Toyota is planning to build a new EV battery plant on Japan’s “Silicon Island” to keep pace with BYD and other incoming Chinese electric car makers. The factory will strengthen Toyota’s EV supply chain while supplying batteries for its luxury Lexus brand. Although Toyota has been one of (if not the) biggest laggards in the… Continue reading Toyota plots new EV battery plant to fend off incoming BYD, low-cost Chinese EVs
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Elon Musk signals reaching limit of Tesla’s HW3 despite self-driving promise
Elon Musk is signaling that Tesla is close to reaching its limit with its HW3 onboard self-driving computer despite having yet to deliver on its self-driving promise. In 2016, Musk announced that all Tesla vehicles built going forward have “all the hardware to enable self-driving”. At one point, he even specified “level 5 self-driving”, which… Continue reading Elon Musk signals reaching limit of Tesla’s HW3 despite self-driving promise
Elon Musk will ‘discuss’ Tesla investing $5 billion in his private AI company
Elon Musk says that he will ‘discuss’ Tesla investing $5 billion in xAI, his own private artificial intelligence company. For the last few years, Musk has claimed that “Tesla is an AI company.” Despite that claim and having a fiduciary duty to Tesla shareholders as the chief executive of the company, Musk decided to start… Continue reading Elon Musk will ‘discuss’ Tesla investing $5 billion in his private AI company
Tesla warns against wet towel trick to speed up Supercharging
Tesla has warned against a trick that involves placing a wet towel around a Supercharger connector to speed up the charging process. If you have been using a Tesla Supercharger lately or have Tesla stuff in your algorithm, you might have seen people place wet towels on a Supercharger connector while charging. Many people have… Continue reading Tesla warns against wet towel trick to speed up Supercharging
Q2 earnings, Elon bets big on AI, cheap Tesla EVs, and Chevy EV lease deals
On this, extra-dense episode of Quick Charge, we cover Tesla’s Q2 earnings call, Elon Musk talks cheap Tesla cars and cheaper 4680 batteries while promising to finally deliver on that new Roadster from 2017. While Tesla pushes back its Robotaxi launch, Google is powering ahead, beting $5 billion on Waymo’s expansion in to Texas. Plus,… Continue reading Q2 earnings, Elon bets big on AI, cheap Tesla EVs, and Chevy EV lease deals
Google’s Alphabet Inc. doubles down on robotaxis, committing another $5 billion into Waymo
While some self-driving tech companies are dialing back their development or scrapping certain vehicles altogether, Waymo is pushing forward thanks to the financial support of parent company Alphabet Inc. (Google), which just committed to a fresh investment totaling five billion dollars. Self-driving cars, currently operating in today’s automotive landscape at varying levels of genuine autonomy,… Continue reading Google’s Alphabet Inc. doubles down on robotaxis, committing another $5 billion into Waymo
Tesla officially pauses Giga Mexico project over potential Trump win
Tesla has officially paused its Gigafactory Mexico project over a potential Trump election win, which would greatly reduce the factory’s profitability. Tesla officially announced Gigafactory Mexico back in March 2023, and until recently, we were wondering what was the hold up to start production after the automaker said it wanted to move fast. In October, Tesla confirmed that… Continue reading Tesla officially pauses Giga Mexico project over potential Trump win
Tesla Cybertruck police vehicle to get adopted by Irvine PD
The Irvine Police Department announced that it will get a Tesla Cybertruck police vehicle upfitted by Unplugged Performance. Tesla vehicles have become popular with police departments around the world, but especially in the US. They are finding out that for their use cases, Tesla vehicles, especially Model Y, fit their needs perfectly while drastically cutting… Continue reading Tesla Cybertruck police vehicle to get adopted by Irvine PD
Tesla will change the world in 6 ways next year, says serial overpromiser Musk
Tesla held its quarterly report yesterday, and stated that six major products would be ready for action next year. This would suggest that Tesla has a truly historic year coming up for it, set to disrupt trucking, affordable EVs, sportscars, taxis, driving in general, and, oh, just all human work. But we’ve heard all this… Continue reading Tesla will change the world in 6 ways next year, says serial overpromiser Musk
Tesla Robotaxi unveiling now planned for October 10, Elon hints at ‘one more thing’
Tesla has confirmed a new date for the unveiling of its upcoming Robotaxi, a dedicated self-driving vehicle. It is now planned for October 10th and CEO Elon Musk is hinting at potential ‘one more thing’ at the event. Earlier this month, Bloomberg reported that Tesla is delaying the unveiling of the Robotaxi, which was planned for… Continue reading Tesla Robotaxi unveiling now planned for October 10, Elon hints at ‘one more thing’