Tesla has started delivering new Megapack batteries for a giant new 99 MW/198 MWh energy storage project under construction in the UK. Almost exactly two years ago, Tesla launched the Megapack. It was Tesla’s third stationary energy storage product after the Powerwall and Powerpack. A single Megapack unit is a container-sized 3 MWh battery system with… Continue reading A new giant Tesla Megapack project is under construction in the UK
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@Ford: Ford Names Doug Field Chief Advanced Technology and Embedded Systems Officer
Doug Field joins Ford as chief advanced technology and embedded systems officer, reporting to President and CEO Jim Farley Field will partner closely with Hau Thai-Tang, Ford’s chief product platform and operations officer, to create the next generation of Ford’s connected products and experiences at the foundation of the Ford+ growth plan Field will lead… Continue reading @Ford: Ford Names Doug Field Chief Advanced Technology and Embedded Systems Officer
ALYI Revolt Token Democratized EV Ecosystem Expected To Generate Over $1 Million In Revenue By Year End
DALLAS, Sept. 7, 2021 /PRNewswire/ — Alternet Systems, Inc. (USOTC: ALYI) (“ALYI”) today confirmed the company expects to begin generating revenue before the end of the year from the company’s Electric Vehicle (EV) Ecosystem business. On Thursday this week, September 9th, 2021, the company will publish details on the anticipated sources of revenue and specific… Continue reading ALYI Revolt Token Democratized EV Ecosystem Expected To Generate Over $1 Million In Revenue By Year End
Tesla is planning for a wider release of its controversial ‘Full Self-Driving’ software
Nearly a year after Tesla started testing its controversial “Full Self-Driving” (FSD) beta software with a select group of customers, the company’s CEO Elon Musk said he is aiming for a wider release by the end of September. The news comes as an older version of the software leaked online. Musk said on Twitter that… Continue reading Tesla is planning for a wider release of its controversial ‘Full Self-Driving’ software
Tesla Gigafactory Texas attracts suppliers as production nears
A new report shows that several known Tesla suppliers are showing in Texas as the automaker is about to start production at its Gigafactory in Austin. Tesla Gigafactory Texas is an important project for the automaker. It is the first vehicle factory that Tesla is building from the ground up in the US. The automaker… Continue reading Tesla Gigafactory Texas attracts suppliers as production nears
How the Chinese tycoon driving Volvo plans to tackle Tesla – Toys Matrix
HANGZHOU, China — “Do you know how big Volvo is?” asked Don Leclair, finance chief at Ford. It was 2008, and Leclair was responding to an offer from a little-known Chinese businessman to purchase the Swedish carmaker, which Ford owned. The businessman, Li Shufu, had a company with less than half Volvo’s sales and a… Continue reading How the Chinese tycoon driving Volvo plans to tackle Tesla – Toys Matrix
German Handelsblatt: Interview: BMW boss Oliver Zipse announces climate offensive – but rejects obligation to phase out combustion engines by 2030002824
Munich Shortly before the start of the IAA auto show, BMW is going on the eco-offensive. By 2030, the automaker’s emissions are expected to drop by 40 percent, and half of all materials are to be recycled. The core of the plan is a strong increase in electromobility. In order to be able to build… Continue reading German Handelsblatt: Interview: BMW boss Oliver Zipse announces climate offensive – but rejects obligation to phase out combustion engines by 2030002824
Autos & Transportation · 5:39 PM UTCDaimler CEO says carmakers could face chip shortage into 2023Soaring demand for semiconductor chips means the auto…
MUNICH, Sept 5 (Reuters) – Soaring demand for semiconductor chips means the auto industry could struggle to source enough of them throughout next year and into 2023, though the shortage should be less severe by then, Daimler AG’s (DAIGn.DE) CEO said on Sunday. Carmakers, forced by the COVID-19 pandemic to shut down plants last year,… Continue reading Autos & Transportation · 5:39 PM UTCDaimler CEO says carmakers could face chip shortage into 2023Soaring demand for semiconductor chips means the auto…
Change SuiteVolkswagen CEO: smart cars, not e-cars, are ‘gamechanger’8:15 PM UTC
Herbert Diess, CEO of German carmaker Volkswagen AG talks to members of Greenpeace ahead of the Munich Motor Show IAA Mobility 2021, in Munich, Germany, September 5, 2021. REUTERS/Jan Schwartz Diess speaks ahead of Munich car show Shift towards electric vehicles was “kind of easy” 15% of Volkswagen’s business will be mobility services MUNICH, Sept… Continue reading Change SuiteVolkswagen CEO: smart cars, not e-cars, are ‘gamechanger’8:15 PM UTC
Mercedes-Benz takes another shot at launching an electric SUV in the US
Just months after Mercedes-Benz launched its first true compact electric SUV, the EQA, the German automaker now has a slightly larger and more capable companion: the EQB. Revealed in full today at the 2021 IAA Mobility show in Germany, the company will start building the EQA in Hungary and China this month, and it will… Continue reading Mercedes-Benz takes another shot at launching an electric SUV in the US