Tesla CEO Elon Musk has shared the latest stats on how many direct and indirect jobs the electric automaker supports. Musk said on Tuesday morning, “Tesla is now over [110,000] direct jobs and roughly [500,000] indirect, factoring in suppliers.” Tesla is now over 110k direct jobs and roughly 500k indirect, factoring in suppliers — Elon […]
Ford began production of its F-150 Lightning electric pickup trucks last week, and as the automaker prepares to deliver them, starting with the Pro model, it has apparently increased the truck’s available horsepower rating. The Ford F-150 Lightning Standard- and Extended-range battery packs will include more horsepower than the automaker originally targeted, according to a […]
Apple has recruited Desi Ujkashevic, a former Ford Director of Auto Safety Engineering, for its self-driving vehicle project, according to sources familiar with the matter and as reported by Bloomberg. Ujkashevic worked at Ford since 1991 prior to the switch, and before working as a director for safety engineering, she oversaw interior, exterior, chassis and […]
Just a few months after Stellantis and LG Energy announced plans to build an electric vehicle (EV) battery factory in Ontario, the automaker has doubled down on plans to establish production in the province. Stellantis announced plans to invest $3.6 billion CAD ($2.79 billion USD) into its Brampton and Windsor, Ontario plants to outfit them […]
A Connecticut lawmaker says a bill allowing Tesla and other EV startups to sell directly to consumers is unlikely to pass before lawmakers adjourn on Wednesday, according to The Register Citizen. State Senator Will Haskell D-Westport was the bill’s primary support, and Haskell also co-chairs the Transportation Committee. Despite some bipartisan momentum for the bill, […]
The city of Shanghai helped Tesla transport more than 6,000 employees, and it helped the company disinfect the workplace on an ongoing basis to help the automaker reopen the production facility, as detailed in a report by Reuters. The news was discovered from a letter dated May 1 Tesla addressed to local officials, in Shanghai’s […]
Tesla announced on Monday evening the date of its 2022 annual shareholder meeting, set to take place on Thursday, August 4. The company says the shareholder meeting will take place at its headquarters in Austin at Giga Texas. “Thank you for your support of Tesla!”, said the company on Monday. It’s unclear if the company […]
Rivian announced on Monday its second U.S. plant has been approved by the State of Georgia. The electric automaker’s Georgia plant was approved and signed by all parties, which includes the Economic Development Agreement (EDA) between the Joint Development Authority (JDA) of Jasper, Morgan, Newton, and Walton counties, the State of Georgia and Rivian. “The […]
Truett Realty Group has purchased the site for a planned Tesla location that it has been hired to develop in St. Petersburg, Florida, for $13 million USD — reports The Tampa Bay Business Journal. It was reported last month Pinellas County had approved a massive Tesla sales, service, and delivery center in St. Pete — […]
As the automated driving race begins heating up, many automakers are teaming up with other companies for the supply of automated driving chips. Volkswagen plans to use Qualcomm chips to power its automated driving systems, according to Automotive News Europe. The chips will be used across Volkswagen’s brands as soon as 2026, according to a […]
The U.S. government says it will invest over $3 billion USD to boost domestic electric vehicle battery output and for energy storage. The announcement was made on Monday to reporters in a briefing, according to Bloomberg. Dave Howell, principal deputy director in the Energy Department’s Office of Manufacturing and Energy Supply Chains, says roughly $3.16 […]
Update May 2022: An easier method is to order your Tesla CCS adapter from Harum.io as many Tesla owners have shared it has been easier to order from. == Tesla drivers across the world can order a CCS1 adapter from South Korea by following a few specific instructions shared by one user on Sunday (via […]
Just weeks after the first 2022 Tesla Model X Refresh deliveries hit Canada, one of the foremost automotive experts has gone hands-on with the new SUV. Sandy Munro shared his early thoughts on a new Tesla Model X Long Range on Friday, checking out the vehicle that belongs to Full Self-Driving beta testers and YouTube […]
As the Russian invasion of Ukraine goes on, Elon Musk’s company SpaceX’s Starlink internet is keeping many connected throughout the country. SpaceX’s Starlink satellite internet service has around 150,000 active users per day in Ukraine, according to a Ukrainian official on Monday (via Twitter). Ukraine’s Vice Prime Minister and Minister of Digital Transformation, @Mykhailo Fedorov, […]
Tesla and fellow automaker SAIC Motor were among a handful of companies on China’s initial whitelist to resume over 80 percent production, according to a report from Chinese state media outlet Global Times (via Teslarati) on the weekend. Other production facilities, such as important semiconductor manufacturers SMIC and Hua Hong Semiconductor are producing over 90 […]
