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The AP Interview Mary Barra | | gazette.com – Colorado Springs Gazette

Mary Barra, CEO of General Motors, speaks during an interview with The Associated Press on Thursday in New York. The economy is a bit wobbly, but General Motors CEO Mary Barra isn’t backing off of an audacious prediction: By the middle of this decade, her company will sell more electric vehicles in the U.S. than… Continue reading The AP Interview Mary Barra | | gazette.com – Colorado Springs Gazette

German Handelsblatt: Morning Briefing: Right of way: Why Volkswagen has a new boss 004818

The sporty manager should shoulder the job in addition to his duties as head of Porsche like Atlas once did the globe – after all, the manufacturer of elegant sports cars and less elegant SUVs has an IPO in front of the chest. Investors are surprised – also about the recent idea that CFO Arno… Continue reading German Handelsblatt: Morning Briefing: Right of way: Why Volkswagen has a new boss 004818

Cleantechnica: Loneliness of the Long-Distance Tesla Uber Driver 002130

Lack of charging infrastructure can give a Tesla Uber driver the blues. By Adam Nelson, as told to David Waterworth For over 6 years, I have provided transportation services for Uber, Didi, Ola, and my own business, while accepting various other rideshare bookings. Last year, I purchased a Tesla Model 3 Standard Range. I have… Continue reading Cleantechnica: Loneliness of the Long-Distance Tesla Uber Driver 002130

Clean Tecnica: Tesla Gets Its Own Lane At Mexican Border Crossing 002129

Ever since Tesla moved its headquarters to Texas and started producing cars at its factory near Austin, it has added a number of suppliers in the Mexican state of Nuevo Leon. While that state is quite large, it has only a nine-mile long border with Texas and just one border crossing. Ivan Rivas, the economic… Continue reading Clean Tecnica: Tesla Gets Its Own Lane At Mexican Border Crossing 002129

France’s Eutelsat close to deal for UK satellite operator OneWeb

French satellite company Eutelsat is poised to buy British rival OneWeb in a deal that could be announced as early as Monday, two sources close to the negotiations said on Sunday. OneWeb was valued at $3.4 billion in its most recent funding round, one of the sources said. Eutelsat already has a 23% stake in… Continue reading France’s Eutelsat close to deal for UK satellite operator OneWeb

Clean Technica: We Spent $95 To Drive 2,700 Miles On A Summer Roadtrip. Life With An EV Is Sweet Indeed002128

For the second year in a row, my family embarked on a massive EV road trip. Five of us — my wife, 3 year-old, 7-year-old, and 17-year old exchange student — piled into a rented Model 3 and drove 2,661 miles across the Northeast to see family and friends and enjoy seven beautiful states. What… Continue reading Clean Technica: We Spent $95 To Drive 2,700 Miles On A Summer Roadtrip. Life With An EV Is Sweet Indeed002128

Tesla is aiming for same-hour service with ‘Formula 1 pit crew techniques’

Elon Musk announced that he is working in order for Tesla to achieve same-hour service on its vehicles as often as possible using ‘Formula 1 pit crew techniques’. As usual, Musk took to Twitter to make the announcement: “Excited to work with Tesla Service to enable same-hour service as often as possible! Applying Formula 1… Continue reading Tesla is aiming for same-hour service with ‘Formula 1 pit crew techniques’

Tesla expected to make more vehicles in China

Employees at work at the Shanghai plant of Tesla Inc. [Photo/Xinhua] Tesla Inc is expected to produce more vehicles in China than in the United States, as its Shanghai plant has become the carmaker’s largest manufacturing facility across the globe. The Shanghai facility is now able to produce 750,000 vehicles annually, 100,000 units more than… Continue reading Tesla expected to make more vehicles in China

Tesla Shanghai becomes world’s largest production volume Gigafactory

A view of the Tesla’s Gigafactory in Shanghai . [Photo/VCG] US automaker Tesla’s Gigafactory in Shanghai has become the world’s largest factory by annual production volume, exceeding that of its California plant, news outlet The Paper reported. According to the Q2 financial summary of Tesla released Wednesday, recent equipment upgrades in its Shanghai base enabled… Continue reading Tesla Shanghai becomes world’s largest production volume Gigafactory