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Ola Källenius Interview: The Mercedes Chief Talks Electric Cars – Highsnobiety

Two weeks ago at the IAA Mobility show in Munich, Mercedes revealed the future to the world, putting its peers on notice and telling them to catch up. To date, most electric-only startups such as Tesla, Rivian, or Lucid have revolved around a single product. And most traditional automakers have either introduced novelty “future-mobiles,” or… Continue reading Ola Källenius Interview: The Mercedes Chief Talks Electric Cars – Highsnobiety

The Cybertruck Is Now the Cheapest Tesla

“I love this simulation.” Cheapest Tesla Tesla recently increased the price of its Model 3 and Model  Y, with prices starting at a respective $54,990 and $41,990 before incentives. Strangely enough, that makes the entry level Cybertruck, a much bigger vehicle starting at $39,990, the cheapest Tesla customers can order today, as Teslarati points out.… Continue reading The Cybertruck Is Now the Cheapest Tesla

Tesla faces investor test after big jury award over racism

SAN FRANCISCO/BOSTON, Oct 6 (Reuters) – A contract worker has won a $137 million jury award over workplace racism against Tesla Inc (TSLA.O), raising pressure on the electric vehicle maker whose shareholders will vote on Thursday on a proposal to review how it addresses similar complaints for full-time employees. The nonbinding shareholder resolution asks Tesla’s… Continue reading Tesla faces investor test after big jury award over racism

Tesla increases Model 3 and Model Y prices, cheapest car is now $42,000

Tesla has implemented a price increase across its entire Model 3 and Model Y lineup in an overnight update to its online configurator in the US. During the first half of 2021, Tesla went on a spree of price increases across its electric vehicle lineup. The automaker literally wouldn’t go two weeks with increasing the… Continue reading Tesla increases Model 3 and Model Y prices, cheapest car is now $42,000

TechnologyFactbox: Electric-vehicle batteries: major players and their expansion plans10:18 AM UTC

The logo of SK Innovation is seen in front of its headquarters in Seoul, South Korea, February 3, 2017. REUTERS/Kim Hong-Ji/Files SEOUL, Oct 5 (Reuters) – The global auto industry’s shift to electric vehicles (EVs) has spurred an expansion race among battery makers, and caused a growing a skills shortage. See main story: read more… Continue reading TechnologyFactbox: Electric-vehicle batteries: major players and their expansion plans10:18 AM UTC

Samsung SDI partner, USA Rivian secures its own battery manufacturing capacity

USA electric vehicle company Rivian is pushing ahead with its own electric vehicle battery manufacturing. The strategy of internalizing batteries by automakers is becoming a reality. Rivian said it needed to manufacture its own batteries to target the electric vehicle market. Samsung SDI is manufacturing and supplying electric vehicle batteries for Rivian’s first electric truck.… Continue reading Samsung SDI partner, USA Rivian secures its own battery manufacturing capacity

Tesla must pay $137 million in discrimination lawsuit

Tesla has been ordered to pay $137 million in damages to a former Black worker who accused the company of turning a blind eye to discrimination and racial abuse at the company’s EV plant in Fremont California, the Washington Post has reported. A San Francisco federal court jury awarded the judgement — reportedly one of… Continue reading Tesla must pay $137 million in discrimination lawsuit

TechnologyTesla ordered to pay over $130 mln to Black former worker over racism -WSJ5:41 AM UTC

The TESLA logo is seen outside a dealership in the Brooklyn borough of New York City, U.S., April 26, 2021. REUTERS/Shannon Stapleton Oct 4 (Reuters) – A federal jury on Monday has ordered Tesla Inc (TSLA.O) to pay more than $130 million in damages to a Black former worker, finding he was subjected to a… Continue reading TechnologyTesla ordered to pay over $130 mln to Black former worker over racism -WSJ5:41 AM UTC