Tesla CEO Elon Musk is still working through a $44 billion deal to buy Twitter, though the company reportedly has not addressed the platform’s bot issue as of yet. Musk said Twitter was “resisting and thwarting” his attempts to gather information on the number of fake bot accounts on the social media platform, according to […]
On Friday, U.S. President Joe Biden responded to Elon Musk’s earlier claim that he had a “super bad feeling about” the country’s economy, with Biden wishing him “lots of luck on his trip to the moon.” In response to President Biden, @ElonMusk wrote “Thanks Mr. President!” and shared a link to a press release detailing […]
Following news that Stellantis plans to spend $2.79 billion on retooling Canadian plants to produce zero-emission vehicles, the company has officially dedicated its Windsor plant in Ontario, Canada to work on an upcoming platform for the tech. Stellantis will use its Windsor, Ontario plant to produce electric vehicles (EVs) using the automaker’s new STLA Large […]
As driverless technologies become a more prominent subject with each passing year, some companies are starting to gain provisional access to giving customers rides. Cruise is able to begin charging for its driverless robotaxi rides in San Francisco, after the California Public Utilities Commission (CPUC) voted on Thursday to offer the company a driverless deployment […]
A U.S. regulator is asking Tesla to respond to questions raised in a recent round of complaints from customers. The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) asked Tesla on Friday to respond to questions before a June 20 deadline regarding 758 reports of “phantom braking” with Autopilot engaged, according to Reuters. The NHTSA began the […]
After Tesla announced that AI Day would be taking place on August 19, Tesla has officially pushed the event back by a little over a month. @Elon Musk said on Thursday that Tesla plans to delay the upcoming AI Day event to September 30, largely because the company may have a prototype of its Optimus […]
As electric vehicle (EV) maker Tesla continues to grow, layoffs are to be expected, with a new round of layoffs set to begin as seen in a new email. Tesla CEO Elon Musk emailed employees to announce that the automaker will be performing layoffs, saying that the company has become “overstaffed” in many areas, according […]
May’s electric vehicle (EV) sales in Sweden saw fully-electrics taking nearly half of the automotive market share, with Tesla’s sales dropping a few notches on the list after a 22-day production halt for its Shanghai factory. Sweden’s battery-electric vehicle (BEV) market share reached 24.2 percent in May, with total plugin electric vehicles reaching an impressive […]
Automaker Volvo is partnering with a games company to use a popular video game engine for electric vehicles (EVs), as announced by the automaker on Wednesday. Volvo plans to partner with Epic Games on advanced EV hardware, according to an announcement made by both companies on Thursday. Epic Games is the developer behind the wildly […]
Luxury automaker BMW has a goal of doubling electric vehicle (EV) deliveries this year to 200,000, and in a new step in that direction, the company officially plans to put a new EV into production later this year. BMW unveiled its iX1 xDrive30 all-electric compact crossover, set to be a direct competitor with Tesla’s Model […]
Lithium’s increasing demand has electric vehicle (EV) automakers rapidly searching for ongoing supply deals, with Stellantis also recently announcing a decade-long deal. Stellantis inked an ongoing deal with Controlled Thermal Resources Ltd. (CTR) to supply Jeep and Peugeot with lithium hydroxide over a 10-year period, according to Automotive News. The news came in an announcement […]
After the National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) recommended last year that automakers provide car-specific instructions for extinguishing electric vehicle (EV) fires, eight of the 22 manufacturers have completed the suggested actions. On Wednesday, the NTSB said Honda, Hyundai, Mitsubishi, Porsche, Volkswagen, and Volvo completed the suggestions issued in a recommendation for emergency response guides to […]
After news that General Motors (GM) and Buick sought out a trademark for the Electra name in Canada, the company has officially begun working toward its first zero-emission release for the Electra lineup. Buick plans to bring the first Electra electric vehicle (EV) to U.S. and Canadian markets by 2024, and the automaker has committed […]
Despite being twice as fast as Volkswagen in many ways, one executive from the German automaker said on Wednesday that Tesla needs to find the right employees and ramp up its factory production to win the electric vehicle (EV) race. Volkswagen CEO Herbert Diess says that the automaker’s momentum will make the race with Tesla […]
Following reports that NIO is hiring in the U.S. for its upcoming EV plant, the China-based automaker has revealed its delivery numbers for May, showing the company bouncing back after a long production halt. NIO has delivered 31,866 vehicles so far in 2022, marking an 11.8-percent increase year-over-year during the same period of time, as […]
