Tesla has started to release a new software update (2022.16.0.2) with a better range calculation incorporating more environmental factors and the ability for media accounts to be linked to driver profiles. The latter is pretty simple. You can now have multiple Spotify accounts linked to your vehicle, and they will automatically shift between them based… Continue reading Tesla releases new software update with better range calculation and media accounts linked to driver profiles
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Industrial Revolutionary: Ford’s Jim Farley – Chief Executive
Jim Farley is not afraid to make big decisions, and the one he made about Rivian was consummate. Enamored of the electric-truck startup under former CEO Jim Hackett, Ford Motor invested $500 million in Rivian in 2019 and established a partnership for joint vehicle development. But early this year, Ford under Farley dissolved the development… Continue reading Industrial Revolutionary: Ford’s Jim Farley – Chief Executive
Bill Ford Says F-150 Lightning ‘Most Important’ Launch Of His Career – Benzinga – Benzinga
Ford Motor Co F Chairman Bill Ford sees the F-150 Lightning truck as a better and more capable successor to its traditional variant and called it the “most important” launch of his career in an interview with The Detroit News on Monday. What Happened: Dearborn, Michigan-based Ford is scheduled to launch the battery-powered variant of its best-selling truck on Tuesday afternoon.… Continue reading Bill Ford Says F-150 Lightning ‘Most Important’ Launch Of His Career – Benzinga – Benzinga
Cleantechnica: Tesla Bid To Keep Sexual Harassment Case Private Gets Shot Down 001993
Judge Stephen Kraus has rejected a Tesla request to keep a sexual harassment case private, providing a 1-sentence ruling that effectively dismisses the company’s bid to push a sexual harassment lawsuit into private arbitration. The lawsuit in question is one of dozens of similar cases in which employees claim that they faced catcalls, groping, racial slurs,… Continue reading Cleantechnica: Tesla Bid To Keep Sexual Harassment Case Private Gets Shot Down 001993
Clean Technica: Has The Allure Of The Tesla Brand Plummeted Along With Its Stock Price?001992
On Friday, the Tesla stock price closed at $663.90 — that was down 6.43% for the day. The Tesla brand has seen a soaring and often upsetting swing over 52 weeks, with a high of $1243.49 per share as well as the downward spiral this past week. Tesla CEO Elon Musk’s public demeanor seems to… Continue reading Clean Technica: Has The Allure Of The Tesla Brand Plummeted Along With Its Stock Price?001992
Cleantechnica: Do Mainstream Car Buyers Trust Dealers Over Tesla and Rivian? Maybe!001991
It’s a common refrain among early EV adopters: people don’t trust car dealers. Given that more than well over 90% of new cars sold in America are still bought through franchise car dealerships, can that possibly be true? A new survey of “e-curious” car buyers seems to indicate that it’s not, with only 24% of… Continue reading Cleantechnica: Do Mainstream Car Buyers Trust Dealers Over Tesla and Rivian? Maybe!001991
Clean Technica: 65 Del Valle ISD Students Signed Up For Tesla’s New Manufacturing Development Program001989
A group of 65 students from the Del Valle Independent School District (ISD) have signed up for Tesla’s new Manufacturing Development Program, KXAN reports. On Saturday, the group signed letters of intent to join the program that will train students for future jobs at Tesla at Austin Community College. Austin’s Mayor Adler shared the good… Continue reading Clean Technica: 65 Del Valle ISD Students Signed Up For Tesla’s New Manufacturing Development Program001989
Stellantis and Samsung to Spend $2.5 Billion on an EV Battery Plant in Indiana
Stellantis — the company that owns Jeep and Ram — and Samsung plan to spend $2.5 billion to build a battery factory in Kokomo, Ind., that is expected to create 1,400 jobs. The joint venture is expected to start production by 2025 and is intended to supply battery packs for Jeeps, Ram trucks and other… Continue reading Stellantis and Samsung to Spend $2.5 Billion on an EV Battery Plant in Indiana
Judge rules that Tesla sexual harassment suit can proceed in court
A California county court judge ruled Monday that a sexual harassment suit against Tesla can proceed in court, rejecting the automaker’s request for closed-door arbitration, according to Bloomberg. That means that Tesla must defend itself in open court against claims that female employees face “rampant sexual harassment” at its Fremont, California, factory. Alameda County Superior… Continue reading Judge rules that Tesla sexual harassment suit can proceed in court
Tesla’s permit for its battery factory in Texas is challenged by environmentalists
A group of environmentalists is asking the city of Austin to withhold Tesla’s permit for its upcoming battery cathode material factory next to Gigafactory Texas over concerns about water supply along the Colorado River. Over the last two years, Tesla was simultaneously building massive factories in Germany near Berlin and in Texas, near Austin. In… Continue reading Tesla’s permit for its battery factory in Texas is challenged by environmentalists