Tag: Tesla

Tesla signs three-year pricing deal with battery cell maker Panasonic

FILE PHOTO: The company logo is pictured on a Tesla Model X electric car in Berlin, Germany, November 13, 2019. REUTERS/Fabrizio Bensch (Reuters) – Tesla Inc (TSLA.O) has signed a three-year pricing deal with Japan’s Panasonic Corp (6752.T) relating to the manufacture and supply of lithium-ion battery cells at the Gigafactory in Nevada, the electric… Continue reading Tesla signs three-year pricing deal with battery cell maker Panasonic

Nikola Motors, a Tesla competitor with zero revenue, is worth $23 billion. That doesn’t faze its founder. (NKLA)

Nikola Motors is worth $23 billion despite zero sales or revenue.  Founder and chairman Trevor Milton told CNBC that’s because investors “don’t care.”  Instead, they care about reducing emissions and the promise of Nikola’s technology.  While Tesla has its eyes on a battery powered semi-truck, Nikola is eyeing hydrogen fuel cells.  Visit Business Insider’s homepage… Continue reading Nikola Motors, a Tesla competitor with zero revenue, is worth $23 billion. That doesn’t faze its founder. (NKLA)

Tesla secures new cobalt deal as it phases out the controversial mineral

Tesla has secured a new cobalt supply deal with mining giant Glencore as it phases out the controversial battery material. Cobalt is a controversial mineral due to most of it coming from mining operations in Congo, a place that has historically been affected by conflict and corruption, which has resulted in child labor in some… Continue reading Tesla secures new cobalt deal as it phases out the controversial mineral

Tesla Model 3 Battery Degradation After 14 Months: Bjorn Nyland Checks It Out

Bjørn Nyland‘s Tesla Model 3 Performance has 14 months and about 60,000 km (37,300 miles) on the odometer, which prompts this experienced EV enthusiast to conduct another battery degradation test. It’s an interesting use case, as Bjørn mostly charges at fast chargers: DC charging total: 9,436 kWh (64%) AC charging total: 5,252 kWh (36%) Total:… Continue reading Tesla Model 3 Battery Degradation After 14 Months: Bjorn Nyland Checks It Out

Driverless cars show the limits of today’s AI – The Economist

IN MARCH Starsky Robotics, a self-driving lorry firm based in San Francisco, closed down. Stefan Seltz-Axmacher, its founder, gave several reasons for its failure. Investors’ interest was already cooling, owing to a run of poorly performing tech-sector IPOs and a recession in the trucking business. His firm’s focus on safety, he wrote, did not go… Continue reading Driverless cars show the limits of today’s AI – The Economist

Charging points surge ahead of electric car boom

FRANKFURT (Reuters) – The number of publicly accessible charging points for electric vehicles (EV) jumped 60% in 2019, the biggest increase in three years and outpacing sales of battery-powered cars, according to the International Energy Agency (IEA). FILE PHOTO: A Tesla is charged at an electric car supercharger station in Los Angeles, California, U.S. August… Continue reading Charging points surge ahead of electric car boom

Volkswagen launches home EV charging system sales ahead of ID.3 vehicle deliveries

Volkswagen has started to sell a home-charging device as the automaker prepares to bring its new ID family of electric vehicles to market. The ID.3 is the first electric vehicle under the ID label and will only be sold in Europe. Customers who made reservations for the launch edition, known as ID.3 1st, will be… Continue reading Volkswagen launches home EV charging system sales ahead of ID.3 vehicle deliveries

Illegal exhaust technology: Daimler has to recall 170,000 additional diesel vehicles

Mercedes logo Hundreds of thousands of vehicles are affected by the allegation of illegal exhaust technology. (Photo: dpa) Stuttgart The carmaker Daimler has to recall around 170,000 additional diesel vehicles because of the allegation of illegal exhaust technology. Older models of the A, B, C, E and S class are affected by Mercedes Benz with… Continue reading Illegal exhaust technology: Daimler has to recall 170,000 additional diesel vehicles