Tag: Manufacturing

Elon Musk said Tesla plans to build an electric van eventually, but has been held back by battery cell output (TSLA)

Tesla CEO Elon Musk said the company plans to build an electric van “at some point,” but has been held back by battery-cell production constraints. The company is trying to overcome low output volumes by making its own cells. Musk has been talking about making an electric van for years, but other automakers like Ford… Continue reading Elon Musk said Tesla plans to build an electric van eventually, but has been held back by battery cell output (TSLA)

@GM: General Motors, the Largest U.S. Automaker, Plans to be Carbon Neutral by 2040 January 28, 2021

General Motors, the Largest U.S. Automaker, Plans to be Carbon Neutral by 2040 DETROIT, Jan. 28, 2021 /PRNewswire/ —   GM plans to be carbon neutralⁱ by 2040 in its global products and operations GM aspires to eliminate tailpipe emissions from new light-duty vehicles by 2035 GM has committed to the Business Ambition Pledge for… Continue reading @GM: General Motors, the Largest U.S. Automaker, Plans to be Carbon Neutral by 2040 January 28, 2021

Tesla Cybertruck: Elon Musk warns they need to be ‘lucky’ for electric pickup to not be delayed

Elon Musk warned that Tesla would need to be “lucky” in order to deliver some Cybertruck electric pickups this year. Volume deliveries of the Tesla Cybertruck are not coming until 2022. When Tesla unveiled the Cybertruck in 2019, the automaker said that production would start in 2021. This was always an ambitious goal considering all… Continue reading Tesla Cybertruck: Elon Musk warns they need to be ‘lucky’ for electric pickup to not be delayed

Tesla Semi is ready for production, but they need the 4680 cells, says Elon Musk

Tesla Semi, the automaker’s upcoming electric semi truck, is ready for production, but CEO Elon Musk says that they need the new 4680 cells to produce any volume. Tesla Semi When unveiling Tesla Semi in 2017, the automaker said that the production versions of Tesla Semi, which are class 8 trucks with 80,000-lb. capacities, would… Continue reading Tesla Semi is ready for production, but they need the 4680 cells, says Elon Musk

New electric truck maker to finish first prototypes in March

Lordstown, Ohio – A fledgling electric vehicle maker in Ohio expects to complete the prototypes of its new pickup truck in March and remains on target to start full production in the fall, the company said Thursday. Lordstown Motors Corp. said it already has begun metal stamping and welding for the Endurance All-Electric Pickup Truck… Continue reading New electric truck maker to finish first prototypes in March

British engine production falls -27.0% in 2020 as pandemic hits output

28 January 2021 #SMMT News #UK Manufacturing UK engine manufacturing down -27.0% in 2020 to just over 1.8 million units. Production for domestic and overseas markets falls -23.4% and -29.1% respectively. December saw production fall -7.9% to round off bleak year for sector. Mike Hawes, SMMT Chief Executive, said, 2020 was a tough year for… Continue reading British engine production falls -27.0% in 2020 as pandemic hits output

Coronavirus pandemic sends UK commercial vehicle production down -15.5% in 2020

British commercial vehicle production falls -15.5% in 2020 to just 66,116 units, the lowest annual output since 1933.1 Output for overseas markets down -17.8%, while production for the UK drops -12.2%. More than half (57.3%) of all British-built CVs destined for global markets, underlying the importance of frictionless trade. UK commercial vehicle (CV) manufacturing declined… Continue reading Coronavirus pandemic sends UK commercial vehicle production down -15.5% in 2020

UK car production down -29.3% as coronavirus slams brakes on sector

UK car manufacturing output falls -29.3% in 2020 to 920,928 units, the lowest total since 1984. Production for UK and overseas markets declines -30.4% and -29.1% but more than eight in 10 cars still head abroad. Latest independent outlook forecasts car output to reach one million units in 2021, but much depends on Covid recovery,… Continue reading UK car production down -29.3% as coronavirus slams brakes on sector

@VW Group: Audi Employees Were Inventive Again in 2020

Despite the coronavirus, in 2020 Audi employees once again demonstrated the potential of their ideas. Last year they submitted a total of 15,628 ideas in Ingolstadt and Neckarsulm, exactly 9,265 of which were implemented. And a further figure is impressive: in 2020 AUDI AG saved more than 94.5 million euros through employees’ ideas. Of this,… Continue reading @VW Group: Audi Employees Were Inventive Again in 2020