Remote working: Red Hat tells staff they don’t have to return to the office

Image: Getty Images/d3sign Enterprise Linux heavyweight Red Hat will its nearly 20,000-strong workforce choose whether or not to come back into the office.   Red Hat chief people officer Jennifer Dudeck said in a blog post the maker of the enterprise Linux platform Red Hat Enterprise Linux is going for an “office-flex” model where it allows… Continue reading Remote working: Red Hat tells staff they don’t have to return to the office

The Realities Intruding on Mass Electrification

A panel of EV and auction experts delineated the challenges of electrification at the National Auto Auction Association Convention in Dallas on Sept. 7, 2022. (L to R): Moderator Glenn Mercer; David Aahl, vice president of North Bay Auto Auction in Fairfield, California; Jay Bahel, vice president of strategic initiatives of KAR Auction Services, Inc.;… Continue reading The Realities Intruding on Mass Electrification

Cleantechnica: Does It Cost Too Much To Purchase A Tesla?002245

In hardly more than a decade, Tesla has single handedly accelerated the transition to all electric transportation. Legacy automakers who once poo-poo’d the viability of electric vehicles (EVs) are now releasing very appealing all-electric models of their own. With the competition nibbling away, is Tesla’s catalog of 4 vehicles enough to maintain market dominance? And… Continue reading Cleantechnica: Does It Cost Too Much To Purchase A Tesla?002245

Cleantechnica: Yes, Tesla Cars To Get Starlink 002243

Elon Musk recently announced that SpaceX plans to provide Starlink satellite cellular service in the U.S. in a new partnership with T-Mobile. The move has left several wondering if Tesla’s vehicles could also receive the satellite connection — and Musk says they will. Musk responded to two tweets asking about Tesla cars’ eligibility for Starlink’s cellular service… Continue reading Cleantechnica: Yes, Tesla Cars To Get Starlink 002243

Tesla is being sued over Autopilot and Elon Musk’s Full Self-Driving predictions

/ Tesla owners have paid thousands of dollars for a feature that still isn’t ready yet. Illustration by Alex Castro / The Verge A lawsuit filed in San Francisco by a Tesla owner claims the automaker and its CEO / Technoking Elon Musk are “deceptively and misleadingly” marketing the Autopilot and “Full Self-Driving” advanced driver… Continue reading Tesla is being sued over Autopilot and Elon Musk’s Full Self-Driving predictions

At Detroit Auto Show, Biden Announces Money for Charging Stations

DETROIT — President Biden, a self-described “car guy” and Corvette owner, toured the North American International Auto Show in Detroit on Wednesday and announced the approval of an initial $900 million investment to begin building electric vehicle charging stations across the federal highway system. The president’s announcement marked the beginning of a multiyear initiative funded… Continue reading At Detroit Auto Show, Biden Announces Money for Charging Stations

GM explains its electric vehicle strategy to provide ‘EVs for everyone,’ including pickups, SUVs, luxury, and crossovers

General Motors is committing to an all-electric future as the automaker gears up to introduce a handful of new EVs. Mary Barra, GM’s CEO, spoke at Goldman Sach’s tech conference, claiming, “We want to provide EVs for everyone,” explaining their strategy to get there, its Ultium platform, and plans for scaling production. At the conference,… Continue reading GM explains its electric vehicle strategy to provide ‘EVs for everyone,’ including pickups, SUVs, luxury, and crossovers

Tesla Gigafactory Berlin expansion is on hold, awaiting approval

Tesla Gigafactory Berlin is seeing its expansion caught up in German bureaucracy once more as a vote to approve the project has been put on hold, but it still looks like the vote should happen by the end of the year. The automaker’s experience building Gigafactory Berlin and Gigafactory Texas simultaneously has set the tone… Continue reading Tesla Gigafactory Berlin expansion is on hold, awaiting approval

Tesla manages to squeeze a lot more energy in a single Megapack

Tesla has updated the Megapack and managed to squeeze a lot more energy in a single battery system for large-scale energy storage projects. Back in 2019, Tesla launched the Megapack; it was Tesla’s third stationary energy storage product after the Powerwall and Powerpack. A single Megapack unit is a container-sized “3 MWh battery system” with integrated… Continue reading Tesla manages to squeeze a lot more energy in a single Megapack