Production resumes at SAIC Motor’s plant in Shanghai’s Pudong New District on April 19. [Photo by Zhu Xingxin/China Daily] SHANGHAI — Located in Southeast Shanghai, US carmaker Tesla’s Shanghai Gigafactory is bustling with production activity as it has returned to full production capacity by early June following a disruption due to COVID-19 resurgence. The Tesla… Continue reading China’s major auto cluster in high gear on road to economic recovery
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CEO Quits $68 Billion Firm to “Sit at the Beach and Do Nothing”
Go off, anti-productivity king! Anti-Productivity Icon As of October 1st, 2022, please do Jupiter Fund Management CEO Andrew Formica a favor and leave him alone! He’s quitting his job and logging off, thank you very much. “I just want to go sit at the beach and do nothing,” Formica told Bloomberg in an interview this… Continue reading CEO Quits $68 Billion Firm to “Sit at the Beach and Do Nothing”
The Drako Motors 2,000-hp electric luxury SUV “feels more like a spaceship”
Startup EV manufacturer Drako Motors previewed today the follow-up to its $1.25 million Drako GTE: the 2,000-horsepower Drako Dragon Super-SUV. The San Jose, California-based automaker said the Dragon zips from 0 to 60 mph in 1.9 seconds using the company’s in-house DriveOS Quad Motor Powertrain, and DriveOS vehicle architecture. Individual torque control and a three-stage… Continue reading The Drako Motors 2,000-hp electric luxury SUV “feels more like a spaceship”
Google searches for electric vehicles and Tesla climb amid high gas prices
Yahoo Finance Live’s Brian Sozzi breaks down the chart of the day. Video Transcript BRIAN SOZZI: All right. With gas prices staying stubbornly high, consumers are on the hunt for electric vehicles. Check out some new Google search data on EVs compiled by Goldman Sachs. You can see a big spike in search interest in… Continue reading Google searches for electric vehicles and Tesla climb amid high gas prices
Fans take BYD to task as recall confusion clouds Chinese EV maker’s image
SHANGHAI (Reuters) – Customers of China’s BYD Co Ltd, the world’s biggest electric vehicle (EVs) maker by sales, have taken the unusual step of urging regulators to expand a battery replacement recall to safeguard the reputation of a national champion. Two BYD customers told Reuters they and others questioned why BYD had instructed dealers to… Continue reading Fans take BYD to task as recall confusion clouds Chinese EV maker’s image
Tesla Stock Vs. BYD Stock: EV Giant Breaks Out As It Seizes Tesla’s Crown
Reuters Fans take BYD to task as recall confusion clouds Chinese EV maker’s image Customers of China’s BYD Co Ltd, the world’s biggest electric vehicle (EVs) maker by sales, have taken the unusual step of urging regulators to expand a battery replacement recall to safeguard the reputation of a national champion. BYD has been a… Continue reading Tesla Stock Vs. BYD Stock: EV Giant Breaks Out As It Seizes Tesla’s Crown
Chinese Battery Giant Launches EV Battery With One-Charge Range of Over 1,000 KM
FN Media Group Presents Microsmallcap.com Market Commentary NEW YORK, June 30, 2022 /PRNewswire/ — Chinese battery mogul Contemporary Amperex Technology Co. Ltd. (CATL) just unveiled an electric car battery with a range of over 1,000 kilometers (620 miles) on a single charge and is 13% more powerful than one expected by Tesla Inc. (NASDAQ: TSLA),… Continue reading Chinese Battery Giant Launches EV Battery With One-Charge Range of Over 1,000 KM
Curbee Launches Mobile Used Car Inspection To Grant Customers Confidence In Their Purchase, As Demand For Used Cars Spikes
Curbee’s Used Car Inspection gives consumers peace of mind that they’re not purchasing a lemon SAN FRANCISCO, June 30, 2022 /PRNewswire/ — Curbee, a mobile car-repair company redefining the convenience and transparency of traditional car maintenance, has announced today the launch of its Used Car Inspection, a 50+ point inspection performed by mechanics at the location… Continue reading Curbee Launches Mobile Used Car Inspection To Grant Customers Confidence In Their Purchase, As Demand For Used Cars Spikes
This Dutch City Is Road-Testing Vehicle-to-Grid Tech
Hundreds of charging stations for electric vehicles dot Utrecht’s urban landscape in the Netherlands like little electric mushrooms. Unlike those you may have grown accustomed to seeing, many of these stations don’t just charge electric cars—they can also send power from vehicle batteries to the local utility grid for use by homes and businesses. Debates… Continue reading This Dutch City Is Road-Testing Vehicle-to-Grid Tech
Tesla uses its electric semi truck to deliver Superchargers to Laguna Seca racetrack
One of the rare Tesla Semi electric trucks came out of hiding this week to deliver pre-assembled Superchargers to the Laguna Seca racetrack in California. With the Tesla Semi program being delayed by 3 years at this point, the automaker rarely publicly uses the electric semi-truck. The company only produced a handful of them at… Continue reading Tesla uses its electric semi truck to deliver Superchargers to Laguna Seca racetrack