Fanjoy | Bloomberg | Getty Images Tesla CEO Elon Musk appeared in a San Francisco federal court on Friday to defend tweets he posted to his tens of millions of followers in August 2018. The tweets… Continue reading Elon Musk defends his old tweets in securities fraud trial in San Francisco
GM, LG end plans for fourth U.S. battery cell plant as automaker seeks new partner
GM CEO and Chairman Mary Barra and LG Chem Vice Chairman and CEO Hak-Cheol Shin at the automaker’s battery lab in Warren, Mich., where the companies announced a new $2.6-billion joint venture on Dec. 5, 2019. GM DETROIT – General Motors and LG Energy Solution have indefinitely shelved plans to build a fourth battery cell… Continue reading GM, LG end plans for fourth U.S. battery cell plant as automaker seeks new partner
GM to invest $918 million in new V-8 gas engines and EV components
Line workers work on the chassis of full-size General Motors pickup trucks at the Flint Assembly plant on June 12, 2019 in Flint, Michigan. JEFF KOWALSKY / AFP / Getty Images FLINT, Mich. — General Motors plans to invest nearly $1 billion in four U.S. plants to support production of components for electric vehicles as… Continue reading GM to invest $918 million in new V-8 gas engines and EV components
Tesla will ‘keep blowing our minds’ despite Elon Musk’s distractions, shareholder Tencent says
A Tesla store in Changzhou, China, in April 2022. Tencent, known as one of the world’s largest gaming and social media firms, invested in Tesla in 2017, taking a 5% stake for around $1.78 billion. Sheldon Cooper | Sopa Images | Lightrocket | Getty Images Tesla will “keep blowing our minds” with technology even while… Continue reading Tesla will ‘keep blowing our minds’ despite Elon Musk’s distractions, shareholder Tencent says
Even with used-car prices falling, buyers are still paying more than $7,100 above ‘normal,’ report finds
Fotostorm | E+ | Getty Images There’s still a ways to go before used car prices come back down to earth. While prices were 8.8% lower in December from a year earlier, consumers continue to pay more for used cars than they would if typical depreciation expectations were in play, according to car-shopping app CoPilot,… Continue reading Even with used-car prices falling, buyers are still paying more than $7,100 above ‘normal,’ report finds