Chinese EV automaker XPeng Motors has taken a play out of Tesla’s book and will implement a ‘Smart Driving Points’ scoring system to ensure future owners don’t abuse its self-driving technology. The safety monitoring system has launched in beta form ahead of a 2022 rollout, and appears to be eerily similar to Tesla’s recent ‘Safety… Continue reading XPeng launches ‘Smart Driving Points’ beta, eerily similar to Tesla’s ‘Safety Score’
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Tesla launches new ‘financial leasing’ product to buy cars with 0% down payment
Tesla has launched a new financial product called “financial leasing” that enables customers to buy its cars with no down payment. It’s currently only available in China. Over the weekend, Tesla updated its online configurator in China to add a new financing option when buying a vehicle online. Along with cash or loan, Tesla is… Continue reading Tesla launches new ‘financial leasing’ product to buy cars with 0% down payment
Toyota fixes Tesla’s ‘yoke’ steering wheel in its first electric SUV with steer-by-wire system
Toyota has unveiled a steering wheel similar to Tesla’s “yoke” steering wheel in its first electric SUV, but the automaker has introduced an important feature that fixes the main problem of the Tesla yoke. When Tesla unveiled the new Model S with the “yoke” butterfly steering wheel, it was controversial. Some were worried about the… Continue reading Toyota fixes Tesla’s ‘yoke’ steering wheel in its first electric SUV with steer-by-wire system
Tesla order could double to 200,000 Model 3s to satisfy deal with Uber, says Hertz CEO
Hertz CEO Mark Fields revealed that its deal to supply Tesla vehicles to Uber includes an option on 100,000 more Tesla Model 3s, which would double its total order to 200,000 vehicles. Earlier this week, Hertz announced that it ordered 100,000 Model 3 vehicles from Tesla as part of a new plan to electrify its fleet.… Continue reading Tesla order could double to 200,000 Model 3s to satisfy deal with Uber, says Hertz CEO
GM CEO is confident they can catch up to Tesla by 2025, but we’re skeptical
In a new interview, GM CEO Mary Barra said that she is confident the automaker can catch up to Tesla and steal its lead in electric vehicles in the US by 2025 with their new electrification plan. We’re skeptical, and with good reason. Earlier this month, GM announced a new electrification plan in which the… Continue reading GM CEO is confident they can catch up to Tesla by 2025, but we’re skeptical
Tesla to help Jaguar Land Rover avoid fines in Europe with CO2 pool
Tesla is going to help Jaguar Land Rover avoid fines in Europe by having the automaker join its CO2 pool for 2021. Europe has put in place new regulations to reduce fleet emissions from automakers. Each automaker has to sell more electric vehicles in order to get their average emissions down and avoid large fines.… Continue reading Tesla to help Jaguar Land Rover avoid fines in Europe with CO2 pool
Tesla releases Dojo whitepaper, Elon Musk teases as ‘more important than it may seem’
Tesla has released a new whitepaper regarding a new standard for its Dojo supercomputing platform. CEO Elon Musk teased the paper as “more important than it may seem.” For years now, Tesla has been teasing the development of a new in-house supercomputer optimized for neural net video training. Tesla is handling an insane amount of… Continue reading Tesla releases Dojo whitepaper, Elon Musk teases as ‘more important than it may seem’
Elon Musk confirms Tesla didn’t give Hertz discount on 100k EV order, questions TSLA surge over it
Elon Musk has confirmed that Tesla didn’t give Hertz a discount on its order of 100,000 electric cars. The CEO also questions Tesla’s incredible stock price surge following the news. As we reported yesterday, rental car company Hertz announced that they placed an order of 100,000 Model 3 electric vehicles with Tesla. The order is… Continue reading Elon Musk confirms Tesla didn’t give Hertz discount on 100k EV order, questions TSLA surge over it
Panasonic unveils its Tesla 4680 battery cell, production to start next year
Panasonic has today unveiled its new 4680 battery cell built for Tesla and it plans to start “test production” early next year. Last year, Tesla unveiled its plan to produce its own new tabless battery cell in a bigger format with a new chemistry. The automaker claims to have solved some major issues that were preventing… Continue reading Panasonic unveils its Tesla 4680 battery cell, production to start next year
Nikola holds on to its lawsuit against Tesla because that’s all it’s got
Nikola managed to barely hold on to its $2 billion lawsuit against Tesla over the design of its electric truck. The company’s stock went up 5% on the news as Nikola’s prospects are more and more limited following several controversies. As we previously reported, Nikola alleged that Tesla’s electric truck design infringes on its existing… Continue reading Nikola holds on to its lawsuit against Tesla because that’s all it’s got