Toyota has yet to launch an all-electric vehicle, but they have been making a lot of deals to develop batteries for them and now they have one with BYD. In January, Toyota announced a new wide-ranging battery partnership for electric vehicles. A few months later, the Japanese automaker also reached a deal with Chinese giant… Continue reading Toyota signs a deal with BYD to develop batteries for electric cars
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GM just sold its Lordstown plant to an EV startup affiliated with Workhorse
GM’s Lordstown, Ohio, plant has been sold to an EV startup, “Lordstown Motors Corp.,” which is affiliated with Workhorse Group, the company behind the Workhorse W-15 plug-in pickup truck. Workhorse shares no ownership with Lordstown Motors Corp., but the two companies are affiliated. They plan to share intellectual property, and Workhorse’s ex-CEO Steve Burns is… Continue reading GM just sold its Lordstown plant to an EV startup affiliated with Workhorse
Watch Tesla Autopilot handle a construction zone with traffic cones
A new video showing what Tesla Autopilot sees when navigating a construction zone gives an impressive look at Tesla’s evolving computer vision system. Earlier this week, we reported on Tesla updating its driving visualization to detect and render traffic cones. Tesla has been working on integrating construction zone navigation in Autopilot for a long time.… Continue reading Watch Tesla Autopilot handle a construction zone with traffic cones
Tesla teases some of first Model 3 made-in-China, Model Y rumored to be at Gigafactory 3
Tesla has teased some of the first Model 3 made-in-China vehicles in a few images and a Model Y prototype has been rumored to be spotted at Gigafactory 3. During its earnings last month, the automaker confirmed that it has produced full vehicles at the new factory as part of its trial production: We are already producing… Continue reading Tesla teases some of first Model 3 made-in-China, Model Y rumored to be at Gigafactory 3
Tesla Cybertruck pickup: What to expect — podcast
The Tesla Cybertruck pickup has an official release date now, and we take a look at what to expect on November 21 at the unveiling in this special episode of the Electrek Podcast. Support our show! https://electrek.co/wp-content/uploads/sites/3/2019/11/Electrek-11-06-2019.mp3 It’s likely one of the most anticipated electric vehicles of the year. Pickup trucks represent a massive segment… Continue reading Tesla Cybertruck pickup: What to expect — podcast
Elon Musk: Tesla will increase Model S/X battery pack capacity with new Plaid mode version
Elon Musk confirmed Tesla will release a new biggest battery pack capacity for Model S and Model X with the new Plaid mode version coming next year. Tesla doesn’t have the habit of announcing new performance upgrades to its vehicles ahead of time in order to protect sales, but it has been doing it for… Continue reading Elon Musk: Tesla will increase Model S/X battery pack capacity with new Plaid mode version
Tesla ‘Cybertruck’ pickup gets unveil date: Nov 21 in LA
Elon Musk confirmed that Tesla is going to unveil the ‘Cybertruck’ on November 21 in Los Angeles “near SpaceX’s rocket factory.” The CEO has been teasing Tesla’s electric pickup truck concept for the last year. It was first supposed to be unveiled this summer, but it was pushed to the fourth quarter. Musk hinted that… Continue reading Tesla ‘Cybertruck’ pickup gets unveil date: Nov 21 in LA
Elon Musk pitches Tesla electric pickup truck to the US military
Elon Musk briefly talked about and sort of “pitch” the idea of the Tesla electric pickup truck, now also known as the ‘Tesla Cybertruck’, to the US military. Tesla’s CEO made the comment during the ‘Air Force Space Pitch Day’ in San Francisco yesterday. He was primarily talking about his efforts at SpaceX, which is… Continue reading Elon Musk pitches Tesla electric pickup truck to the US military
Tesla and Walmart settle dispute over the fires at solar installations
Tesla and Walmart announced that they have settled their dispute over the fires at Tesla’s solar installations at Walmart stores that led to de-energizing 240 large solar installations. Earlier this year, we reported on Walmart filing a lawsuit that revealed several fires occurred at stores where SolarCity installed rooftop solar arrays. The lawsuit alleged that… Continue reading Tesla and Walmart settle dispute over the fires at solar installations
Tesla is still in need of a manufacturing license in China, hopes to get it by end of the year
Tesla appears to be stuck in “trial production” at Gigafactory 3 in Shanghai as it still needs a manufacturing license to officially start production in China, according to Tesla chairman Robyn Denholm. The start of production is going to be a major milestone since it’s going to be the first electric vehicle factory wholly owned… Continue reading Tesla is still in need of a manufacturing license in China, hopes to get it by end of the year