Denmark may be open to financial incentives to buy electric cars after seeing a dramatic drop in sales of non-polluting vehicles, according to Prime Minister Lars Lokke Rasmussen. “We have tax incentives for electric cars, and you could discuss if they should be bigger. I will not exclude that,” Rasmussen said in an interview in… Continue reading After Tesla Debacle, Denmark Reconsiders Electric Car Subsidies
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Porsche will build network of 500 fast chargers for its Mission E electric cars
Porsche Mission E Concept – 2015 Frankfurt Auto Show live photos Enlarge Photo Porsche is getting its dealerships on board with selling electric cars, in preparation for its upcoming Mission E electric sedan, by insisting that each of the company’s 189 U.S dealerships install fast charger with enough juice to charge the car’s big, 300-mile… Continue reading Porsche will build network of 500 fast chargers for its Mission E electric cars
Bollinger to Bring Its B1 All-Electric Sport Utility Truck to Production in 2019
Over 12,000 people have already preordered the truck. via Bollinger Bollinger Motors has been one of the most interesting players in the electrification market since it first announced the all-electric B1. Without taking the flashy approach that many modern manufacturers are going with their iterations of EVs, Bollinger was able to produce a functional and… Continue reading Bollinger to Bring Its B1 All-Electric Sport Utility Truck to Production in 2019
Tesla’s board against proposal to require independent chairman
(Reuters) – Tesla Inc’s board recommended on Thursday that shareholders vote against a proposal that would require the electric car maker’s chairman to be an independent director, ahead of its annual meeting. FILE PHOTO: Tesla CEO Elon Musk unveils the Roadster 2 during a presentation in Hawthorne, California, U.S., November 16, 2017. Tesla/Handout via REUTERS/File… Continue reading Tesla’s board against proposal to require independent chairman
Jim Keller Joins Intel to Lead Silicon Engineering
Jim Keller will join Intel Corporation as a senior vice president. SANTA CLARA, Calif., April 26, 2018 – Intel today announced that Jim Keller will join Intel as a senior vice president. He will lead the company’s silicon engineering, which encompasses system-on-chip (SoC) development and integration. “Jim is one of the most respected microarchitecture design… Continue reading Jim Keller Joins Intel to Lead Silicon Engineering
Tesla Model 3: Highly innovative, but built with 'dinosaur technology'
Buy Photo Munro & Associates CEO Sandy Munro discusses design flaws he has found with the body of a Tesla Model 3 that was part of a reverse engineering event at Munro & Associates in Auburn Hills on Wednesday April 25, 2018. (Photo: Mandi Wright, Detroit Free Press)Buy Photo The Tesla Model 3 appears to… Continue reading Tesla Model 3: Highly innovative, but built with 'dinosaur technology'
Tesla’s head of Autopilot leaves, ex-Apple exec to succeed
(Reuters) – Tesla Inc said on Thursday Jim Keller, the head of its low-voltage hardware, Autopilot software and infotainment, is leaving the automaker to focus on microprocessor engineering with another company. An advertisement promotes Tesla Autopilot at a showroom of U.S. car manufacturer Tesla in Zurich, Switzerland March 28, 2018. REUTERS/Arnd Wiegmann Pete Bannon, who… Continue reading Tesla’s head of Autopilot leaves, ex-Apple exec to succeed
BRIEF-Tesla’s Autopilot Chief Jim Keller Has Stepped Down From Role
April 26 (Reuters) – Tesla Inc: * TESLA’S AUTOPILOT CHIEF JIM KELLER HAS STEPPED DOWN FROM ROLE – SPOKESPERSON * TESLA SAYS PETE BANNON, WHO HAS BEEN AT TESLA FOR OVER TWO YEARS, WILL NOW LEAD AUTOPILOT HARDWARE – SPOKESPERSON Further company coverage: Go to Source
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Target To Install 600 Chargers At 100 U.S. Locations Within 2 Years
35 M BY MARK KANE Retail company Target Corporation announced expansion plans for the charging infrastructure in 20 U.S. states. Tesla superchargers at Target Corporation (Photo courtesy of Tesla) Target initially partnered with ChargePoint in 2012 and Tesla in 2017, installing charging spots at 18 sites in five states. Now, Target is Continuing its partnership… Continue reading Target To Install 600 Chargers At 100 U.S. Locations Within 2 Years