Uber’s plan to electrify its driver fleet by 2030 seems to be off to a good start. The ride-hailing company announced today that over 15,000 Uber drivers have signed on to rent Tesla vehicles through its partnership with car rental company Hertz. Uber claims the deal is its “largest-ever expansion” of EVs on a mobility… Continue reading Uber drivers are liking the Teslas
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Tesla workers find lack of seats, crappy Wi-Fi as they return to office: Report
After Tesla CEO Elon Musk ordered its remote employees to return to the office, several workers have reported about lack of seats and crappy Wi-Fi, which indicated that the company was ill-prepared to welcome back its staffers, media reports say. Employees who arrived at Tesla’s Fremont, California facility reportedly did not even have a place… Continue reading Tesla workers find lack of seats, crappy Wi-Fi as they return to office: Report
Tesla pauses some Berlin-built Model Y deliveries over electric motor issue
Tesla had to pause deliveries of some Model Y vehicles built at Gigafactory Berlin, and the buyers are being told that there’s a problem with the electric motor. The production ramps at Gigafactory Berlin and Gigafactory Texas are undoubtedly Tesla’s most important projects at the moment. Until the automaker can ramp up to volume production… Continue reading Tesla pauses some Berlin-built Model Y deliveries over electric motor issue
Icons of Italian Automotive Style Struggle to Go Electric
SANT’AGATA BOLOGNESE, Italy — The boys spilling out of a grade school in an Italian village went silent as the Lamborghini approached, its throaty 12-cylinder engine trumpeting its presence. Then, as the wedge-shaped beast rumbled by the schoolyard, they broke into cheers, pumping their fists and leaping into the air. It was a spontaneous expression… Continue reading Icons of Italian Automotive Style Struggle to Go Electric
Tesla will go back to court for racial discrimination lawsuit
Owen Diaz, a former elevator operator at Tesla’s Fremont factory who accused the company of racial discrimination, will once again face off against the automaker in court. After Diaz and his lawyers rejected a $15 million payout last week, which had been slashed from a jury-awarded $137 million, a federal California judge granted Tesla’s motion… Continue reading Tesla will go back to court for racial discrimination lawsuit
How Cadillac plans to use its $300,000 Celestiq EV to rebuild the brand
The Cadillac Celestiq, the brand’s halo EV set to debut during Monterey Car Week in August, will reportedly start around $300,000, pushing it well above the top variants from other luxury EVs, including the Lucid Air Dream Edition, Porsche Taycan Turbo S and Tesla Model X Plaid. While Cadillac would not confirm the eye-popping price… Continue reading How Cadillac plans to use its $300,000 Celestiq EV to rebuild the brand
Tesla CarPlay workaround now supports browsers in each model
Currently, Tesla cars do not support CarPlay, but by the beginning of the year, 9to5Mac reported a nice project called Tesla Android with CarPlay. Created by developer Michał Gapiński, this workaround to enable CarPlay on Tesla cars has now been updated to version 2022.25.1 with a ton of new features. In addition, it now supports… Continue reading Tesla CarPlay workaround now supports browsers in each model
Tesla Megapacks are about to replace Hawaii’s last remaining coal plant
Tesla Megapacks are on their way to Hawaii in order to create a giant new energy storage system that is about to replace the state’s last remaining coal power plant. Hawaii aims to reach 100% green energy by 2045 and already has the highest amount of solar capacity deployed per capita. However, in order to handle all… Continue reading Tesla Megapacks are about to replace Hawaii’s last remaining coal plant
German Manager Magazin: Polestar goes public: Why the e-car manufacturer is not afraid of a spac flop001874
Polestar kept its word. Despite the unrest on the market, the electric car manufacturer stuck to its plans to go public in the first half of 2022. On Friday the time had come. After a space deal with the shell company “Gores Guggenheim”, the brand is now listed on the Nasdaq in New York with… Continue reading German Manager Magazin: Polestar goes public: Why the e-car manufacturer is not afraid of a spac flop001874
As Crisis Deepens, Tesla Rescinds Job Offers to People Who’d Already Accepted Them
“D*mn, talk about a gut punch.” Blind Side After announcing at the beginning of the month that the company would be cutting 10 percent of its workforce due to CEO Elon Musks’s “bad feeling“ about the economy, Tesla’s job slash is in full swing. According to Insider, many newer employees — including workers who had not… Continue reading As Crisis Deepens, Tesla Rescinds Job Offers to People Who’d Already Accepted Them