German Handelsblatt: Automaker: Battery raw materials from Canada: VW wants to enter the mining business005013

Angesichts drohender Engpässe bei wichtigen Rohstoffen für die Batterieproduktion will Volkswagen verstärkt auf Kanada setzen. Der Autobauer und die kanadische Regierung unterzeichnen an diesem Dienstag eine Absichtserklärung zum Ausbau der Elektromobilität, wie das Handelsblatt vorab erfahren hat. Beide Parteien vereinbaren darin, zu prüfen, wie Kanada zur Rohstoffversorgung von VW beitragen kann.Eine zentrale Rolle spielt die… Continue reading German Handelsblatt: Automaker: Battery raw materials from Canada: VW wants to enter the mining business005013

Clean Technica: Tesla Aero Hubcap Replacement: Hub & Lug Nut Covers — Quick Installation & Review (Video)002195

I recently lost one of the original aero hubcaps our Tesla Model 3 SR+ came with. It seems that driving into a large amount of standing water in the midst of a ginormous Florida thunderstorm tore it off. (Or it was stolen.) It was quite sad to lose a hubcap, and a couple of days… Continue reading Clean Technica: Tesla Aero Hubcap Replacement: Hub & Lug Nut Covers — Quick Installation & Review (Video)002195

Elon Musk’s Neuralink will show brain implant progress at a Halloween show-and-tell

Neuralink is finally ready to share more about its work on brain implants. Elon Musk has revealed that Neuralink will hold a “show & tell” progress event on October 31st. He didn’t provide any clues as to what to expect, but the last big demo involved a monkey playing Pong. It wouldn’t be surprising to… Continue reading Elon Musk’s Neuralink will show brain implant progress at a Halloween show-and-tell

Elon Musk subpoenas Jack Dorsey amid Twitter legal fight

Lawyers representing Elon Musk in his battle with Twitter have subpoenaed former CEO Jack Dorsey. The filing is the latest development as Musk and Twitter prepare for the October trial over Musk’s attempt to bail on his $44 billion deal to buy the company. It’s not yet clear how Dorsey factors in to Musk’s legal… Continue reading Elon Musk subpoenas Jack Dorsey amid Twitter legal fight

Engineer admits he stole trade secrets while working on the Apple Car

Xiaolang Zhang has pled guilty to stealing trade secrets from Apple, where he worked on a self-driving car project from 2015 to 2018 (via CNBC). When he quit his job at Apple, he told his supervisor that he was going to work for Guangzhou Xiaopeng Motors Technology, a Chinese EV startup also known as Xpeng.… Continue reading Engineer admits he stole trade secrets while working on the Apple Car

Ford to cut up to 3,000 salaried jobs, a ‘significant’ percentage in Michigan

Over the next few days, thousands of Ford Motor Co. salaried workers will be let go, the bulk of them in Michigan, as the company trims costs and continues to reorganize and transform its business model.  In a memo sent to about 31,000 Ford employees in North America on Monday, Executive Chair Bill Ford and CEO Jim Farley explained… Continue reading Ford to cut up to 3,000 salaried jobs, a ‘significant’ percentage in Michigan

Expansion of Clean Energy Loans Is ‘Sleeping Giant’ of Climate Bill

Tucked into the Inflation Reduction Act that President Biden signed last week is a major expansion of federal loan programs that could help the fight against climate change by channeling more money to clean energy and converting plants that run on fossil fuels to nuclear or renewable energy. The law authorizes as much as $350… Continue reading Expansion of Clean Energy Loans Is ‘Sleeping Giant’ of Climate Bill

Tesla’s petition against CA civil rights agency suing for racial bias is denied

California’s Office of Administrative Law (OAL) denied Tesla’s petition against the state’s civil rights watchdog for failing to conduct proper investigations before suing the automaker for racial discrimination at its Fremont assembly plant. Tesla filed the petition with the OAL in June, claiming that the Department of Civil Rights (DCR), formerly known as the Department… Continue reading Tesla’s petition against CA civil rights agency suing for racial bias is denied

Small Vermont utility quietly builds fleet of 4,000 Tesla Powerwalls

Green Mountain Power (GMP), a Vermont electric utility, has quietly built a fleet of 4,000 Tesla Powerwalls, and it is saving them a lot of money. GMP has been one of Tesla’s best partners when it comes to deploying Powerwalls, Tesla’s home battery pack, in a decentralized way with electric utilities. The relatively small electric utility… Continue reading Small Vermont utility quietly builds fleet of 4,000 Tesla Powerwalls