Tesla Roadster: Elon Musk confirms race car-like centerlock wheels

Tesla CEO Elon Musk confirmed the smallest little detail about the new Roadster: it will have race car-like one-nut wheels. We are kind of starving for information when it comes to Tesla’s new Roadster. The electric supercar is supposed to come deliver the “ultimate smackdown” to gasoline-powered cars by outperforming all other supercars and becoming… Continue reading Tesla Roadster: Elon Musk confirms race car-like centerlock wheels

Payments giant Stripe poaches General Motors’ CFO in its latest high-profile hire – CNBC

Dhivya Suryadevara, former Chief Financial Officer of GM, named new Stripe CFO. Source: GM Stripe has snagged General Motors‘ chief financial officer Dhivya Suryadevara as the payment start-up beefs up its C-suite amid an e-commerce boom brought on by the pandemic. Suryadevara was named the automaker’s first female finance chief in 2018, leading it through a pandemic that… Continue reading Payments giant Stripe poaches General Motors’ CFO in its latest high-profile hire – CNBC

Exclusive: GM bets on electric Cadillacs and micro-vans to reverse China slide

SHANGHAI (Reuters) – General Motors (GM.N) is overhauling its Chinese line-up with a greater emphasis on electric cars and smart-driving technology to stem a slide in sales after more than two decades of growth in a country that contributes nearly a fifth of its profit. FILE PHOTO: A new Cadillac XT6 SUV of GM is… Continue reading Exclusive: GM bets on electric Cadillacs and micro-vans to reverse China slide

Auto Stock Roundup: TSLA Stock Split, Ford Recalls, NIO’s Q2 Show & More

Last week, China Association of Automobile Manufacturers (“CAAM”) unveiled vehicle sales data for the month of July. Auto sales in July rose 16.4% year over year to 2.11 million units, marking the fourth consecutive month of gain registered by the world’s biggest auto market. The main highlight of the July auto report in China was… Continue reading Auto Stock Roundup: TSLA Stock Split, Ford Recalls, NIO’s Q2 Show & More

Lordstown Endurance EV Pickup Aims to Beat Tesla’s Cybertruck to Market

Tesla set a high bar for electric pickups when it debuted the Cybertruck last year. Now, the startup company that took over an old General Motors plant in Lordstown, Ohio, aims to give Tesla a run for its money. The Lordstown Endurance debuted today, and if all goes as planned, it will be the first… Continue reading Lordstown Endurance EV Pickup Aims to Beat Tesla’s Cybertruck to Market

Tesla is installing world’s biggest casting machine outside Fremont factory

Tesla has taken delivery of the world’s biggest casting machine and it is installing it outside under a carport-like structure at Fremont factory. With the Model Y, Tesla has introduced some important underbody engineering and manufacturing improvements. CEO Elon Musk said that Tesla managed to turn what was originally 70 parts in Model 3’s rear… Continue reading Tesla is installing world’s biggest casting machine outside Fremont factory

China’s CATL is developing new EV battery with no nickel, cobalt, exec says

SHANGHAI (Reuters) – China’s Contemporary Amperex Technology Co Ltd (CATL), a Tesla supplier, is developing a new type of electric vehicle (EV) battery that contains no nickel or cobalt, a company executive said on Saturday. Nickel and cobalt are key ingredients in the batteries that power EVs. Battery makers from Japan’s Panasonic Corp to South… Continue reading China’s CATL is developing new EV battery with no nickel, cobalt, exec says

FreeWire Deploys Next Generation Ultrafast Electric Vehicle Charging at Convenience Stores

Boost Charger easily connects with ampm‘s existing infrastructure, allowing the system to be installed in hours without requiring expensive new grid power supply. Boost Charger can be powered from a single-phase connection and installed in places that previously could not support higher power demand. “Fueling stations and convenience stores have had very few options to… Continue reading FreeWire Deploys Next Generation Ultrafast Electric Vehicle Charging at Convenience Stores

Hyperion says it’s developed a hydrogen-powered supercar, now it needs money

With little more than sketches and not fully baked prototypes, a crowd of electric vehicle startups have rounded up billions from investors. Can that fund-raising engine drive a hydrogen-powered car? Hyperion Companies Inc., a decade-old Los Angeles outfit, is entering the race for speculative transportation capital today when it pulls the cover off a supercar… Continue reading Hyperion says it’s developed a hydrogen-powered supercar, now it needs money

Tesla announces 5 for 1 share split, rallies 8%

Today after the close of regular trading Tesla, a well-known American electric vehicle company, announced that it intends to split its shares 5 for 1. The split announcement comes after a sharp rally in the value of Tesla equity in recent quarters. The company’s shares quickly rallied on the news, picking up 8% in after-hours… Continue reading Tesla announces 5 for 1 share split, rallies 8%