Volvo uses Google platform in latest models Stellantis says it won’t use Google Automotive software for new-generation infotainment Google’s takeover of the dashboard was looking inevitable after the likes of Volvo, Renault, General Motors and Stellantis began rolling out the Android Automotive Operating System for their in-car infotainment. Then in June came Apple’s announcement it… Continue reading Stellantis Google decision show cracks in big-tech takeover
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Lyft co-founder says autonomous vehicles won’t replace drivers for at least a decade
Human drivers on the Lyft platform aren’t going to be replaced by autonomous vehicles anytime soon, company co-founder and president John Zimmer told the audience today at TechCrunch Disrupt. “I can’t imagine anytime in the next decade-plus where we would need any less drivers,” he said, noting that he envisions autonomous vehicles handling anywhere from… Continue reading Lyft co-founder says autonomous vehicles won’t replace drivers for at least a decade
Tesla is now taking votes for its next Supercharger locations
/ With over 4,000 Supercharger stations worldwide, the company is now letting owners vote on where to build next Photo by Amelia Holowaty Krales / The Verge The next Supercharger station location is up to Tesla owners. The all-electric automaker put out the invitation to vote on new locations via its Tesla Charging Twitter account… Continue reading Tesla is now taking votes for its next Supercharger locations
NanoGraf’s Li-ion 18650 battery achieves a new energy-density milestone
Chicago-headquartered NanoGraf Technologies, which claims it has enabled the highest energy-density cylindrical 18650 Lithium-ion cell in the world, today announced that its battery has achieved a new industry energy-density milestone of 810 Wh/L (4.0Ah capacity). Ampere hours (Ah) is the amount of energy charge in a battery that enables 1 ampere of current to flow for one hour. In 2021, NanoGraf announced it… Continue reading NanoGraf’s Li-ion 18650 battery achieves a new energy-density milestone
Tesla opens up voting for new supercharger locations
Tesla has opened their planned Supercharger voting site, allowing the public to cast votes for upcoming Supercharger locations. Tesla Superchargers have reached high penetration levels already – earlier this year, Tesla deployed its 35,000th Supercharger stall globally. This represents about a 35% year-over-year increase in the last few years. The Supercharger map shows that there… Continue reading Tesla opens up voting for new supercharger locations
Tesla makes progress on 4680 battery cells, reduces dependence on them
Tesla gave an update on the progress of ramping up 4680 battery cell production. It sounds like they are making progress, but the automaker also appears to be reducing dependence on the new cell. At its Battery Day in 2020, Tesla unveiled its 4680 battery cell and made a big deal about how the new… Continue reading Tesla makes progress on 4680 battery cells, reduces dependence on them
Tesla is aiming to ramp up to 50,000 Tesla Semi electric trucks per year
Tesla is aiming to ramp up Tesla Semi production to 50,000 electric trucks per year – as soon as 2024. It would make Tesla one of the largest class 8 truck manufacturers. After five years of waiting, Tesla is now finally in early production with the Tesla Semi electric truck. Electrek exclusively reported that Tesla was building… Continue reading Tesla is aiming to ramp up to 50,000 Tesla Semi electric trucks per year
Musk says Tesla expects to meet Inflation Reduction Act requirements for new tax credits on EVs
A Tesla electric vehicle at a supercharger station in Hawthorne, California, on Aug. 9, 2022. Patrick T. Fallon | AFP | Getty Images Tesla CEO Elon Musk said during the company’s third-quarter earnings call on Wednesday evening that the company expects to fully meet the Inflation Reduction Act requirements that would allow consumers to receive… Continue reading Musk says Tesla expects to meet Inflation Reduction Act requirements for new tax credits on EVs
Tesla’s Model Y passes perennial top-sellers in global rankings
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Chinese EV makers power strongly ahead
Visitors walk by a FAW-Volkswagen new energy vehicle during the 19th China (Changchun) International Automobile Expo in Changchun, capital of Northeast China’s Jilin province, July 18, 2022. [Photo/Xinhua] Herbert Diess, former chairman of Volkswagen, is fully aware that electric vehicles, or EVs, from local marques are more popular than those from foreign manufacturers in China,… Continue reading Chinese EV makers power strongly ahead