Panasonic denies ’13 million battery cell per day’ production at Tesla Gigafactory Nevada

Panasonic denies the ’13 million battery cell per day’ production at Tesla Gigafactory Nevada disclosed in a new inside look at the factory. Yesterday, we reported on the science channel having access to Tesla’s Gigafactory Nevada for their new show ‘Super Factories’ – giving us a rare new look inside the plant. As we stated,… Continue reading Panasonic denies ’13 million battery cell per day’ production at Tesla Gigafactory Nevada

NIO Shows Video Of Making Of The NIO ES6

NIO recently released a video showing the making of the ES6 model at the JAC-NIO production base in Hefei, China, where also the ES8 and upcoming EC6 are produced. NIO does not own its own plant yet, as the Chinese start-up from the beginning teamed up with the Jianghuai Automotive Corporation (JAC) to produce the… Continue reading NIO Shows Video Of Making Of The NIO ES6

Chevy Reveals Plans For 400-Mile Full-Size Electric Pickup Truck

Chevrolet has just revealed that its future plans call for a 400-mile electric pickup truck. Details are sparse, but this truck will challenge the Ford F-150 electric, Tesla Cybertruck, Rivian R1T and more. News of this electric truck from Chevy comes via the release of its annual sustainability report. Within that 2019 report which was… Continue reading Chevy Reveals Plans For 400-Mile Full-Size Electric Pickup Truck

Interview with Ola Källenius: Daimler boss focuses Mercedes on luxury cars again

Ola Källenius In office since May 2019 – but only now is he tightening the austerity course. (Photo: Verena Müller / laif) Munich, Frankfurt In the middle of the corona crisis sharpens Daimler-Boss Ola Källenius his Strategy and trims the automaker for return. “We want to go back to our core as a manufacturer of… Continue reading Interview with Ola Källenius: Daimler boss focuses Mercedes on luxury cars again

Subsidies Mean This Electric Car Is Literally Free in Germany

Subsidy Party In an effort to pick up plummeted demand for cars back from the ground, European governments are pumping money back into the industry through subsidies. In fact, Bloomberg reports, Germany is currently subsidizing the vehicles so aggressively that leasing the best-selling five-door Renault Zoe EV is now essentially free. Electric Demand As a result… Continue reading Subsidies Mean This Electric Car Is Literally Free in Germany

New Tesla registrations in California nearly halved in the second quarter, data shows (TSLA)

Tesla’s vehicle registrations nearly halved in the U.S. state of California during the second quarter, according to data from Cross-Sell, a marketing research firm that collates title and registration data. Most parts of the United States were under government-imposed stay-at-home orders between April and June to combat the spread of the coronavirus outbreak, which impacted… Continue reading New Tesla registrations in California nearly halved in the second quarter, data shows (TSLA)

Tesla is looking for new locations ‘immediately available’ to expand service

Tesla is looking for new locations in order to expand its service capacity in several markets, including Bay Area, Atlanta, Puerto Rico and more. Last year, Tesla has made several statements about expanding service after CEO Elon Musk admitted a “foolish oversight” of Tesla’s service coverage and plans to open many more service centers around the… Continue reading Tesla is looking for new locations ‘immediately available’ to expand service

The war is over: Nissan to switch from CHAdeMO to CCS in US and Europe

Fight fans have been following the fortunes of the competing DC fast charging standards, CHAdeMO and CCS, for the past several years, but it’s been apparent for a while that the tide of the struggle has turned. When we reported on recently released figures from the DOE showing that the two standards account for similar… Continue reading The war is over: Nissan to switch from CHAdeMO to CCS in US and Europe

Tesla registrations in California nearly halve in second quarter: data

FILE PHOTO: The Tesla logo is seen on a car in Los Angeles, California, U.S., July 9, 2020. REUTERS/Lucy Nicholson (Reuters) – Tesla Inc’s vehicle registrations nearly halved in the U.S. state of California during the second quarter, according to data from Cross-Sell, a marketing research firm that collates title and registration data. Most parts… Continue reading Tesla registrations in California nearly halve in second quarter: data

Tesla is planning Fremont factory shutdown for upgrades, opening new assembly line

Tesla is currently undergoing major upgrades at Fremont factory and now we’ve learned that it is soon planning a shutdown as it is opening a new assembly line. When Tesla was forced to shut down its Fremont factory due to COVID-19, Electrek reported that Tesla is going to use the factory shutdowns to do upgrades… Continue reading Tesla is planning Fremont factory shutdown for upgrades, opening new assembly line