Unlock the Editor’s Digest for free Roula Khalaf, Editor of the FT, selects her favourite stories in this weekly newsletter. Northvolt seemed like it had everything going for it. The Swedish industrial start-up was Europe’s pioneer in battery manufacturing, led by two former Tesla executives, backed financially by big corporate names such as Volkswagen, BMW… Continue reading Northvolt failure raises stakes for Europe’s battery industry
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Clean Technica: Tesla CEO Heads Back Home, Leaving A Potential Honeybee Crisis Behind004029
Sign up for CleanTechnica’s Weekly Substack for Zach and Scott’s in-depth analyses and high level summaries, sign up for our daily newsletter, and/or follow us on Google News! Last Updated on: 21st May 2025, 01:37 pm Whoever has “Tesla CEO Elon Musk kills the honeybees” on their 2025 bingo card can take a well deserved… Continue reading Clean Technica: Tesla CEO Heads Back Home, Leaving A Potential Honeybee Crisis Behind004029
Clean Technica: Elon Musk Is The Cause Of, Not The Solution To, Tesla’s Deep Problems004028
Sign up for CleanTechnica’s Weekly Substack for Zach and Scott’s in-depth analyses and high level summaries, sign up for our daily newsletter, and/or follow us on Google News! Last Updated on: 21st May 2025, 09:28 am Today, Elon Musk’s propaganda machine is in overdrive (or, as Tesla would put it, they’re in “range mode”). Elon… Continue reading Clean Technica: Elon Musk Is The Cause Of, Not The Solution To, Tesla’s Deep Problems004028
Cadillac’s new luxury EVs are quickly catching on, especially among Tesla owners
GM’s luxury brand now has a full lineup of EVs, and it’s already starting to pay off. Cadillac’s EVs are quickly catching on with nearly 80% of buyers new to the brand, many of them Tesla drivers. Cadillac’s new EVs are winning over Tesla drivers Cadillac is coming off its strongest quarters since 2008 after… Continue reading Cadillac’s new luxury EVs are quickly catching on, especially among Tesla owners
Tesla’s head of self-driving admits ‘lagging a couple years’ behind Waymo
Tesla’s head of self-driving has admitted that the automaker’s autonomous program is lagging “a couple years” behind Waymo, but he believes the cost advantage will enable it to scale faster. In a rare candid interview, Tesla’s head of AI and self-driving, Ashok Elluswamy, has admitted that Tesla is a couple of years behind Waymo on… Continue reading Tesla’s head of self-driving admits ‘lagging a couple years’ behind Waymo
April 2025 new car pre-registration figures
SMMT released figures for April pre-registrations in the UK new car market. The data shows the number of cars disposed of by vehicle manufacturers in April 2025 that were defined as pre-registrations. The Supply of New Cars Order 2000 requires motor manufacturers to publish the number of pre-registered cars supplied and the gross income received… Continue reading April 2025 new car pre-registration figures
German FAZ: Supplier in the Harz worries about your future009383
No cars are built in Saxony-Anhalt, but the supply industry shapes the country’s economic structure. “A component from Saxony-Anhalt is in every car built in Germany,” it sums up location marketing. The most important customers include manufacturers such as BMW, Opel, Tesla and Volkswagen, which operate the factory locations in the neighboring federal states of… Continue reading German FAZ: Supplier in the Harz worries about your future009383
After Leaving the Government in Ruins, Elon Musk Says He’s Giving Up on Politics
Even a centibillionaire’s pockets only run so deep. With moths fluttering from his wallet, Elon Musk says he’s going to do “a lot less” political spending from now on, as he steps back from his active involvement in the Trump administration. “I think I’ve done enough,” Musk said Tuesday during an interview at the Qatar… Continue reading After Leaving the Government in Ruins, Elon Musk Says He’s Giving Up on Politics
Elon Musk Gets Rattled by Hard Questions He Can’t Answer, Calls Interviewer an “NPC” While Giving One-Word NPC-Like Responses Himself
Billionaire Elon Musk made a bafflingly childish appearance this week at Bloomberg‘s Qatar Economic Forum. While being asked some hard — but entirely fair — questions by UK broadcaster Mishal Husain, covering topics such as his highly questionable work at the so-called Department of Government Efficiency, the massive hits Tesla has taken as a result,… Continue reading Elon Musk Gets Rattled by Hard Questions He Can’t Answer, Calls Interviewer an “NPC” While Giving One-Word NPC-Like Responses Himself
Elon Musk Says Being Tesla CEO Might Kill Him
America’s most infamous tech baron has no plans to quit Tesla anytime soon, according to a recent interview. Speaking remotely as a looming, dystopian figure (something he seems to love) at Bloomberg’s Qatar Economic Forum on Tuesday, Musk said he was committed to leading Tesla for at least the next five years. “No doubt about that… Continue reading Elon Musk Says Being Tesla CEO Might Kill Him