Ford is laying off about 3,000 employees and contract workers, with the cuts primarily affecting staff in the US, Canada, and India, The Wall Street Journal reports. Chairman Bill Ford and CEO Jim Farley sent a memo on Monday informing staff of the layoffs, with affected workers being told later this week. “Building this future… Continue reading Ford is laying off 3,000 employees
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Tesla dominates charging experience satisfaction, and that’s a problem now that it’s going public
Tesla is dominating the charging experience satisfaction among EV owners, and it’s going to be a problem for charging network operators now that Supercharger is going public. This is a problem that needs to be put in perspective since most electric car charging happens at home. Therefore, public charging issues mainly affect only a small… Continue reading Tesla dominates charging experience satisfaction, and that’s a problem now that it’s going public
German Manager Magazin: Electromobility: the car as a power bank? A start-up fights against Tesla & Co.001980
Electromobility will initially hardly change one thing: cars will stand still most of the time. However, this creates new, even ecologically attractive possibilities. The batteries could temporarily store excess energy as a mobile power bank. “So far we’ve been giving away this potential,” says Gowrynath Sivaganeshamoorthy, founder of the start-up Elvah. Sivaganeshamoorthy is therefore using… Continue reading German Manager Magazin: Electromobility: the car as a power bank? A start-up fights against Tesla & Co.001980
German Manager Magazin: Electromobility: Bain study predicts huge business with charging stations by 2030001979
The construction of the charging infrastructure devours large sums of money, a fast charging station can cost up to 150,000 euros. In the coming years, however, the income of providers is also likely to skyrocket. In a study exclusively available to manager magazin, the management consultancy Bain calculates that annual sales relating to the charging… Continue reading German Manager Magazin: Electromobility: Bain study predicts huge business with charging stations by 2030001979
Human drivers in UK won’t be liable for accidents when vehicle is self-driving
Manufacturers operating self-driving vehicles in the UK will be liable for a vehicle’s actions when in autonomous mode, according to the country’s new roadmap to achieve a widespread rollout of self-driving vehicles by 2025. The British government unveiled the roadmap over the weekend, announcing $119 million in funding for AV projects and an additional $41… Continue reading Human drivers in UK won’t be liable for accidents when vehicle is self-driving
What next for VW as Elon Musk’s ‘frenemy’ Herbert Diess is ousted? – The Times
Herbert Diess looked every inch the modern, global auto titan. His private jet hissed to a halt after landing on the Greek island of Astypalaia and the Volkswagen boss stepped off to be greeted by Kyriakos Mitsotakis, the Greek prime minister. The two men were there last summer to unveil the world’s first (nearly) carbon-neutral… Continue reading What next for VW as Elon Musk’s ‘frenemy’ Herbert Diess is ousted? – The Times
Tesla FSD 10.69 update rolls out with $15k price hike, but is it worth it?
Tesla’s “Full Self-Driving” software, which currently costs $12k, will get a $3k price hike to $15k on September 5th in North America, coinciding with the wide release of the 10.69.2 Beta update. The early release version has just started rolling out to beta testers, and results are coming in to give us a sense of… Continue reading Tesla FSD 10.69 update rolls out with $15k price hike, but is it worth it?
Clean Technica: What Tesla Needs to Dominate the Market (Part 1)002194
Many of us here at CleanTechnica have friends and family members who are looking to purchase an electric car, and that discussion has gotten more varied and interesting in the past year. An interesting bit of information came out in our “Tesla News” chat when Benni Schulz wrote, “most people I know are now buying… Continue reading Clean Technica: What Tesla Needs to Dominate the Market (Part 1)002194
Cleantechnica: 14% Of New Car Sales In Germany Fully Electric, & 26% Have A Plug 002193
With several disruptions affecting it, the overall German automotive market is still in the red. The market dropped 13% last month year over year. It seems all this doom and gloom is affecting plugins differently, however. Sales of full electric vehicles (BEVs) were up in July by 13% year over year (YoY). There were 28,815… Continue reading Cleantechnica: 14% Of New Car Sales In Germany Fully Electric, & 26% Have A Plug 002193
How is EV battery design and production changing in 2022?
Open gallery Tesla’s decision to use LFP batteries in the standard-range Model 3 surprised UBS bank analysts Chinese battery companies BYD and CATL are responsible for key developments to LFP batteries The Ford Mustang Mach-E is following Tesla’s example, getting LFP cells from 2023 Swapping the 77kWh ID 3 battery for an LFP version could… Continue reading How is EV battery design and production changing in 2022?