Part 3 of Tess’ adventures in the land of coal. Driving an electric vehicle means that you have to plan ahead. One day, high-speed chargers will be ubiquitous, but we aren’t there yet. We were invited to display our Tesla Model 3 at the upcoming Gladstone Ecofest and thought that it might be nice to… Continue reading Clean Tecnica: “No Room At The Inn” (For Your Tesla)002026
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Cleantechnica: Tesla Model 3/Y’s Excellent Voice Recognition Control 002025
Background If you are old enough, you probably remember the early computer voice recognition efforts on company phone trees which were really terrible. The technology is vastly improved and is now very useful in many situations. On my Apple smartphone, I can select the microphone ikon and speak instead of type to enter text for… Continue reading Cleantechnica: Tesla Model 3/Y’s Excellent Voice Recognition Control 002025
Clean Technica: BYD To Supply LFP Batteries To Tesla, Sakuu Announces 3C Lithium Metal Battery002024
Citing Chinese news sources, CNN Business is reporting that BYD plans to begin supplying LFP batteries to Tesla “very soon.” Lian Yubo, BYD’s executive vice president, said this week in an interview with CGTN, “BYD respects Tesla, and we also admire Tesla. We are now good friends with Elon Musk, and we are going to… Continue reading Clean Technica: BYD To Supply LFP Batteries To Tesla, Sakuu Announces 3C Lithium Metal Battery002024
German Handelsblatt: Volkswagen in Spain: How Seat finally wants to become profitable with the Cupra brand004454
Der Hinweis von Volkswagen-Vorstandschef Herbert Diess hätte kaum deutlicher sein können: „Es ist höchste Zeit“, schrieb er vor kurzem auf Linkedin über Seat. Die spanische Konzerntochter müsse „so schnell wie möglich“ profitabel werden.Seat bereitet der VW-Zentrale zunehmend Sorgen. Das Unternehmen aus Katalonien ist die einzige Pkw-Tochter, die 2020 und 2021 und damit in zwei aufeinanderfolgenden… Continue reading German Handelsblatt: Volkswagen in Spain: How Seat finally wants to become profitable with the Cupra brand004454
Professors Warn That Creeps Might Start Stealing DNA From Celebs For Dark Purposes
Image by Getty Images The notoriously murky waters of DNA ethics are about to get even murkier. In an essay for The Conversation, law professors from Georgia State University and the University of Maryland argue that “genetic paparazzi” could soon be coming after the DNA of public figures, including celebrities and politicians. That could throw… Continue reading Professors Warn That Creeps Might Start Stealing DNA From Celebs For Dark Purposes
Elon Musk Alarmed by Tesla Feature That Spikes CO2 Levels Inside Vehicle
What is going on with Tesla? Air Metal Turns out that a Tesla feature could have a concerning design flaw that increases carbon dioxide levels for passengers. In response to a promotional clip posted by Tesla on Sunday, one customer said the company’s recirculation feature, which makes use of air already in the cabin, causes spikes… Continue reading Elon Musk Alarmed by Tesla Feature That Spikes CO2 Levels Inside Vehicle
German Handelsblatt: Volkswagen in Spain: How Seat finally wants to become profitable with the Cupra brand004452
Der Hinweis von Volkswagen-Vorstandschef Herbert Diess hätte kaum deutlicher sein können: „Es ist höchste Zeit“, schrieb er vor kurzem auf Linkedin über Seat. Die spanische Konzerntochter müsse „so schnell wie möglich“ profitabel werden.Seat bereitet der VW-Zentrale zunehmend Sorgen. Das Unternehmen aus Katalonien ist die einzige Pkw-Tochter, die 2020 und 2021 und damit in zwei aufeinanderfolgenden… Continue reading German Handelsblatt: Volkswagen in Spain: How Seat finally wants to become profitable with the Cupra brand004452
Volkswagen Project Trinity: Tesla-rivalling ID 4 due in 2026
The basis for the upcoming ID 4 saloon is Volkswagen’s new Scalable Systems Platform (SSP), a skateboard-style architecture that Volkswagen Group CEO Herbert Diess has said will replace the existing Modularer E-Antriebs-Baukasten (MEB) structure as well as both the J1 and Premium Platform Electric (PPE) architectures developed by the Volkswagen-owned Audi and Porsche brands. “The… Continue reading Volkswagen Project Trinity: Tesla-rivalling ID 4 due in 2026
Satellite internet poised for big bang of growth in Southeast Asia
Elon Musk’s SpaceX is among the many companies competing to provide satellite-based internet service in Southeast Asia, seeing it as the answer to the slow, unreliable communications the region’s vast number of netizens have been putting up with. “Starlink approved by The Philippines:” Musk tweeted as soon as the country’s telecommunications regulator approved SpaceX’s Starlink… Continue reading Satellite internet poised for big bang of growth in Southeast Asia
Tesla Gigafactory Shanghai is going out of ‘closed loop’ with workers sleeping at the plant this week
Tesla is planning to get Gigafactory Shanghai out of its ‘closed loop’ system with workers sleeping at the factory by the end of the week. Like many other companies, Tesla had to shut down production at its Shanghai factory last month after local authorities imposed serious lockdowns on the population in an attempt to limit… Continue reading Tesla Gigafactory Shanghai is going out of ‘closed loop’ with workers sleeping at the plant this week