Tesla to help Jaguar Land Rover avoid fines in Europe with CO2 pool

Tesla is going to help Jaguar Land Rover avoid fines in Europe by having the automaker join its CO2 pool for 2021. Europe has put in place new regulations to reduce fleet emissions from automakers. Each automaker has to sell more electric vehicles in order to get their average emissions down and avoid large fines.… Continue reading Tesla to help Jaguar Land Rover avoid fines in Europe with CO2 pool

Tesla releases Dojo whitepaper, Elon Musk teases as ‘more important than it may seem’

Tesla has released a new whitepaper regarding a new standard for its Dojo supercomputing platform. CEO Elon Musk teased the paper as “more important than it may seem.” For years now, Tesla has been teasing the development of a new in-house supercomputer optimized for neural net video training. Tesla is handling an insane amount of… Continue reading Tesla releases Dojo whitepaper, Elon Musk teases as ‘more important than it may seem’

General Motors wants to help build 40,000 electric vehicle chargers in the US

General Motors will work with its network of dealers to help spur the installation of 40,000 electric vehicle chargers in the US, the company announced today. It will also begin selling its own “Ultium” branded Level 2 chargers for home or business uses. GM said that it hopes the new project will spur the creation… Continue reading General Motors wants to help build 40,000 electric vehicle chargers in the US

Tesla breaks $1tn valuation barrier after Hertz orders 100,000 vehicles

Tesla Tesla breaks $1tn valuation barrier after Hertz orders 100,000 vehicles Milestone comes after firm’s Model 3 became first battery-powered electric car to top Europe’s monthly sales chart UK battery ‘gigafactory’ plans expansion as EV demand soars Tesla joins the tech companies Apple, Amazon, Alphabet, Facebook and Microsoft among the US firms to have passed… Continue reading Tesla breaks $1tn valuation barrier after Hertz orders 100,000 vehicles

Elon Musk confirms Tesla didn’t give Hertz discount on 100k EV order, questions TSLA surge over it

Elon Musk has confirmed that Tesla didn’t give Hertz a discount on its order of 100,000 electric cars. The CEO also questions Tesla’s incredible stock price surge following the news. As we reported yesterday, rental car company Hertz announced that they placed an order of 100,000 Model 3 electric vehicles with Tesla. The order is… Continue reading Elon Musk confirms Tesla didn’t give Hertz discount on 100k EV order, questions TSLA surge over it

Hertz Orders 100,000 Teslas for Rental Cars

The deal caused Tesla’s market valuation to hit the $1 trillion mark. Big Order Rental car company Hertz has ordered 100,000 Tesla Model 3s as part of a massive push to electrify its fleet — the largest purchase of electric vehicles ever, according to Bloomberg. It’s a massive deal reportedly worth $4.2 billion, pushing the… Continue reading Hertz Orders 100,000 Teslas for Rental Cars

Tesla should limit where Autopilot can be used, NTSB says

Detroit — The head of the U.S. National Transportation Safety Board is calling on Tesla to act on recommendations to limit where its Autopilot driver-assist system can operate and to put a system in place to make sure drivers are paying attention. In a letter sent to Tesla CEO Elon Musk on Monday, Chairwoman Jennifer… Continue reading Tesla should limit where Autopilot can be used, NTSB says

The Station: Zoox seeks out rain and Tesla fans go on the attack — again

The Station is a weekly newsletter dedicated to all things transportation. Sign up here — just click The Station — to receive it every weekend in your inbox. Hello readers: Welcome to The Station, your central hub for all past, present and future means of moving people and packages from Point A to Point B. TechCrunch’s… Continue reading The Station: Zoox seeks out rain and Tesla fans go on the attack — again

GM, Ford results likely to reflect chip shortage’s varying impacts on sector

DETROIT: General Motors Co and Ford Motor Co are likely to show investors both the positive and negative financial impacts of the global semiconductor chip shortage when the U.S. automakers report third-quarter results on Wednesday. GM and Ford have had to bring some assembly lines to a halt for lack of semiconductors, and contend with… Continue reading GM, Ford results likely to reflect chip shortage’s varying impacts on sector