Elon Musk announced that Tesla will start to accept Doge, a meme cryptocurrency, to buy some merchandise on its website. It’s the first time Tesla has accepted crypto as payment since a reversal earlier this year. Over the last year, Tesla has been delving deep into the cryptocurrency world. Earlier this year, Tesla invested $1.5 billion… Continue reading Elon Musk: Tesla to start accepting Doge cryptocurrency for merchandise
Tag: Electric vehicles
Toyota to plow $35 billion into accelerating electric car shift
Toyota Motor Corp. wants the world to know it’s serious about competing in the market for battery-based electric vehicles. The world’s biggest carmaker is planning to invest 4 trillion yen ($35.2 billion) to supercharge its EV push, with a target to sell 3.5 million units annually by the end of the decade, Chief Executive Officer… Continue reading Toyota to plow $35 billion into accelerating electric car shift
Lansing City Council endorses tax breaks for GM battery plant
Lansing City Council on Monday moved forward with supporting a $2.5 billion investment from General Motors Co. for a battery cell manufacturing plant near its Delta Township assembly plant. Council approved a resolution recommending the formation of a renaissance zone for the development in an application to the Michigan Strategic Fund. Granting a renaissance zone exempts persons and property… Continue reading Lansing City Council endorses tax breaks for GM battery plant
@VW Group: Significant CO2 savings possible: latest-generation diesel engines approved for fuels made from residual and recycled materials004352
Volkswagen plans to reduce the carbon footprint of its fleet in Europe by 40 percent by the year 2030. The company is therefore increasingly focusing on fully and partially electric vehicles. As a further alternative, Volkswagen is now officially approving models with the latest-generation 4-cylinder diesel engines for use with paraffinic fuels. These newly developed… Continue reading @VW Group: Significant CO2 savings possible: latest-generation diesel engines approved for fuels made from residual and recycled materials004352
@VW Group: Staying cool: Complex cooling systems for the Dakar Rally in the Audi RS Q e-tron004353
The futuristic exterior of the Audi RS Q e-tron perfectly reflects its advanced concept with electric all-wheel drive and an energy converter. In order to perfectly temper the complex and in some cases highly stressed systems, Audi has implemented an elaborate cooling system. “Audi has never contested the Dakar Rally before. The first question we… Continue reading @VW Group: Staying cool: Complex cooling systems for the Dakar Rally in the Audi RS Q e-tron004353
@Toyota: Save the Date: Livestream of Media Briefing on Battery EV Strategies on December 14
On December 14, Toyota Motor Corporation (TMC) will livestream a media briefing on battery EV strategies. Go to Source
Gotta go fast: Sonic is coming to Tesla’s in-car system
Sega is bringing back the original 1991 Sonic the Hedgehog game — this time for Tesla Arcade. A PR representative for the company told The Verge that Sonic the Hedgehog 1 will be available on all Tesla models but did not share a timeline. Elon Musk tweeted about the new Sonic game by once again… Continue reading Gotta go fast: Sonic is coming to Tesla’s in-car system
White House releases details of EV charging infrastructure plan
The EV industry applauded the inclusion of a plan to fund charging infrastructure in the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act (IIJA)—now rechristened the Bipartisan Infrastructure Bill (BIB)—that President Biden signed into law in November. However, until now we didn’t know exactly what we were cheering for. Now the administration has released an EV Charging Action… Continue reading White House releases details of EV charging infrastructure plan
@Toyota: Akio Toyoda Shares Toyota’s Strategy for Achieving Carbon Neutrality Through Battery Electric Vehicles
On December 14, 2021, at a media briefing in Japan, Akio Toyoda, global president of Toyota Motor Corporation, shared his vision for the future of mobility. With the goal of achieving a carbon-neutral society, Toyoda reconfirmed his commitment to providing solutions and options to as many customers around the world as possible. In addition to… Continue reading @Toyota: Akio Toyoda Shares Toyota’s Strategy for Achieving Carbon Neutrality Through Battery Electric Vehicles
Nike Buys NFT Company that Made the Elon Musk “Cybersneaker”
A sneaker company known for photoshopping a “cybershoe” onto Elon Musk has been purchased by Nike — in yet another sign, arguably, that the relationship between the physical and digital worlds is changing forever. As The Verge reports, Nike has acquired the sneaker company RTFKT (which is supposedly pronounced like “artifact,” though it’s more fun to… Continue reading Nike Buys NFT Company that Made the Elon Musk “Cybersneaker”