A Real Close Look at the Fake Cars of 2022 – Car and Driver

The meteoric rise of Tesla in the 2010s—as well as the relative simplicity of electric powertrains—has inspired countless entrepreneurs to try their hand at starting trendy, forward-thinking car companies. Many of these have already come and gone, their renderings and outlandish claims collecting dust in a forgotten corner of the internet, while many more cling… Continue reading A Real Close Look at the Fake Cars of 2022 – Car and Driver

Tesla supplier Panasonic seeks to balance US and China in tech war

What is included in my trial? During your trial you will have complete digital access to FT.com with everything in both of our Standard Digital and Premium Digital packages. Standard Digital includes access to a wealth of global news, analysis and expert opinion. Premium Digital includes access to our premier business column, Lex, as well… Continue reading Tesla supplier Panasonic seeks to balance US and China in tech war

Fidelity slashes value of its Twitter stake by 56% following Musk acquisition

Fidelity funds slashed the value of their Twitter stake by 56% in November, according to a monthly disclosure by the investment firm released on Friday, as the social media giant navigates a period of turmoil following Elon Musk’s $44 billion buyout. Fidelity Blue Chip Growth Fund’s stake in Twitter was valued at nearly $8.63 million as of… Continue reading Fidelity slashes value of its Twitter stake by 56% following Musk acquisition

Cleantechnica: 2024 Tesla Next-Generation Vehicle Should Sell For $12,500 After US Tax Credit 002487

Why Tesla’s Next-Generation Vehicle Won’t Be $30,000 Below, I explain why the next generation Tesla will be much less expensive than expected and how Tesla can do this. We know Tesla sells the Model 3 for under $40,000 in China today, and it has a project code named Highland to reduce Model 3 costs further… Continue reading Cleantechnica: 2024 Tesla Next-Generation Vehicle Should Sell For $12,500 After US Tax Credit 002487

Clean Technica: Don’t Worry, Work Harder: Musk’s Message To Employees About “Market Craziness”002486

Tesla stock has been on a tumultuous rise and fall. It has just closed out its worst month, quarter, and year on record. It has surpassed Meta as the weakest performing stock in 2022 among the most valuable tech companies. The situation has gotten so dismal that CEO Elon Musk has reappeared at Tesla after… Continue reading Clean Technica: Don’t Worry, Work Harder: Musk’s Message To Employees About “Market Craziness”002486

Cleantechnica: The Lucid Sapphire Races Against The Plaid, A Bugatti Chiron, & A Racing Motorcycle 002485

A recent video over at Hagerty’s YouTube channel shared a race between not only the fastest EV sedans, but the fastest gas-powered car and a motorcycle to boot. [embedded content] I don’t know for sure, but the video appears to have been shot near Lucid’s Casa Grande plant (south of Phoenix, Arizona). The Contenders Wherever… Continue reading Cleantechnica: The Lucid Sapphire Races Against The Plaid, A Bugatti Chiron, & A Racing Motorcycle 002485

Cleantechnica: China Electric Car Sales — 25% Fully Electric, 35% Have A Plug!002484

Despite a drop in the overall Chinese auto market, plugin vehicles continue to rise. They grew 50% year over year (YoY) in November. They scored over 625,000 registrations last month, their second best month ever, only behind last September when they hit 636,000 registrations. Plugin hybrids (PHEVs) jumped 88% year over year (YoY). They reached… Continue reading Cleantechnica: China Electric Car Sales — 25% Fully Electric, 35% Have A Plug!002484

Clean Technica: Open the Floodgates! Record Electric Car Sales Month in Germany — 22% of New Cars Fully Electric002483

It seems the German automotive market has bottomed out and is back on a growth path. November brought a surprising 31% increase in sales. Though, that’s still not enough to pull the year-to-date (YTD) numbers out of the red (-2% YoY). Much of this growth can be attributed to plugins — sales of full electric… Continue reading Clean Technica: Open the Floodgates! Record Electric Car Sales Month in Germany — 22% of New Cars Fully Electric002483

Baidu, Pony.ai start driverless robotaxi tests in Beijing

Baidu Inc and Toyota Motor Corp-backed startup Pony. ai said on Friday they had been granted the first licences to test fully autonomous vehicles without safety operators as a backup in Beijing. Baidu and Pony.ai said they would begin testing 10 driverless vehicles each in a technology park developed by the Beijing government as a step towards… Continue reading Baidu, Pony.ai start driverless robotaxi tests in Beijing