Engadget Volkswagen’s bid to widen the reach of its electric car platform might extend well beyond Ford trucks and vans. Company strategy head Michael Jost told Der Tagesspiegel in an interview that the company wanted to make its MEB platform a standard outside of VW Group cars. It was already in “advanced discussions” with some… Continue reading VW may open its electric car platform to competitors
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Electric scooter startup Grin merges with Brazil-based Yellow
Consolidation in the micromobility space has arrived — in Brazil, at least. A few months after Y Combinator-backed Grin merged its electric scooter business with Brazil-based Ride, it’s now merging with Yellow, the bike-share startup based in Brazil that has also expressed its ambitions to get into electric scooters. If Yellow sounds familiar to you,… Continue reading Electric scooter startup Grin merges with Brazil-based Yellow
Connected Kerb Introduces Curbside EV Charging Station
6 H BY MARK KANE Residential EV charging in cities awaits a viable solution The new British start-up Connected Kerb installed its first curbside AC charging station in Borough Road, Southwark. The company targets residential market in cities, where potential EV owners have no place to charge. The stations are mounted to the ground (the… Continue reading Connected Kerb Introduces Curbside EV Charging Station
Argo AI can now test self-driving cars in California – CNET
Argo AI is set to expand its fleet of autonomous development vehicles to a fifth location. Argo AI has received a permit from the California Department of Motor Vehicles to test autonomous cars within state borders, Automotive News reports, citing the DMV’s records. The vehicles will hit the roads around Argo AI’s headquarters in Palo… Continue reading Argo AI can now test self-driving cars in California – CNET
Argo.ai obtains California permit to test driverless cars – VentureBeat
Pittsburg-based Argo.ai, a driverless vehicle startup founded by former executives from self-driving teams at Google and Uber, has obtained a permit to test its autonomous cars on California roads. The approval, which was issued by the California Department of Motor Vehicles, was first spotted by TechCrunch and was confirmed by a spokesperson to VentureBeat. Argo has… Continue reading Argo.ai obtains California permit to test driverless cars – VentureBeat
Musk said ‘manufacturing design improvements’ are coming to the Model 3. Former Tesla engineers told us what that could mean. (TSLA)
A mass layoff, the building of a new factory in China, and plans to begin manufacturing the Model Y indicate a new phase at Tesla. And based on a recent letter to employees from CEO Elon Musk, the new Model 3 vehicle will not be left untouched, as the company hopes to sell to sell… Continue reading Musk said ‘manufacturing design improvements’ are coming to the Model 3. Former Tesla engineers told us what that could mean. (TSLA)
Didi Chuxing has formed a joint venture with automaker BJEV
This story was delivered to Business Insider Intelligence Transportation & Logistics Briefing subscribers hours before it appeared on Business Insider. To be the first to know, please click here. Chinese ride-hailing giant Didi Chuxing has formed a joint venture with BJEV, a subsidiary of Chinese state-owned automaker BAIC, to co-develop electric vehicle (EV) technologies, according… Continue reading Didi Chuxing has formed a joint venture with automaker BJEV
Elon Musk said he expects Tesla to deliver around 50% more cars than last year, even if there’s a global recession (TSLA)
Tesla CEO Elon Musk expects the automaker to deliver around 50% more vehicles in 2019 than it did in 2018, even if there’s a global recession, he said on Wednesday. “Even if there’s a global recession, we’re expecting deliveries this year to be about 50% higher than last year,” Musk said Tesla’s fourth-quarter earnings call.… Continue reading Elon Musk said he expects Tesla to deliver around 50% more cars than last year, even if there’s a global recession (TSLA)
Elon Musk says Tesla will be profitable for ‘all quarters going forward’ (TSLA)
After reporting its first-ever consecutive quarterly profits, Tesla CEO Elon Musk says the company will be able to sustain that profitability. “I’m optimistic about being profitable in Q1,” Musk said on the company’s fourth-quarter earnings call on Wednesday. “Not by a lot, but I am optimistic about being profitable in Q1 and all quarters going… Continue reading Elon Musk says Tesla will be profitable for ‘all quarters going forward’ (TSLA)
Tesla says it will start making Model 3s at its upcoming factory in China faster than expected (TSLA)
Tesla will start making Model 3 sedans at its upcoming factory in Shanghai by the end of 2019, the automaker said on Wednesday. Tesla had previously said parts of Model 3 production would begin in China before the end of 2019, but the automaker’s fourth-quarter earnings letter indicates that it has become more optimistic about… Continue reading Tesla says it will start making Model 3s at its upcoming factory in China faster than expected (TSLA)