Tag: Tesla

Ford claims No. 2 spot in EVs behind Tesla – but gap remains wide

Ford F-150 Lightning pickup trucks sit on the production line at the Ford Rouge Electric Vehicle Center on April 26, 2022 in Dearborn, Michigan. Bill Pugliano | Getty Images DETROIT – Ford Motor said Friday that it has achieved CEO Jim Farley’s goal of becoming the second best-selling automaker of electric vehicles in the U.S.… Continue reading Ford claims No. 2 spot in EVs behind Tesla – but gap remains wide

Toyota secures funding to develop hydrogen fuel cell version of its Hilux pickup in the UK

A Toyota logo displayed on a vehicle in Poland. The Japanese automotive giant started working on the development of fuel cell vehicles back in 1992. Artur Widak | Nurphoto | Getty Images LONDON — A consortium led by automotive giant Toyota will receive millions in funding to develop a hydrogen fuel cell pickup truck in… Continue reading Toyota secures funding to develop hydrogen fuel cell version of its Hilux pickup in the UK

Tesla CEO Elon Musk kicks off first Semi truck deliveries

Tesla CEO Elon Musk kicks off deliveries of the company’s heavy-duty truck, the Semi, at the Gigafactory in Sparks, Nevada. Tesla Inc. Tesla CEO Elon Musk kicked off deliveries of the company’s first few production Semi trucks on Thursday, speaking on stage at the company’s factory in Sparks, Nevada, with Dan Priestly, the company’s senior… Continue reading Tesla CEO Elon Musk kicks off first Semi truck deliveries

Ford sales down in November but automaker hits EV milestone

Ford Motor Co.’s saw its U.S. sales slide in November, but it notched a significant milestone in its electrification strategy: it became the No. 2 brand and manufacturer in electric-vehicle sales behind industry leader Tesla Inc. The Dearborn automaker sold 146,364 new vehicles last month, down 7.8% from November 2021. Truck sales of 81,210 units… Continue reading Ford sales down in November but automaker hits EV milestone

German Manager Magazin: Tesla, Moderna, Apple, Meta: The biggest winners and losers on the stock market since 2020002169

Big analysis The new winners and losers of the US economy Corona, war, inflation: In the past 3 years, the global economy has been shaken up. A major analysis shows which US companies have done best in the stock market since 2020 – and which have gone underground. An original text from The Economist December… Continue reading German Manager Magazin: Tesla, Moderna, Apple, Meta: The biggest winners and losers on the stock market since 2020002169

CharIN responds to Tesla’s release of its charging standard

Tesla’s recent announcement that it will make its charging connector design available to colleagues and competitors has been getting mixed reviews. Some pundits poo-pooed Tesla’s announcement—one commenter wrote, “This is not the way standards are developed.”   However, we saw it as a step in the direction of a more interoperable EV ecosystem, which could… Continue reading CharIN responds to Tesla’s release of its charging standard

MSN Fired Its Human Journalists and Replaced Them With AI That Started Publishing Fake News About Mermaids and Bigfoot

Earlier this month, we reported that the Microsoft-operated news site MSN had run a clearly bogus story claiming that Claire “Grimes” Boucher had publicly called out ex-boyfriend Elon Musk on Twitter for not paying child support. The tweet the story based its claims off was an obvious fabrication, but that didn’t stop the Inquisitr from… Continue reading MSN Fired Its Human Journalists and Replaced Them With AI That Started Publishing Fake News About Mermaids and Bigfoot

Tesla Semi Truck Drives 500 Miles Fully Loaded

That’s seriously impressive. Mother Trucker Tesla released a timelapse video of one of its all-electric Semi trucks driving a 500-mile journey while carrying 82,000 pounds, the equivalent of a full load, on a single charge. It’s a seriously impressive feat, suggesting the Elon Musk-led company could have a big win on its hands when the trucks… Continue reading Tesla Semi Truck Drives 500 Miles Fully Loaded