Tag: Tesla

Rivian affirms its 2022 E.V. production goal despite supply problems.

Rivian, the electric-vehicle maker that went public last year with big ambitions to take on Tesla and others, said Wednesday that supply-chain problems had hobbled it in the first quarter, but it stood by its production forecast for this year. The company’s shares have declined over 80 percent this year as investors have grown nervous… Continue reading Rivian affirms its 2022 E.V. production goal despite supply problems.

Tesla asks Panasonic to speed up development of its 4680 battery cell

Tesla has asked Panasonic to speed up its development of the 4680 battery cell, which is going to power its next-gen electric vehicles. The Japanese manufacturer is reportedly still looking for a location for a US factory. Back in 2020, Tesla unveiled its 4680 battery cell, a new tab-less battery cell in a bigger format with… Continue reading Tesla asks Panasonic to speed up development of its 4680 battery cell

German Handelsblatt: Auto industry: New VW brand “Scout” is to stand up to GM and Ford in the USA004295

Volkswagen versucht einen Neubeginn in den USA. Wie am Mittwoch aus Konzernkreisen verlautete, will der Wolfsburger Autohersteller mit einer weiteren Fahrzeugmarke in Nordamerika antreten. Unter dem Markennamen „Scout“ wird der VW-Konzern in einigen Jahren elektrische Pick-ups und geländegängige SUVs anbieten. Der Aufsichtsrat hat diese Ausweitung des US-Geschäfts am Abend freigegeben.„Scout“ soll eine wesentliche Rolle bei… Continue reading German Handelsblatt: Auto industry: New VW brand “Scout” is to stand up to GM and Ford in the USA004295

AMERICAN BATTERY FACTORY NAMES FORMER TESLA BATTERY CELL SCALING EXPERT JAMES HERBERMANN VICE PRESIDENT OF MANUFACTURING

“James brings to American Battery Factory incredible perspective and front row experiences in evolving battery cell technology and is the perfect complement to our team as we begin our journey to develop a domestic battery manufacturing ecosystem that will make energy independence and renewable energy a reality for the United States,” said Paul Charles, CEO… Continue reading AMERICAN BATTERY FACTORY NAMES FORMER TESLA BATTERY CELL SCALING EXPERT JAMES HERBERMANN VICE PRESIDENT OF MANUFACTURING

@Geely: Wed 11 May 2022Mark Stringer appointed Commercial Director, Lotus Engineering consultancy 1 | 2 | 0 Lotus has announced the appointme…

Mark leads strategic planning and delivery of external Lotus Engineering consultancy projects  More than 20 years of front-line leadership experience across wide range of engineering disciplines Priorities include commercialising Lotus’ four proprietary high-performance architectures to grow whole-vehicle engineering business Fresh focus on advanced technologies in design and concept engineering, control systems, product attributes and propulsion… Continue reading @Geely: Wed 11 May 2022Mark Stringer appointed Commercial Director, Lotus Engineering consultancy 1 | 2 | 0 Lotus has announced the appointme…

Elon Musk says Tesla open to buying a mining company

By Ernest Scheyder Tesla Inc is open to buying a mining company if producing its own supply of electric vehicle (EV) metals would speed up worldwide adoption of clean energy technologies, Chief Executive Officer Elon Musk said on Tuesday. Concern is mounting across the EV industry that there may not be enough supply of lithium,… Continue reading Elon Musk says Tesla open to buying a mining company

Tesla recalls 130,000 vehicles due to CPU overheating, but the fix is again a software update

Tesla issued a new recall affecting almost 130,000 2021 and 2022 vehicles over a problem regarding the CPU of the center screen’s computer overheating. The good news is that the fix is again an over-the-air software update. The automaker has detected a problem where the center display may become laggy due to CPU overheating when… Continue reading Tesla recalls 130,000 vehicles due to CPU overheating, but the fix is again a software update