Tag: Tesla

Sila Nanotechnologies raises $590M to fund battery materials factory

Sila Nanotechnologies, a Silicon Valley battery materials company, has spent years developing technology designed to pack more energy into a cell at a lower cost — an end game that has helped it lock in partnerships with Amperex Technology Limited as well as automakers BMW and Daimler. Now, Sila Nano, flush with a fresh injection… Continue reading Sila Nanotechnologies raises $590M to fund battery materials factory

Tesla Roadsters are already starting to gain in value with collectors

Tesla Roadsters are already starting to gain in value, according to some recent auctions, and some owners are trying to push the price of the early electric sports car higher. Tesla Roadster The Tesla Roadster was the now famous California-based automaker’s first car: a small two-seat sports car based on the Lotus Elise. It was… Continue reading Tesla Roadsters are already starting to gain in value with collectors

German Manager Magazine: Autonomous Driving: Ranking of the leading companies from Waymo to Tesla000527

Who is better? Between Tesla-Boss Elon Musk (49) and John Krafcik (59), who runs the Alphabet subsidiary Waymo, which emerged from Google’s car project, has developed something that looks like an ego fight. Tesla’s approach has nothing to do with fully autonomous driving, Krafcik explained in the Interview with manager magazin. “It doesn’t work that… Continue reading German Manager Magazine: Autonomous Driving: Ranking of the leading companies from Waymo to Tesla000527

A look at the soaring valuations of Rivian and Cruise with transportation VC Reilly Brennan

Perhaps more than most, Reilly Brennan loves cars and trucks. The native Michigander happily did grunt work for an automotive magazine as an undergrad at the University of Michigan before landing a gig as a trackside communications manager at General Motors, spending a few years as an editor and a general manager with an automotive… Continue reading A look at the soaring valuations of Rivian and Cruise with transportation VC Reilly Brennan

Elon Musk hits back at Waymo’s CEO after he said Tesla was ‘no competitor at all’ (TSLA)

Elon Musk hit back at claims from Waymo CEO John Krafcik that Tesla is not a viable competitor in the autonomous-vehicle market. Musk called Waymo, which began as a Google project, out on Twitter Sunday, saying, “Tesla has better AI hardware and software than Waymo.” The Tesla CEO was responding to incendiary comments from Krafcik… Continue reading Elon Musk hits back at Waymo’s CEO after he said Tesla was ‘no competitor at all’ (TSLA)

Tesla and Waymo jab at each other over who has the best self-driving tech

Tesla and Waymo took to media and social media to spar over who has the best self-driving technology. Waymo on Tesla Waymo and Tesla have widely different approaches to developing full self-driving technology, but they both intend to come out of it with a system capable of driving a vehicle safer than humans can. But… Continue reading Tesla and Waymo jab at each other over who has the best self-driving tech

Ford F150 Electric leads Tesla Cybertruck on appeal with potential electric pickup buyers

Despite a lack of information, the Ford F150 Electric is leading Tesla Cybertruck on appeal with potential electric pickup buyers, according to an interesting new survey. Electric pickup trucks The electrification of pickup trucks is critical to accelerating electric vehicle adoption in the US, where they were 2.9 million pickups sold last year. It’s the… Continue reading Ford F150 Electric leads Tesla Cybertruck on appeal with potential electric pickup buyers

Faraday Future to push forward with EV project in China will enlist Geely’s help: Sources

The company told prospective investors this month it plans to locate the plant in a “tier one Chinese city” and envisions that it will have the capacity to make over 100,000 vehicles a year in its initial phase, one of the sources said. By Yilei Sun and Brenda Goh SHANGHAI: Embattled startup Faraday Future will… Continue reading Faraday Future to push forward with EV project in China will enlist Geely’s help: Sources

Nidec chief predicts a $3,000-car era with spread of EVs

TOKYO — Car prices will fall to below $3,000 each, creating new demand in India, Africa and the Middle East, said Shigenobu Nagamori, chairman and CEO of the world’s largest motor maker Nidec, on Monday. “The price of a car will drop to as low as 300,000 yen ($2,890), resulting in a spike in demand… Continue reading Nidec chief predicts a $3,000-car era with spread of EVs