Tesla reverts to again not sharing pictures of used cars for sale

Tesla has once again changed its used car policy. It is reverting back to not sharing pictures of its used vehicles for sale. Since Tesla doesn’t use the dealer model, it has arguably the greatest hold on the used car market for its own vehicles. It gets a steady flow of used vehicles from leases… Continue reading Tesla reverts to again not sharing pictures of used cars for sale

Tesla CEO Elon Musk meets with VW CEO, gets preview of ID.3 and ID.4 electric cars

Tesla CEO Elon Musk had a special meeting with VW CEO Hebert Diess where he got a preview of the ID.3 and ID.4 electric cars. As we have been reporting over the last few days, Musk has been in Germany to visit a few projects related to Tesla. Musk visited several German officials and they… Continue reading Tesla CEO Elon Musk meets with VW CEO, gets preview of ID.3 and ID.4 electric cars

Tesla CEO met VW CEO during Germany visit: source

FILE PHOTO: Futurist entrepreneur Elon Musk presents an RNA printer, essentially a vaccine production device, on the sidelines of a meeting with the leadership of the conservative CDU/CSU parliamentary group in Berlin, Germany September 2, 2020. Tobias Schwarz/Pool via REUTERS FRANKFURT (Reuters) – Tesla Chief Executive Elon Musk met Volkswagen’s Chief Executive Herbert Diess for… Continue reading Tesla CEO met VW CEO during Germany visit: source

Elon Musk: Tesla to unveil core structural design change for how cars are made

Tesla CEO Elon Musk is teasing some important structural changes in the way they make cars — some of which are going to be unveiled at Battery Day later this month and implemented at Tesla Gigafactory Berlin. Over the past few months, Musk has been teasing some important manufacturing improvements to be introduced at Tesla… Continue reading Elon Musk: Tesla to unveil core structural design change for how cars are made

Lidar without dangers | Voxtel buys Allegro

The company Voxtel swallows Allegro and relies on eye-friendly lidar sensors. At CES 2019 a Camera when taking photos of the lidar broken. The news quickly made the rounds and made it clear that the laser light from lidar sensors is not harmless. Lidar sensor on the roof The human eye is susceptible to light… Continue reading Lidar without dangers | Voxtel buys Allegro

Volkswagen-backed QuantumScape to go public via SPAC to bring solid-state batteries to EVs

QuantumScape, the solid-state battery company backed by Volkswagen Group, has agreed to merge with a special purpose acquisition company Kensington Capital Acquisition Corp. as it aims to raise the capital it needs to commercialize solid-state batteries for electric vehicles. The merger will give QuantumScape a post-deal market valuation of $3.3 billion. QuantumScape said it was… Continue reading Volkswagen-backed QuantumScape to go public via SPAC to bring solid-state batteries to EVs

Nio’s August deliveries double to a record, but stock falls

Shares of Nio Inc. fell 2.5% in active morning trading Thursday, after the China-based electric vehicle maker reported a new monthly delivery record in August, although year-over-year growth decelerated to the slowest pace since February. Trading volume was 32.4 million shares, enough to make the stock the most actively traded on the NYSE. The continued… Continue reading Nio’s August deliveries double to a record, but stock falls

VW-backed U.S. battery maker QuantumScape to go public at $3.3 billion valuation

(Reuters) – QuantumScape, the 10-year-old Silicon Valley battery startup backed by Volkswagen AG (VOWG_p.DE), said on Thursday it plans to go public through a reverse merger with Kensington Capital Acquisition Corp with an enterprise value of $3.3 billion. FILE PHOTO: Employees clean a new car after a ceremony marking start of the production of a… Continue reading VW-backed U.S. battery maker QuantumScape to go public at $3.3 billion valuation

Ford is going for Tesla with Mustang Mach-E dealer training material highlighting price advantage

Ford is training dealers to favorably compare the Mustang Mach-E against the Tesla Model 3 and Model Y in new training material. When Ford first launched the Mustang Mac-E, it came with some inevitable comparisons with Tesla. As the market leader in electric cars, most automakers are benchmarking against Tesla vehicles and EV buyers are… Continue reading Ford is going for Tesla with Mustang Mach-E dealer training material highlighting price advantage

Swedish startup Volta unveils electric truck, to manufacture in UK

STOCKHOLM (Reuters) – Swedish startup Volta Trucks on Thursday unveiled its Volta Zero, a 16-tonne electric truck, with plans to start production in 2022 in the United Kingdom. Following the success of companies such as Tesla in popularising electric cars, electric trucks have also been getting a lot of attention from existing players such as… Continue reading Swedish startup Volta unveils electric truck, to manufacture in UK