German Manager Magazin: Volkswagen: Despite the electric car boom, VW managers will have to drive combustion engines by the end of 2022

at Volkswagen will the Electric cars scarce – and therefore no longer available for their own managers. Electric cars and hybrid models as company cars would “probably not be available to order until the end of 2022,” the automaker told its 18,000 executives by email this week, according to information from manager magazin. The delivery… Continue reading German Manager Magazin: Volkswagen: Despite the electric car boom, VW managers will have to drive combustion engines by the end of 2022

Cooled by the markets, Volvo lowers its claims before its IPO

Posted on Oct 25, 2021, 11:44 AM The path to the Stock Exchange is definitely never without problems for Volvo Cars. Three years after having to give up its listing due to Sino-American trade tensions and the slowdown in the automobile market, the Swedish manufacturer must this time revise its ambitions downwards. He no longer… Continue reading Cooled by the markets, Volvo lowers its claims before its IPO

Elon Musk says ‘issues’ have forced Tesla to pull its latest full self-driving beta

Tesla’s latest Full Self-Driving (FSD) beta software 10.3 has been pulled shortly after it was released, with CEO Elon Musk citing “some issues” in a tweet, TechCrunch has reported. Musk said one such issue is “regression” with left turns, while testers have posted about phantom forward collision warnings, autosteer bugs and more. The FSD has… Continue reading Elon Musk says ‘issues’ have forced Tesla to pull its latest full self-driving beta

Evergrande, EV unit shares set to jump after chairman signals business shift

Evergrande chairman Hui Ka Yan said late on Friday that the company would aim to make its new electric vehicle venture its primary business instead of property within 10 years. Shares in China Evergrande Group are set to open up more than 4% on Monday after the embattled property developer announced it planned to give… Continue reading Evergrande, EV unit shares set to jump after chairman signals business shift

GM sets to double revenue, lead US in electric vehicle sales – Yahoo Eurosport UK

WARREN, Mich. (AP) — General Motors plans to cash in as the world switches from combustion engines to battery power, promising to double its annual revenue by 2030 with an array of new electric vehicles, profitable gas-powered cars and trucks, and services such as an electronic driving system that can handle most tasks on the… Continue reading GM sets to double revenue, lead US in electric vehicle sales – Yahoo Eurosport UK

Analysis-Tesla looks to pave the way for Chinese battery makers to come to U.S

Oct 21 (Reuters) – Tesla Inc (TSLA.O) wants to shift to a less expensive battery for its electric vehicles but first needs to figure out how to overcome political tensions to get a Chinese partner to build the iron-based batteries near its U.S. factories. The world’s two biggest economies have yet to resolve disputes over… Continue reading Analysis-Tesla looks to pave the way for Chinese battery makers to come to U.S

Autos & Transportation · 1:29 PM UTCEXCLUSIVE Dutch forensic lab says it has decoded Tesla’s driving dataThe Dutch government’s forensic lab said on T…

LONDON, Oct 21 (Reuters) – The Dutch government’s forensic lab said on Thursday it had decrypted electric carmaker Tesla Inc’s (TSLA.O) closely guarded driving data-storage system, uncovering a wealth of information that could be used to investigate serious accidents. It was already known that Tesla cars store data from accidents, but the Netherlands Forensic Institute… Continue reading Autos & Transportation · 1:29 PM UTCEXCLUSIVE Dutch forensic lab says it has decoded Tesla’s driving dataThe Dutch government’s forensic lab said on T…

@BMW: ROLLS-ROYCE BLACK BADGE: THE ORIGIN STORY001540

Rolls-Royce reveals origin of Black Badge ahead of announcement on 28 October Black Badge channels the subversive spirits of founders C. S. Rolls and Sir Henry Royce Black Badge responds to the demands of a new class of disruptors and visionaries Design and engineering execution challenges established assumptions about the brand Black Badge motor cars… Continue reading @BMW: ROLLS-ROYCE BLACK BADGE: THE ORIGIN STORY001540

Tesla beats Q3 revenue estimates but supply-chain problems impacting factories

By Hyunjoo Jin, Subrat Patnaik 3 Min Read (Reuters) – Tesla Inc on Wednesday beat Wall Street expectations for third-quarter revenue on the back of record deliveries as the electric car maker navigated through a prolonged global shortage of chips and raw materials. FILE PHOTO: A Tesla vehicle drives past Tesla’s primary vehicle factory after… Continue reading Tesla beats Q3 revenue estimates but supply-chain problems impacting factories