Tesla updating software of a fleet in parking lot looks like the aliens are coming

Someone captured a video of Tesla updating the software of a large fleet in a parking lot and it looks like the aliens are coming. Tesla and over-the-air software updates Tesla was an early leader in adopting the capacity to push over-the-air software updates to its customer vehicles back in 2012. While most automakers have… Continue reading Tesla updating software of a fleet in parking lot looks like the aliens are coming

German Manager Magazin: Lucid Motors: How CEO Peter Rawlinson wants to beat Tesla with the Lucid Air000549

In spring it should finally be ready. Then with the new Lucid Air the hope model of the USElectric car maker Lucid Motors take to the streets – at a price of 170,000 US dollars, Lucid CEO Peter Rawlinson naturally wants to offer a “new level” of electromobility. One could dismiss the announcements as the… Continue reading German Manager Magazin: Lucid Motors: How CEO Peter Rawlinson wants to beat Tesla with the Lucid Air000549

German Handelsblatt: Car manufacturer: Porsche boss specifies the path to e-mobility: E-car share is to increase to 80 percent by 2030

Oliver Blume The Porsche boss wants to invest 15 billion euros in electromobility over the next five years. (Photo: AP) Berlin The CEO of the German car manufacturer wants to significantly increase the proportion of electric cars. “By the end of the decade, more than 80 percent of our sports cars will be electrically powered… Continue reading German Handelsblatt: Car manufacturer: Porsche boss specifies the path to e-mobility: E-car share is to increase to 80 percent by 2030

Clean Technica: Someone Agrees With Me On Tesla Seats! Sandy Munro!000571

Tesla vehicles have many nice features, but I’ve long thought that one of the most underrated features is the seats. I think since the first time I drove a Tesla Model 3, I’ve thought they are the best seats on the market — excluding, perhaps, the Mercedes S-Class seats that can give you a back… Continue reading Clean Technica: Someone Agrees With Me On Tesla Seats! Sandy Munro!000571

German Handelsblatt: Car manufacturer: Porsche boss Blume wants to increase the proportion of e-cars to 80 percent by 2030 001247

Oliver Blume The Porsche boss wants to invest 15 billion euros in electromobility over the next five years. (Photo: AP) Berlin The CEO of the German car manufacturer wants to significantly increase the proportion of electric cars. “By the end of the decade, more than 80 percent of our sports cars will be electrically powered… Continue reading German Handelsblatt: Car manufacturer: Porsche boss Blume wants to increase the proportion of e-cars to 80 percent by 2030 001247

Elon Musk says don’t buy a Tesla during production ramps for best quality (TSLA)

Tesla CEO Elon Musk recommended the best time to buy a Tesla in an interview published this week.  He said quality tends to be worse at times when Tesla is working to quickly ramp up production. Tesla was building Model 3s so quickly last year that paint wasn’t drying properly, Musk said. Visit the Business… Continue reading Elon Musk says don’t buy a Tesla during production ramps for best quality (TSLA)

How Volkswagen’s $50 Billion Plan to Beat Tesla Short-Circuited – The Wall Street Journal

ZWICKAU, Germany—Five years and nearly $50 billion into the auto industry’s biggest bet on electric vehicles, Volkswagen CEO Herbert Diess and his guest, Chancellor Angela Merkel, stood in anticipation as the first ID.3, Germany’s long-awaited answer to Tesla, rolled off the assembly line. The event at the company’s flagship EV plant just over a year… Continue reading How Volkswagen’s $50 Billion Plan to Beat Tesla Short-Circuited – The Wall Street Journal

A closer look at Tesla’s latest semi electric truck prototype

We recently reported that Tesla has built a new semi electric truck prototype, maybe the first in three years, ahead of the start of production later this year. Now we get a closer look at the Tesla Semi, as it was spotted at a truck stop. New Tesla Semi prototype As we reported earlier this… Continue reading A closer look at Tesla’s latest semi electric truck prototype

Tesla tells nickel-rich Indonesia it wants to join battery project

JAKARTA — U.S. electric vehicle maker Tesla has proposed joining Indonesia’s plans to create an EV battery supply chain within the country, a senior Indonesian government official said on Friday. The government received Tesla’s proposal on Thursday, Septian Hari Seto, deputy for investment and mining at the Coordinating Ministry of Maritime Affairs and Investment, said… Continue reading Tesla tells nickel-rich Indonesia it wants to join battery project

New Tesla ‘yoke’ steering wheel is legal in Europe and UK

Tesla’s new U-shaped steering ‘yoke’, which is set to appear in the newly updated Model S and Model X, has been deemed legal in certain European markets, including the UK.  The controversial new steering wheel design will be offered as an option on the recently unveiled facelift Model S and Model X alongside a conventional round wheel.… Continue reading New Tesla ‘yoke’ steering wheel is legal in Europe and UK