Amidst swirling rumors of job cuts as the company reels from recent losses, Ford’s CEO has made a call to improve efficiency at the company following disappointing earnings. Jim Farley said that Ford requires 25 percent more engineers than other automakers to do the same amount of work, as stated on a SiriusXM radio show […]
Tesla’s Master Plan 3 is set to be unveiled at the automaker’s upcoming Investor Day event on March 1, according to a statement from CEO @Elon Musk on Tuesday. Musk called the plan “the path to a fully sustainable energy future for Earth,” adding “The future is bright,” in the tweet. Last year, Musk said […]
The President of Mexico says two locations may be in the running for Tesla’s upcoming factory. Mexican President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador said that Tesla is considering plants in either Nuevo Leon or Hidalgo in a statement on Wednesday, according to Reuters. Although Tesla hasn’t commented, President Lopez Obrador called both Mexican states potential options […]
Canada’s National Police Force, the RCMP, is debuting its first all-electric patrol cruiser in Langford, British Columbia. West Shore RCMP unveiled its first Tesla Model Y on Tuesday, set to be used on southern Vancouver Island, according to CTV News. The Model Y is expected to help reduce emissions and decrease maintenance costs compared to […]
The California New Car Dealers Association released a new auto outlook report for the fourth quarter of 2022, noting that the quarter was a “bright spot” amidst a year otherwise plagued with supply chain issues, as detailed in a press release on Tuesday. The report noted that supply chain problems and vehicle production cutbacks remained […]
Tesla detailed new results from a study on the economic impact it has had in Canada, noting that it has come a long way since it first delivered the Model S in 2011 and opened its first store in Toronto in 2012. According to the email received by Tesla North on Monday, the commissioned EnviroEconomics […]
Volkswagen has announced a new recall applying to about 21,000 ID.4 units from the 2021 model year, with issues surrounding the vehicles’ battery management control modules and pulse invester control modules, as reported by Ars Technica. Reports of issues with the battery management software began surfacing in July 2021, though later investigation from the company […]
Mercedes-Benz launched a new version of the eSprinter on Tuesday, with the updated electric edition of the classic Sprinter van set to hit U.S. and Canadian markets by the second half of this year, according to a press release. Additionally, the eSprinter is expected to hit Europe around the end of 2023, and it will […]
Hertz has less than half of the Tesla vehicles in its fleet it planned to have by the end of 2022, according to a filing on Tuesday detailed by Bloomberg. In the filing, Hertz said its rental fleet had 428,700 vehicles last year, with 11 percent of those being Teslas. This equates to under 50,000 […]
A new question and answer session about the Tesla Model Y police cruiser was shared on Police1 earlier this month, featuring Somerset, Wisconsin Police Chief Joel Trepczyk. The session details the Somerset Police Department’s experience so far with the Model Y cruiser, including how much it has saved and why it purchased one in the […]
Tesla’s order configurator in Germany and other European countries have changed delivery timelines on certain Model 3 and Model Y units, as spotted by @Tslachan on Tuesday. Now, buyers in Germany will see delivery timelines of 2-5 weeks on Model 3 and Model Y orders, with the latter in new Midnight Cherry now showing 18-21 […]
Vietnamese electric vehicle (EV) manufacturer VinFast announced plans to cut its U.S. staff on Monday, as the company faces restructuring and a stalled shipment of its first EVs, according to Automotive News. VinFast is a subsidiary of Vingroup, and the company has been making a push to expand in the U.S. with its first batch […]
SpaceX has accomplished a lot in the last half-decade, and with its upcoming launch of the Starship rocket, the company is looking back at a key accomplishment with one of its boosters. Five years ago to the day, the SpaceX Falcon Heavy Booster launched a Tesla Roadster into space along with passenger mannequin dubbed ‘Starman’ […]
After Nissan and Renault announced plans to invest $26 billion into electric vehicles (EVs) last year, the automakers are expanding their partnership with a new global roadmap for the remainder of the decade. The Nissan-Renault-Mitsubishi Alliance is establishing new initiatives for EVs in multiple global markets, including Latin America, India and Europe, according to a […]
Wedbush analyst Daniel Ives reiterated an Outperform rating on Tesla’s stock on Monday, raising his price target on the company’s shares to $225 from $200, as detailed by Street Insider (via @Tesla New York). Ives changed the price target after stating beliefs that Tesla’s EV reacceleration in China is just beginning to hit its stride, […]
