Tag: Tesla

I will keep supporting & buying Dogecoin crypto: Elon Musk

Musk has a significant personal investment into Bitcoin on top of Tesla’s investment and he has smaller Ethereum and Dogecoin holdings. NEW DELHI: As all leading cryptocurrencies crash, Tesla CEO Elon Musk has said he will keep supporting and buying Dogecoin, a cryptocurrency he has been vouching about for years. Amid the ‘crypto winter’, Dogecoin… Continue reading I will keep supporting & buying Dogecoin crypto: Elon Musk

South Korea’s Hyundai teams with Michelin to develop EV tires

SEOUL — Hyundai Motor Group has partnered with Michelin to develop tires optimized for electric vehicles, the South Korean automaker said Monday, part of a push to extend the range of its cars. EVs tend to be heavier than gasoline-powered autos due to the weight of batteries. Hyundai and Michelin look to create new designs and materials for a… Continue reading South Korea’s Hyundai teams with Michelin to develop EV tires

The Station: Tesla leads in ADAS crashes, gig companies lose battle in MA

Welcome back to The Station, your central hub for all past, present and future means of moving people and packages from Point A to Point B. Your usual host, Kirsten Korosec, is off the grid and hopefully having a fabulous vacation, so I’ll be taking over the newsletter this week. Up first: NHTSA’s report on… Continue reading The Station: Tesla leads in ADAS crashes, gig companies lose battle in MA

Tesla achieves production of 1,000 cars in a week at Gigafactory Berlin

Tesla announced that it has achieved production of 1,000 Model Y vehicles in a week at Gigafactory Berlin. This is an important milestone – though the automaker originally planned to achieve it in April. Tesla is currently in the middle of ramping up production at two major new factories, Gigafactory Berlin and Gigafactory Texas, and… Continue reading Tesla achieves production of 1,000 cars in a week at Gigafactory Berlin

Why Nio Stock Continued to Soar Friday

Reuters Videos Tesla hikes prices for U.S. cars amid inflation STORY: It’s getting more expensive to buy a Tesla.The company this week raised its prices – again – for all its U.S. car models… in response to global supply-chain problems and soaring costs of raw materials. According to Tesla’s website, the price for its Model… Continue reading Why Nio Stock Continued to Soar Friday

Clean Technica: Fiat 500e Shines In 21% Plugin Share Market Of France002054

Plugin vehicles continue to rise in France, with last month’s plugin vehicle registrations ending at 26,517 units, divided between 15,247 BEVs (or 12% share of the overall auto market) and 11,270 PHEVs (9% share of the overall auto market). The former jumped 38% year over year (YoY) while the latter was actually down by 13%.… Continue reading Clean Technica: Fiat 500e Shines In 21% Plugin Share Market Of France002054

No One Knows How Safe New Driver-Assistance Systems Really Are

This week, a US Department of Transportation report detailed the crashes that advanced driver-assistance systems have been involved in over the past year or so. Tesla’s advanced features, including Autopilot and Full Self-Driving, accounted for 70 percent of the nearly 400 incidents—many more than previously known. But the report may raise more questions about this… Continue reading No One Knows How Safe New Driver-Assistance Systems Really Are

Tesla (TSLA) lays off more employees, and hourly ones this time despite Elon Musk’s comments

Tesla has started another wave of layoffs, and this time it also includes hourly workers instead of just salaried employees like CEO Elon Musk claimed. Earlier this month, we reported on Musk telling Tesla executives in an email that they need to cut 10% of the workforce and pause hiring due to having a “super bad… Continue reading Tesla (TSLA) lays off more employees, and hourly ones this time despite Elon Musk’s comments