Tesla’s Autopilot and Full Self-Driving programs are facing mounting pressure from many fronts as regulators and politicians are getting involved. The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) has famously launched 38 special investigations of crashes involving Tesla vehicles where it believes advanced driver assistance systems (ADAS), under which both Tesla’s Autopilot and Full Self-Driving Beta program fall,… Continue reading Tesla Full Self-Driving effort faces mounting pressure from many fronts
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EVgo signs supply deal with Delta Electronics for 1,000 fast chargers coming to the new GM network
US public charging network EVgo has announced a new supply agreement with global energy solutions provider Delta Solutions for 1,000 fast charger piles capable of charge outputs up to 350 kW. This news is particularly relevant because some of those 1,000 piles will be deployed by EVgo on the nationwide network recently announced by GM… Continue reading EVgo signs supply deal with Delta Electronics for 1,000 fast chargers coming to the new GM network
Tesla is reportedly going to build Model Y with BYD blade batteries at Gigafactory Berlin
After months of rumors that Tesla is going to use BYD’s blade batteries at Gigafactory Shanghai, there’s a surprising turn of events that suggest Tesla is actually going to use the new battery cells at Gigafactory Berlin, and it reportedly already took delivery of the first cells. In 2020, BYD, a China-based electric vehicle and… Continue reading Tesla is reportedly going to build Model Y with BYD blade batteries at Gigafactory Berlin
Tesla starts converting its energy fleet to Model Y electric SUVs
Tesla has started converting its Tesla Energy fleet to Model Y electric SUVs and Model 3 sedans, getting rid of their gas-powered vehicles. When Tesla Energy shows up at a customer’s home, it does with vans and cars powered by gasoline, which isn’t the best look for the world’s leader in electrification – but Tesla… Continue reading Tesla starts converting its energy fleet to Model Y electric SUVs
Ford CEO calls out Tesla’s Elon Musk over electric pickup lead
Ford CEO Jim Farley has called out Tesla CEO Elon Musk over the Dearborn, Michigan-based automaker’s lead in electric pickup trucks. Musk responded. Do we have a little friendly competition in the electric pickup market? In the auto industry, or any competitive industry really, it is rare that CEOs will directly call each other out… Continue reading Ford CEO calls out Tesla’s Elon Musk over electric pickup lead
Tesla teases new energy products coming this year
In an internal meeting, Tesla teased new and updated energy products coming later this year along with a better customer front-end for solar installations. Tesla’s energy division definitely lives in the shadows of its automotive business. When most people think “Tesla,” they think of electric cars, but the company has had a renewed focus on… Continue reading Tesla teases new energy products coming this year
Renault’s Megane E-Tech is now France’s most popular EV with a 100K/year run rate
Renault is shining a light on its brand-new all-electric compact Megane E-Tech, which boasted the best EV sales in France last month, with 25,000 vehicles sold in the last three months. That tallies up to a 100K/year run rate – could it outrun Telsa’s Model 3 this year? Backed by an aggressive marketing campaign, Megane… Continue reading Renault’s Megane E-Tech is now France’s most popular EV with a 100K/year run rate
GM’s CFO says the automaker is hitting an inflection point, scaling EV production
At the 2022 JP Morgan Auto Conference yesterday, General Motors (GM) EVP and CFO Paul Jacobson talked about scaling EV production and said the company is hitting an inflection point. GM is aggressively electrifying its fleet, despite shortages and supply chain disruptions. Meanwhile, GM plans to scale EV production this year with a slate of… Continue reading GM’s CFO says the automaker is hitting an inflection point, scaling EV production
Tesla self-driving smear campaign releases ‘test’ that fails to realize FSD never engaged
A Tesla Full Self-Driving smear campaign started by a California billionaire running for Senate has a new attack ad based on a FSD Beta “test,” where they failed to realize they never engaged FSD Beta during the test. Earlier this year, we reported on Dan O’Dowd, a self-described billionaire and founder of Green Hills Software,… Continue reading Tesla self-driving smear campaign releases ‘test’ that fails to realize FSD never engaged
Tesla loses Nürburgring crown to Porsche Taycan again
Tesla lost its fastest lap record for a production series electric car at the Nürburgring race track to Porsche Taycan, which originally held the record and motivated Tesla to beat it. After Porsche brought its brand-new Taycan electric car to the Nürburgring racetrack to break a record in 2019, Tesla CEO Elon Musk decided to… Continue reading Tesla loses Nürburgring crown to Porsche Taycan again