Tesla has thousands of Supercharger stations in construction/permit phase with new map coming, says Elon Musk

It looks like Tesla might have a surprise update to the Supercharger network, according to Elon Musk. The CEO says that an updated map is coming as “thousands of Supercharger stations” are in the construction or permitting phase. Home Solar Power We just released a new report about the Tesla Supercharger network growing at a record pace… Continue reading Tesla has thousands of Supercharger stations in construction/permit phase with new map coming, says Elon Musk

Musk – 1000s Of Superchargers Are In Permitting/Construction Phases

3 H BY STEVEN LOVEDAY CEO Elon Musk says an updated Tesla Supercharger map is coming in the next few days. We’ve known full well for quite some time that Tesla is continuously adding Superchargers all over the world. This has been especially true with the introduction of the Model 3, since now in any… Continue reading Musk – 1000s Of Superchargers Are In Permitting/Construction Phases

Volvo ditches diesel, but will half its cars be electric by 2024?

Volvo says it is going all-in on electric cars in an effort to turn the company into something of a Tesla alternative. To that end, the company has announced that half its cars will be battery electric models by 2024, according to a report in Road & Track earlier this year. It has also dedicated… Continue reading Volvo ditches diesel, but will half its cars be electric by 2024?

Electric car Pioneer spartan Warehousing: Tesla lets German customers wait for spare parts for months

All articles and backgrounds 05/17/2018 Electric car pioneer spartan warehousing Tesla lets German customers wait for spare parts for months REUTERS New bumper, new fender? It can sometimes take months for the spare parts of a Tesla to reach German customers German TeslaCustomers often have to wait three to four weeks for simple spare parts… Continue reading Electric car Pioneer spartan Warehousing: Tesla lets German customers wait for spare parts for months

Shock study for BMW, Daimler and Co .: Chinese carmakers catching up on innovations

All articles and backgrounds 05/17/2018 Shock study for BMW, Daimler and Co. Chinese carmakers are catching up fast on innovations Tom Grünweg Small car from BAIC Autoworkers in the West have long been ridiculing the competition in China – but it is becoming apparent that manufacturers from the People’s Republic could become real challengers. Because… Continue reading Shock study for BMW, Daimler and Co .: Chinese carmakers catching up on innovations

Roadstar.ai Raises $128M in Round-A and Announces 1st Generation Product “Aries”

SHENZHEN, China, May 16, 2018 /PRNewswire/ — World leading level-4 autonomous technology pioneer Roadstar.ai announced US$128 million in Series-A funding on May 15th, which was led by Wu Capital and Shenzhen Capital Group, joined by Yunqi Partners, CMB International Capital, and Vision Plus Capital. Together with the announcement, Roadstar.ai also released its first self-driving tech kit “Aries”, which is… Continue reading Roadstar.ai Raises $128M in Round-A and Announces 1st Generation Product “Aries”

Chinese self-driving tech startup Roadstar.ai raises industry record funding of $128m

May 16, 2018 Roadstar.ai, a Shenzhen-based AI-powered self-driving technology startup founded by former Google and Tesla engineers, announced that it has raised $128 million in Series A funding round, the biggest-ever investment made into a Chinese startup in the country’s autonomous driving industry. In a statement posted on its website, Roadstar.ai said the latest funding… Continue reading Chinese self-driving tech startup Roadstar.ai raises industry record funding of $128m

Tesla’s senior management before conversion: These are the main men and women behind Elon Musk

Jeffrey Brian (JB) Straubel, Tesla’s chief technical officer The forty-two-year-old Stanford University graduate engineer occasionally appears on Elon Musk’s site, and his word is likely to be with Musk. Straubel co-founded Tesla with Musk in 2003, he is considered the technical mastermind of the electric car manufacturer. As technical director, he also sits on the… Continue reading Tesla’s senior management before conversion: These are the main men and women behind Elon Musk

UPDATE 1-Tesla loses two top executives at energy unit – Bloomberg

(Reuters) – Tesla Inc’s (TSLA.O) energy unit has lost two major executives, Bloomberg reported on Tuesday, citing people familiar with the matter. The company logo is seen in front of a showroom of U.S. car manufacturer Tesla in Zurich, Switzerland March 28, 2018. REUTERS/Arnd Wiegmann Arch Padmanabhan, the product director for Tesla’s stationary storage unit,… Continue reading UPDATE 1-Tesla loses two top executives at energy unit – Bloomberg

Tesla plans six-day stoppage at factory for assembly line fixes: sources

SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) – Tesla Inc (TSLA.O) will pause production at its California factory for six days at the end of the May to work on fixes to its assembly line for its new Model 3 sedan, sources inside the company told Reuters. A Tesla logo is seen in Los Angeles, California U.S. January 12,… Continue reading Tesla plans six-day stoppage at factory for assembly line fixes: sources