Tesla and Lincoln Tech, a company with technical schools across the US, announced a new partnership to train next-generation of electric vehicle technicians. Until 2018, Tesla had mainly been recruiting technicians who have been working for other automakers or coming out of training programs where they mainly worked on internal combustion engines. Of course, electric cars… Continue reading Tesla partners with national technical school to train next-gen of EV technicians
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Tesla enables paid charging at Destination Chargers, but there’s a catch
Tesla is enabling paid charging at Destination Chargers, which have generally been free up to this point, but there’s a catch: You have to have at least six Wall Connectors to be able to set pricing at your Destination Charger location. The automaker operates two different charging networks. While Tesla’s Supercharger network is made of DC fast-charging… Continue reading Tesla enables paid charging at Destination Chargers, but there’s a catch
Toyota and Panasonic secure US lithium to boost EV capacity
Toyota Motors is boosting its US EV capacity with a new supply agreement with Ioneer LTD’s Rhyolite Ridge mining project. According to the new deal, Ioneer will supply 4,000 tonnes of lithium carbonate annually to the Toyota-Panasonic battery venture. Lithium, a critical component of EV batteries, is in high demand as electric vehicle sales continue… Continue reading Toyota and Panasonic secure US lithium to boost EV capacity
Tesla deploys swimming pool at Supercharger station
Tesla has decided to deploy a swimming pool at a Supercharger station in Germany as the automaker is starting to invest more into amenities around its charging stations. But that’s a whole new level of charging amenities, even for Tesla. Last week, we reported that Tesla deployed new cube lounges at a Supercharger station with… Continue reading Tesla deploys swimming pool at Supercharger station
Tesla vehicles are increasing Hertz’s customer satisfaction, still adding more EVs to the fleet
Tesla vehicles are increasing Hertz’s customer satisfaction as the company gets better use of electric vehicles. The rental car company is also adding more EVs to its fleet. Last year, Hertz announced an important effort to electrify its fleet of rental cars, led by a massive purchase of 100,000 Tesla Model 3 vehicles. More recently, the company… Continue reading Tesla vehicles are increasing Hertz’s customer satisfaction, still adding more EVs to the fleet
Tesla secures battery material supply deals with two big Chinese companies
Tesla has secured battery material supply deals with two large Chinese companies, according to new fillings. The move aims to ensure battery supply to support its electric vehicle production through the mid-decade. Automakers who are serious about electric vehicles are currently scrambling to secure as much long-term battery supply as possible since it will determine… Continue reading Tesla secures battery material supply deals with two big Chinese companies
Tesla is about to launch customer pictures in space on SpaceX’s lunar orbiter mission
Tesla is preparing to launch pictures of its customer in space on SpaceX’s lunar orbiter mission with the Korea Aerospace Research Institute of South Korea. Back in 2018, Tesla had a referral program to help sell vehicles where owners could share a referral code with new buyers who would receive Supercharging credits. In exchange, referrers would get… Continue reading Tesla is about to launch customer pictures in space on SpaceX’s lunar orbiter mission
This company is buying 200 Tesla vehicles per week and is now ordering 23,000 EVs
Autonomy, an electric vehicle subscription service using Tesla vehicles, announced that it is adding Tesla Model Y to its fleet and is now taking delivery of about 200 Tesla vehicles per week. It is also about to expand to other EVs with an order of 23,000 EVs that will include EVs from Rivian, Lucid, Ford,… Continue reading This company is buying 200 Tesla vehicles per week and is now ordering 23,000 EVs
Elon Musk sees inflation potentially trending down based on Tesla commodity prices
Elon Musk noted that he believes inflation might finally be trending down based on Tesla commodity prices. The CEO has previously said that he would be waiting for that to start reducing the prices of Tesla vehicles. Over the last few years, the inflation rate has been hitting record highs that we haven’t seen in… Continue reading Elon Musk sees inflation potentially trending down based on Tesla commodity prices
Could new Federal EV tax credit crater EV sales until end of the year?
Now that the US Senate has an agreement on the reform of the federal tax credit for electric vehicles, it looks like it might finally happen after roughly two years of work. Though it’s still pending a vote. But it does bring up an interesting question: Will it make EV sales crash until the end… Continue reading Could new Federal EV tax credit crater EV sales until end of the year?