After seeing the success and demand automakers like Tesla and BYD are having with electric vehicles, Toyota is reportedly looking to grab its share. Toyota is set to make significant adjustments to its EV strategy in its upcoming meeting with suppliers next year. Anyone following the auto industry’s transition to electric vehicles by now knows… Continue reading Toyota seeks suppliers to support new strategy to better compete with EV leaders
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GM’s new EV sedan concept could be a potential electric Chevy Malibu replacement
Is an electric Malibu in the works from Chevrolet? A new EV sedan concept from GM could give us a glimpse into what an electric Chevy Malibu may look like or the electric sedan slated to replace it. The new Chevy electric sedan that could replace the Malibu General Motors revealed a new Chevy EV… Continue reading GM’s new EV sedan concept could be a potential electric Chevy Malibu replacement
Biden gives GM and LG a $2.5B loan to build 3 battery factories in 3 states
The Biden administration today announced that it’s closed a $2.5 billion loan for Ultium Cells, a joint venture between GM and South Korean battery maker LG Energy Solution. The loan will go toward financing the construction of new lithium-ion battery cell factories in Ohio, Tennessee, and Michigan. Ultium Cells will manage battery cell production at… Continue reading Biden gives GM and LG a $2.5B loan to build 3 battery factories in 3 states
Tesla is ordered to upgrade self-driving computer for free over ‘false advertising’
A judge has ordered Tesla to upgrade a customer’s self-driving computer for free in order to subscribe to Tesla’s Full Self-Driving program. It’s a victory for customers frustrated with Tesla’s approach to selling self-driving to customers before achieving the capacity. Since 2016, Tesla has claimed that all its vehicles produced going forward have “all the… Continue reading Tesla is ordered to upgrade self-driving computer for free over ‘false advertising’
Tesla is becoming a partisan brand, says survey
Tesla is becoming a partisan brand – losing the support of Democrats and gaining support from Republicans, according to a survey. Leaders of large companies selling consumer products, like automakers and tech companies, generally refrain from showing direct support to any political party, especially in the US. Due to the polarizing nature of politics in… Continue reading Tesla is becoming a partisan brand, says survey
Tesla to create ‘statewide market design pilot’ virtual power plant in Texas
Tesla has been approved to create a “statewide market design pilot” for a virtual power plant (VPP) in Texas. The company will be able to band its Powerwall customers together to deliver grid services in the state and get them compensated for it. Tesla virtual power plant We have seen Tesla putting a lot of… Continue reading Tesla to create ‘statewide market design pilot’ virtual power plant in Texas
Dril is selling the archives of his legendary tweets
/ Food $200. Data $150. Rent $800. Drill books $3,600. Someone who is good at the economy, please help me budget this. I wonder how many hours of entertainment I’ve gotten from Content forged on this Throne. Image: dril Dril, the account behind a frankly unbelievable number of viral tweets, is packaging his magnificent archive… Continue reading Dril is selling the archives of his legendary tweets
OpenAI ChatGPT Brutally Destroyed at Pun Competition
Turns out there’s one thing AI can’t do well… yet. Robo-Puns OpenAI’s text-generating ChatGPT may be really good at coming up with believable undergraduate-level essays, terrible fan fiction, and eyebrow-raising visions of a dystopian future. One area where ChatGPT is clearly coming up short, though? The dad joke department. It turns out that the algorithm is… Continue reading OpenAI ChatGPT Brutally Destroyed at Pun Competition
Fusion Scientists Claim Net Energy Gain, in Potentially Huge Breakthrough
Researchers at the government-funded Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory in California claim to have made a massive breakthrough in the long-delayed pursuit of practical fusion energy. People involved in the research told The Financial Times that the team was able to get more energy out of a fusion reaction that they had to put in —… Continue reading Fusion Scientists Claim Net Energy Gain, in Potentially Huge Breakthrough
Elon Musk’s Ingenious Plan to Avoid Apple’s 30% Fee: Charge 30% More
Sorry, iOS users. Genius Time Twitter, SpaceX and Tesla CEO Elon Musk, the world’s richest man, doesn’t know how stores work. Or, rather, he only just learned. The evidence: his recent “battle” with Apple, which Musk launched in part over his shock and dismay regarding Apple’s “secret” 30 percent cut at its App Store. (The… Continue reading Elon Musk’s Ingenious Plan to Avoid Apple’s 30% Fee: Charge 30% More