Tesla managed to increase its workforce by over 20,000 employees in 2020 – a year that was mostly difficult for job creation. Tesla Headcount With the global pandemic, 2020 was a rough year for job creation, and most markets saw unemployment rates increasing. Many companies had to slash jobs, but Tesla managed to do very… Continue reading Tesla increased its workforce by over 20,000 employees in 2020
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Rivian and Lucid Motors both expand U.S. retail presence
American automakers Rivian and Lucid Motors have both recently revealed locations in expanding their retail presence in the United States. Both electric vehicle manufacturers have large aspirations to compete with Tesla, although either has yet to deliver a consumer EV so far. The announcements of retail and service spaces opening for for Rivian and Lucid,… Continue reading Rivian and Lucid Motors both expand U.S. retail presence
Audi unveils 2022 e-tron GT – combining luxury and electric performance
Audi has unveiled today the 2022 e-tron GT and RS e-tron GT: a performance electric sedan powered by the same platform as the Porsche Taycan. Audi e-tron GT Design The concept for the e-tron GT was unveiled back in 2018, and we have since seen it several times leading to the launch today, including in… Continue reading Audi unveils 2022 e-tron GT – combining luxury and electric performance
Lucid Motors reveals European deliveries will begin late 2021
In a recent reply to a follower’s question on Twitter, Lucid Motors just revealed that it plans to begin deliveries of its first vehicles to European countries at the end of this year. The American automaker’s Air sedan is scheduled to begin deliveries stateside this spring. Lucid Motors came out swinging at all EV competition… Continue reading Lucid Motors reveals European deliveries will begin late 2021
Tesla will complete R&D center this year to design new $25,000 electric car
Tesla is on track this year to complete its new R&D center in Shanghai that will engineer and design its new $25,000 electric car. Tesla R&D center in China Just over a year ago, Tesla announced plans to establish a new R&D and design center in China to build “a Chinese-style” electric car. Tesla started taking… Continue reading Tesla will complete R&D center this year to design new $25,000 electric car
Tesla is under scrutiny by regulators in China over battery fires, unexpected acceleration, and more
Tesla is getting more scrutiny from regulators in China, where some have concerns over battery fires, unexpected acceleration, and more. Last year, Tesla butted heads with regulators in China over a Model S and Model X recall. The automaker had to recall almost all Model S/Model X sent to China over a suspension issue, but… Continue reading Tesla is under scrutiny by regulators in China over battery fires, unexpected acceleration, and more
Tesla is about to launch in Singapore and could cost less than a Toyota Camry
Tesla is finally about to launch in Singapore, where the automaker had a false start before, and the Model 3 could cost less than a Toyota Camry in the country. Tesla in Singapore In 2016, Tesla tried to launch in Singapore, but the automaker ran into some issues. The first Tesla Model S owner in… Continue reading Tesla is about to launch in Singapore and could cost less than a Toyota Camry
Tesla rumored to have ‘massive delay’ at Gigafactory Berlin, but the report is pretty weak
There’s a report going around in Germany about Tesla having a “massive delay” at Gigafactory Berlin, which is critical to the automaker’s growth in Europe, but the report is pretty weak. Tesla Gigafactory Berlin Tesla Gigafactory Berlin is arguably the automaker’s most important project of 2021. The company is not launching the Model Y in… Continue reading Tesla rumored to have ‘massive delay’ at Gigafactory Berlin, but the report is pretty weak
Tesla looks to hire data labelers to feed Autopilot neural nets with images at Gigafactory New York
Tesla is looking to hire a team of data labelers to feed images to help train its Autopilot neural nets at Gigafactory New York in Buffalo. Labeling data for self-driving Tesla is often said to have a massive lead in self-driving data thanks to having equipped all its cars with sensors early on and collecting… Continue reading Tesla looks to hire data labelers to feed Autopilot neural nets with images at Gigafactory New York
How the US plans to capture the EV battery market
Electric vehicle sales seem to be growing by the minute in the US. Although they still only have a tiny corner of the auto market cornered, astronomical valuations of industry leaders like Tesla offer a glimpse at the potential of a virtually nascent market. In order to bring costs down even further to entice consumers,… Continue reading How the US plans to capture the EV battery market