Category: Automotive

Tesla is now taking votes for its next Supercharger locations

/ With over 4,000 Supercharger stations worldwide, the company is now letting owners vote on where to build next Photo by Amelia Holowaty Krales / The Verge The next Supercharger station location is up to Tesla owners. The all-electric automaker put out the invitation to vote on new locations via its Tesla Charging Twitter account… Continue reading Tesla is now taking votes for its next Supercharger locations

NanoGraf’s Li-ion 18650 battery achieves a new energy-density milestone

Chicago-headquartered NanoGraf Technologies, which claims it has enabled the highest energy-density cylindrical 18650 Lithium-ion cell in the world, today announced that its battery has achieved a new industry energy-density milestone of 810 Wh/L (4.0Ah capacity). Ampere hours (Ah) is the amount of energy charge in a battery that enables 1 ampere of current to flow for one hour.  In 2021, NanoGraf announced it… Continue reading NanoGraf’s Li-ion 18650 battery achieves a new energy-density milestone

Tesla opens up voting for new supercharger locations

Tesla has opened their planned Supercharger voting site, allowing the public to cast votes for upcoming Supercharger locations. Tesla Superchargers have reached high penetration levels already – earlier this year, Tesla deployed its 35,000th Supercharger stall globally. This represents about a 35% year-over-year increase in the last few years. The Supercharger map shows that there… Continue reading Tesla opens up voting for new supercharger locations

Tesla makes progress on 4680 battery cells, reduces dependence on them

Tesla gave an update on the progress of ramping up 4680 battery cell production. It sounds like they are making progress, but the automaker also appears to be reducing dependence on the new cell. At its Battery Day in 2020, Tesla unveiled its 4680 battery cell and made a big deal about how the new… Continue reading Tesla makes progress on 4680 battery cells, reduces dependence on them

Tesla is aiming to ramp up to 50,000 Tesla Semi electric trucks per year

Tesla is aiming to ramp up Tesla Semi production to 50,000 electric trucks per year – as soon as 2024. It would make Tesla one of the largest class 8 truck manufacturers. After five years of waiting, Tesla is now finally in early production with the Tesla Semi electric truck. Electrek exclusively reported that Tesla was building… Continue reading Tesla is aiming to ramp up to 50,000 Tesla Semi electric trucks per year

Europa Wire: Rheinmetall’s Castings business unit starts full-scale production of high-efficiency engine blocks for the complete line of V8 engines of English sportscar maker000385

Rheinmetall’s Castings business unit starts full-scale production of high-efficiency engine blocks for the complete line of V8 engines of English sportscar maker (PRESS RELEASE) DÜSSELDORF, 20-Oct-2022 — /EuropaWire/ — Rheinmetall AG (ETR: RHM), a German integrated technology group active in the automotive and defence industries, has announced the beginning of full-scale production of high-efficiency engine… Continue reading Europa Wire: Rheinmetall’s Castings business unit starts full-scale production of high-efficiency engine blocks for the complete line of V8 engines of English sportscar maker000385

Europa Wire: La business unit Castings di Rheinmetall avvia la produzione su vasta scala di blocchi motore ad alta efficienza per la linea completa di motori V8 del produttore inglese di auto sportive000384

La business unit Castings di Rheinmetall avvia la produzione su vasta scala di blocchi motore ad alta efficienza per la linea completa di motori V8 del produttore inglese di auto sportive (COMUNICATO STAMPA) DÜSSELDORF, 20-Oct-2022 — /EuropaWire/ — Rheinmetall AG (ETR: RHM), gruppo tedesco di tecnologia integrata attivo nel industrie automobilistiche e della difesa, ha… Continue reading Europa Wire: La business unit Castings di Rheinmetall avvia la produzione su vasta scala di blocchi motore ad alta efficienza per la linea completa di motori V8 del produttore inglese di auto sportive000384

GM’s new GMC Sierra EV will offer traditional truck buyers an upscale electric alternative to the Hummer

2024 Sierra EV Denali Edition Source: General Motors General Motors unveiled its latest electric pickup, the new electric GMC Sierra, and began taking reservations for a fully-loaded $107,000 version, called Sierra EV Denali Edition 1, on Thursday. The automaker expects to begin shipping the Edition 1 in early 2024 and to add lower-priced versions of… Continue reading GM’s new GMC Sierra EV will offer traditional truck buyers an upscale electric alternative to the Hummer

Musk says Tesla expects to meet Inflation Reduction Act requirements for new tax credits on EVs

A Tesla electric vehicle at a supercharger station in Hawthorne, California, on Aug. 9, 2022. Patrick T. Fallon | AFP | Getty Images Tesla CEO Elon Musk said during the company’s third-quarter earnings call on Wednesday evening that the company expects to fully meet the Inflation Reduction Act requirements that would allow consumers to receive… Continue reading Musk says Tesla expects to meet Inflation Reduction Act requirements for new tax credits on EVs