Despite recent EV delays from leading US automakers, Toyota is surprisingly charging ahead. Toyota is investing an additional $8 billion in its North Carolina EV battery plant. The new funding will add roughly 3,000 jobs as Toyota looks to accelerate its EV offensive. Toyota announced plans to build a new electric vehicle battery plant in… Continue reading Toyota injects an extra $8 billion into US EV battery plant despite delays from Ford and GM
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Elon Musk reveals a few more details about Tesla Cybertruck
Elon Musk went on the Joe Rogan Experience podcast with a Tesla Cybertruck and revealed a few more details about the electric pickup truck. We are now officially 30 days away from the Cybertruck delivery event, which is also going to be the defacto Cybertruck production version launch. At the event, Tesla is expected to… Continue reading Elon Musk reveals a few more details about Tesla Cybertruck
Tesla prevails in first Autopilot wrongful-death suit
A jury has found Tesla not at fault in a lawsuit over a 2019 wrongful death which alleged that Autopilot caused a crash, killing one passenger and seriously injuring two. In question was the death of 37-year-old Micah Lee, who was driving a Model 3 in 2019 in Menifee, CA (in the Inland Empire to… Continue reading Tesla prevails in first Autopilot wrongful-death suit
Tesla ramps up hiring for humanoid robot, including reinforcement learning
Tesla is ramping up hiring for its humanoid robot program, Optimus, including some reinforcement learning engineers. It was hard to take Tesla Bot seriously when Elon Musk announced it by having someone dressed as a robot dance on stage. To this day, many people are taking the project seriously, but Tesla certainly is. The latest… Continue reading Tesla ramps up hiring for humanoid robot, including reinforcement learning
Gigafactory Mexico gets all its permits, now it is up to Tesla to give greenlight
Gigafactory Mexico has received all its needed permits to start construction. Now, it is up to Tesla to give the greenlight after the automaker pumped the brakes on the project. Tesla officially announced Gigafactory Mexico back in March, and until recently, we were wondering what was the hold up to start production after the automaker… Continue reading Gigafactory Mexico gets all its permits, now it is up to Tesla to give greenlight
Best look at Tesla Cybertruck’s powered frunk yet
We get our best look at the Tesla Cybertruck frunk with a new sighting with the automatic closing in action. The front trunk, or frunk, is a popular feature with electric vehicles. It is enabled by electric motors being much smaller than combustion engines. With the advent of electric pickup trucks, some are excited about… Continue reading Best look at Tesla Cybertruck’s powered frunk yet
Why is Toyota so anti-EV? It lost the race to compete, says Tesla and EV Council
Things are getting heated Down Under as a Toyota executive’s recent anti-EV comments in Australia are being challenged by industry leaders, including Tesla. According to the Electric Vehicle Council of Australia, the comments come as the automaker is losing market share over its own hesitancy to go electric. Toyota has been the most vocal automaker… Continue reading Why is Toyota so anti-EV? It lost the race to compete, says Tesla and EV Council
UAW reaches deal with GM, ending auto strike with big win for workers
UAW president Shawn Fain speaking with media as the strike begins The last domino has fallen, with UAW and GM reaching a deal to end the auto industry strike. Now, tentative deals have been met with all three auto companies, which means the strike is over. The deal has not yet been confirmed by either… Continue reading UAW reaches deal with GM, ending auto strike with big win for workers
Tesla leaks new Model S sports seats for Plaid version
Tesla has leaked upcoming new sports seats for the Model S Plaid through its service manual. When it comes to having performance versions of its vehicles, Tesla primarily makes suspension and brake upgrades. Often, it doesn’t even change the powertrain. It stays the same, but its software locks capabilities in cheaper versions and unlocks them… Continue reading Tesla leaks new Model S sports seats for Plaid version
Tesla opens shareholder lottery for Cybertruck delivery event tickets
Tesla is holding a lottery for tickets to its upcoming Cybertruck delivery event on November 30th at its Texas Gigafactory in Austin. The Cybertruck is nearing release, and we’ve been seeing more and more of it in recent months. It was originally meant to be delivered by the end of Q3, but that timeline came… Continue reading Tesla opens shareholder lottery for Cybertruck delivery event tickets