Audi has announced an acceleration of its electric vehicle plans with an updated investment schedule, including €12 billion in electric vehicles. The German automaker announced upfront expenditure totaling approximately €37 billion for the years of 2020 through 2024. Alexander Seitz, Board of Management Member for Finance, China and Legal Affairs at Audi AG, announced more… Continue reading Audi accelerates electric vehicle plans with $12 billion investment
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Tesla deploys new mobile Supercharger powered by Megapack instead of diesel generators
Tesla appears to have designed a new version of its mobile Supercharger station that it deploys when traffic significantly increases, like with this holiday season. The new version is powered by Tesla’s new Megapack. After a year of anticipation, Tesla launched “Megapack” earlier this year. It’s the company’s latest energy storage product after the Powerpack and the… Continue reading Tesla deploys new mobile Supercharger powered by Megapack instead of diesel generators
Tesla releases auto wiper update trained by new deep neural net
Tesla has released a new software update with major improvements to its automatic wiper trained with a new deep neural net previously referred to as ‘Deep Rain’. Like most premium vehicles today, Tesla has an automatic wiper system that automatically matches the speed of the wipers to the intensity of the rain or snow. However,… Continue reading Tesla releases auto wiper update trained by new deep neural net
Tesla Cybertruck prototype spotted in broad daylight for first time
The Tesla Cybertruck prototype was spotted in broad daylight for the first time in Hawthorne near Tesla’s Design Studio where the launch was held last week. We got a good look at the Cybertruck and its radical design at the launch event last week. However, Tesla has the habit of holding its unveiling events at… Continue reading Tesla Cybertruck prototype spotted in broad daylight for first time
Tesla asks suppliers to accelerate Model Y part deliveries, report says
Elon Musk recently announced that Tesla is accelerating the timeline to bring Model Y to production in the summer of 2020, but now suppliers hint that it could happen even sooner. In March, Tesla unveiled the Model Y, an all-electric crossover based on Model 3, with up to 300 miles of range. The automaker said… Continue reading Tesla asks suppliers to accelerate Model Y part deliveries, report says
Panasonic denies plan to partner with Tesla on Gigafactory 3 battery production
Tesla is making deals with several battery manufacturers in China for Gigafactory 3 in Shanghai, but the company is expected to eventually make its own batteries. Now Panasonic, Tesla’s partner for Gigafactory 1, denies any plan to partner with Tesla on Gigafactory 3 battery production. As of now, Panasonic is the only approved battery cell… Continue reading Panasonic denies plan to partner with Tesla on Gigafactory 3 battery production
Tesla Cybertruck has a quarter of a million pre-orders in less than a week
Tesla CEO Elon Musk treated us to another reservation update on twitter, letting us know that the Cybertruck has now broken 250,000 pre-orders. The update comes less than a week after the truck’s reveal. Not only is the new number huge for less than a week of sales, but the rate at which reservations are… Continue reading Tesla Cybertruck has a quarter of a million pre-orders in less than a week
Dealership group rushes judgment on Audi e-tron sales, patience required
Roger Penske, CEO of Penske Automotive Group, told analysts last month that the Audi e-tron is not selling as fast as he would like. But 4,000 sales over the past half-year for a relatively unknown new, luxury EV seems about right. In February, Audi announced that it had 20,000 reservations worldwide for its e-tron electric SUV. That… Continue reading Dealership group rushes judgment on Audi e-tron sales, patience required
Cybertruck is Tesla’s last product for ‘awhile’ but Elon teases tech announcements
Elon Musk says that Tesla is going to stop unveiling new products for “a while”, but the CEO is also teasing some upcoming technology announcements. Tesla had ramped up product unveilings lately with 2 major unveiling events this year: The Model Y event in March and the Cybertruck event last week. After the event, Musk… Continue reading Cybertruck is Tesla’s last product for ‘awhile’ but Elon teases tech announcements
Tesla wants to use laser beams to automatically clean debris off cars – Yes really
Tesla has been working on a technology consisting of laser beams installed on vehicles, and other products, to automatically clean debris off the windshield of its cars. No, I am not kidding. If you thought that Tesla’s Cybertruck was futuristic, wait until you hear about this new technology that Tesla has been developing, which basically… Continue reading Tesla wants to use laser beams to automatically clean debris off cars – Yes really