A few hours after Elon Musk berated analysts for what he perceived as unimaginative questions, Volkswagen AG said it was writing a check for batteries that almost match Tesla Inc.’s entire market value. VW has awarded 40 billion euros ($48 billion) in contracts to battery producers, double from just a few weeks ago. The deals… Continue reading As Musk Berates Analysts, VW Unleashes Massive Counterpunch
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Tesla’s Bonkers Earnings Call Was Actually Perfect
In hindsight, Elon Musk’s statement at the beginning of Tesla Inc.’s latest earnings call that “We’re going to go as long as there are good questions to answer” sounds less like encouragement and more like a warning. As you may have heard, the CEO decided the “good questions” from analysts ran out in about half an… Continue reading Tesla’s Bonkers Earnings Call Was Actually Perfect
UPDATE 1-Musk’s conduct, Tesla stock slide make $700 mln profit for short-sellers
NEW YORK (Reuters) – Short-sellers who had targeted Tesla Inc (TSLA.O) logged a $700 million paper profit on Thursday after the stock fell nearly 9 percent a day after Chief Executive Elon Musk stunned analysts by dodging “boring” questions about the electric car maker’s financial outlook. The windfall wiped out short-sellers’ 2018 losses on Tesla,… Continue reading UPDATE 1-Musk’s conduct, Tesla stock slide make $700 mln profit for short-sellers
Tesla can detect dips in Autopilot usage by its fleet when there’s negative media coverage
Tesla CEO Elon Musk has been extremely critical of the way the media portrays accidents involving Tesla vehicles on Autopilot. Now, we have a better idea of why it bothers him so much. The CEO said that Tesla is actually able to detect dips in Autopilot use from its fleet when there’s negative media coverage.… Continue reading Tesla can detect dips in Autopilot usage by its fleet when there’s negative media coverage
Kia Fits Soul EV With Wireless Charging
HATCI and Mojo used a small fleet of Kia Soul EVs equipped with a wireless charging system rated at over 10 kW. The partners developed an 85% efficient system (grid to vehicle), even when misaligned. The bad news is that there is no current plan to offer the wireless charging system on production vehicles for sale… Continue reading Kia Fits Soul EV With Wireless Charging
Tesla quarterly figures: Elon Musk blasphemes about Daimler CEO Zetsche – “has no idea of physics”
Bizarre conference call: “Elon Musk has to behave smarter” Elon Musk is considered by many to be the enfant terrible of the tech industry. That the boss of Tesla, SpaceX and Boring Company can actually perform childishly, Musk proved on Wednesday night. That proves that now published the analyst conference call minutes to the Tesla-quarter… Continue reading Tesla quarterly figures: Elon Musk blasphemes about Daimler CEO Zetsche – “has no idea of physics”
GM builds driverless, electric future at Orion plant
Buy Photo Orion Assembly worker Justine Murphy installs the rear suspension on a Chevy Bolt last month. (Photo: Clarence Tabb Jr. / The Detroit News)Buy Photo Orion Township — A General Motors Co. manufacturing plant in Metro Detroit that was idled during the Detroit automaker’s federally induced bankruptcy is now one of the keys to… Continue reading GM builds driverless, electric future at Orion plant
General Motors is 3D printing parts to make EVs more efficient
General Motors The virtues of 3D printing have long been touted by a vast range of manufacturers, so it was only a matter of time before the EV industry got in on the action. General Motors has announced that, alongside design software company Autodesk Inc, it’s creating lightweight 3D parts that’ll help it meet its… Continue reading General Motors is 3D printing parts to make EVs more efficient
Tesla’s latest prediction for Model Y’s arrival is 2020
Tesla Tesla has largely kept its forthcoming Model Y shrouded in mystery. We know it’s a crossover EV, and we know it might not have mirrors, and that’s about it. But CEO Elon Musk has now revealed that the company aims to bring the new vehicle to production in 2020, adding in its conference call… Continue reading Tesla’s latest prediction for Model Y’s arrival is 2020
Tesla throws cold water on Porsche’s faster charging, says Supercharger to max out at ~250 KW
Over the past year, Tesla appeared to be walking away from their announced Supercharger V3 with a faster charge rate, but now the company has clarified their plans and indicated that they will stay away from the 350 kW charging technology that other manufacturers, like Porsche, are bringing to market. Home Solar Power In December… Continue reading Tesla throws cold water on Porsche’s faster charging, says Supercharger to max out at ~250 KW