Double Down Remember the Taycan, the all-electric Porsche that Tesla CEO Elon Musk publicly ridiculed yesterday? Now Musk is doubling down. In a Thursday evening tweet, Musk revealed plans to bring Tesla’s Model S to the Nürburgring, a notoriously difficult race track in Germany. It’s almost certainly a direct challenge to Porsche, which took its… Continue reading Elon Musk Escalates Beef With Porsche’s Electric Car
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Elon Musk Ridicules Porsche for Calling Its Electric Car “Turbo”
Turbo Looks like German carmaker Porsche has hit a nerve. Tesla CEO Elon Musk took to Twitter Thursday to ridicule Porsche for calling one of the versions of its all-electric sports car “Turbo.” For the uninitiated, turbochargers are usually found in internal combustion engine vehicles, where they’re used to increase performance by pumping more compressed air… Continue reading Elon Musk Ridicules Porsche for Calling Its Electric Car “Turbo”
Tesla’s insurance program will use direct driver data where it can with permission, exec says
Tesla is only dipping its toes into the market with its new insurance program launched last month. The head of Tesla’s insurance program said that the automaker plans to use direct driver data where it can with permission from the owners as it expands the program. Last month, Tesla launched its own insurance program –… Continue reading Tesla’s insurance program will use direct driver data where it can with permission, exec says
Tesla Model 3 was UK’s third bestselling car in August
Tesla Sales of electric vehicles overall have doubled in the past year Tesla, the carmaker founded in the US by Elon Musk, has been a pioneer in electric vehicle production. Photograph: Velar Grant/Zuma Wire/Rex/Shutterstock The Tesla Model 3 has rapidly become the UK’s third most popular new car as sales of electric vehicles overall doubled… Continue reading Tesla Model 3 was UK’s third bestselling car in August
GM will use Google’s embedded Android Automotive OS in cars starting in 2021
General Motors will use Google’s new Android Automotive OS to power the infotainment systems in its cars starting in 2021, the two companies announced on Thursday. That means Google Assistant, Maps, and other automotive-approved Android apps will be available in GM’s cars via the Play Store without requiring the use of an Android smartphone. All… Continue reading GM will use Google’s embedded Android Automotive OS in cars starting in 2021
Tesla’s use of individual driver data for insurance ‘state-by-state proposition’
Chicago (Reuters) – Tesla Inc’s (TSLA.O) use of individual customer data, such as vehicle camera footage and GPS, to price its new insurance products will depend on drivers’ authorization and individual U.S. state laws, a senior company executive said on Wednesday. FILE PHOTO: The Tesla logo is pictured on a car during the electric car… Continue reading Tesla’s use of individual driver data for insurance ‘state-by-state proposition’
ACEA Says ECV Sales Increased 35.6 Percent In Europe In Q2
The most significant push was for BEVs: 97.7 percent more than in Q2 2018. Some may claim, with some logic, that it is easy to present incredible growth rates when your numbers are ordinarily low. That is still true for ECVs – electrically-chargeable vehicles – in Europe, but it amazing nonetheless to see how they… Continue reading ACEA Says ECV Sales Increased 35.6 Percent In Europe In Q2
EcoFlow’s giant Delta battery is powerful enough to charge a Tesla
EcoFlow, maker of big-ass batteries that can even be stacked in the relentless pursuit of portable power, has returned with an even bigger-ass battery. Delta is dubbed “the world’s strongest battery generator” by the company and tops out with a capacity of 1300Wh and continuous AC output of 1800W. It also supports 3300W surges to… Continue reading EcoFlow’s giant Delta battery is powerful enough to charge a Tesla
Mazda’s First Electric Car Does Not Believe In Large Batteries
It relies on the plug-in hybrid arrangement and on a rotary engine. Mazda will finally give in to electric mobility at the 2019 Tokyo Motor Show. But not quite. The first electric effort from the company – embodied by the e-TPV concept – claims small battery packs are the best, with the lowest CO2 emissions… Continue reading Mazda’s First Electric Car Does Not Believe In Large Batteries
Volvo wants to chase away Tesla customers: “We had to make a radical break with the past”
manager-magazin.de: Mr Ingenlath, with Polestar Volvo is building up its own electric car brand. Unlike VW with its ID models or Mercedes with its EQ family, you do not create a completely new brand, but with Polestar, you are modifying a former tuning and performance company for the electric car brand. Why so complicated? Thomas… Continue reading Volvo wants to chase away Tesla customers: “We had to make a radical break with the past”