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Discounts fuel U.S. pick-up truck sales in a slowing market

(Reuters) – U.S. automakers on Friday reported another year of stable sales of pick-up trucks, as discounts during the crucial holiday season and lower interest rates on vehicle loans attracted buyers while demand for passenger cars retreated further. FILE PHOTO: Newly assembled Ford 2018 F1-50 pick-up trucks are stored on a lot before being shipped… Continue reading Discounts fuel U.S. pick-up truck sales in a slowing market

Tesla Reaches Preliminary Battery-Supply Deal With CATL

(Bloomberg) — Tesla Inc. has reached a preliminary agreement to start using CATL as a battery supplier for cars made in China from as early as next year, and the companies are in talks to expand the relationship globally, according to people familiar with the matter. Following months of negotiations, the companies clinched a non-binding… Continue reading Tesla Reaches Preliminary Battery-Supply Deal With CATL

Aiways Starts Volume Production Of U5 In China

Aiways, one of the many Chinese EV startups, announced the start of volume production of its first all-electric car model, the mid-size SUV Aiways U5. The company produces its cars in Shangrao, China, in a brand new, €1.73 billion ($1.94 billion) purpose-built manufacturing plant, which was built in only 14 months, which is quite an… Continue reading Aiways Starts Volume Production Of U5 In China

After Tesla’s record year in Norway, rivals gear up for 2020

FILE PHOTO: A 2018 Tesla Model 3 electric vehicle is shown in this photo illustration taken in Cardiff, California, U.S., June 1, 2018. Picture taken June 1, 2018. REUTERS/Mike Blake/File Photo OSLO (Reuters) – The sale of new electric cars in Norway rose by 30.9% last year amid soaring demand for Tesla Inc’s (TSLA.O) vehicles,… Continue reading After Tesla’s record year in Norway, rivals gear up for 2020

Made in China: Tesla Model 3 deliveries to Chinese customers to begin January 7

The first deliveries of Tesla Model 3 sedans made in China will begin January 7, one year after the U.S. automaker began construction on its first factory outside the United States. The deliveries to customers — which Reuters was first to report based on confirmation from a Tesla representative — is a milestone for Tesla… Continue reading Made in China: Tesla Model 3 deliveries to Chinese customers to begin January 7

Check out this Tesla powered 450 kW electric race car

What would happen if you took the power of a Tesla motor and stuffed it into a glorified go-kart? You’d get a crazy powerful electric race car just like this one! Today we’re getting our first look at the Tesla powered electric race car built by Damian Butcher and his team from Driftech Electric Racing.… Continue reading Check out this Tesla powered 450 kW electric race car

New fatal Tesla crash: US road traffic regulator probes possible Autopilot link

Tesla’s Cybertruck presentation didn’t exactly go to plan The new futuristic Tesla Cybertruck pickup will be available from $39,900 with a 250-mile range. The US National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) has launched an investigation into an incident involving a 2016 Tesla Model S, which reportedly ran a red light in Los Angeles and killed… Continue reading New fatal Tesla crash: US road traffic regulator probes possible Autopilot link

NHTSA is investigating a Tesla crash in California that killed 2 people (TSLA)

A speeding Tesla Model S driver slammed into the back of a Honda Civic, killing both its occupants and prompting a federal investigations. The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration said Tuesday its special crash investigation team was responding. It’s not clear if Autopilot, a driver-assist function, was active at the time of the wreck. Several… Continue reading NHTSA is investigating a Tesla crash in California that killed 2 people (TSLA)

NIO CEO pledges to improve finances as Tesla challenge looms

THE head of NIO Inc pledged an improvement in the struggling Chinese electric carmaker’s finances as demand picks up and the company’s cost-cutting efforts start to bear fruit.China’s electric car market is slowing as the government reduces subsidies, and competition is getting tougher with Tesla preparing to start deliveries of its China-built Model 3 sedans.Yet losses will probably continue to mount: for 2020, the average loss estimate is US$1.2 billion on revenue of US$1.7 billion.

EU Regulations Make Tesla Smart Summon “Nearly Useless”

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by Johnna Crider

EU Regulations Make Tesla Smart Summon “Nearly Useless”

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December 31st, 2019 by Johnna Crider

EU regulations are making Tesla’s Smart Summon nearly useless, for the time being. Stéphane Rodrigues shares a tweet with us in which he tests Smart Summon in Europe. He says in the tweet that it’s nearly useless, but it’s encouraging. Rodrigues tells me that due to EU regulatory laws, the smartphone must be less than 6 meters from the car and the total distance traveled can’t exceed 20 meters.

This means that you need to be really close to the car in order to summon it. So, in the case of a US Tesla owner who was locked out of the parking garage his Tesla was in, if he were in Europe, he wouldn’t have been able to summon his car out of the garage.

“I am very excited to have Smart Summon, but it is honestly useless for now,” Stephane tells me. “Autopilot is limited, too, in Europe. I think the laws will change soon. All the more if big German automakers develop the same kind of technology.”

In a Reddit discussion, some commented that there is a petition to change the EU regulations. Governments are supposed to protect the people via laws, but sometimes these laws end up being proven outdated or just plain dumb, while in other cases the laws are just and needed. Hopefully lawmakers around the world will come to their senses and realize that Smart Summon is a good thing and improve regulations on this topic. If you’re in the EU, sign this petition to push for that.

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Johnna Crider Johnna Crider is a Baton Rouge artist, gem and mineral collector, and Tesla shareholder who believes in Elon Musk and Tesla. Elon Musk advised her in 2018 to “Believe in Good.”

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