FOR TESLA’S ELON MUSK, TAKING DOWN THE SHORT SELLERS IS PERSONAL Dating back to the early days of Model S production, Elon Musk has been feuding with Tesla short sellers. Back then, Musk cautioned those betting against Tesla stock that a “t…
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Volkswagen to expand ‘mega-factory’ in China to build more electric vehicles
The Foshan Plant, which is already a giant factory producing around 300,000 vehicles per year for the FAW-Volkswagen joint venture, is going to get a second phase expansion that will see a doubling of the factory’s capacity.
Volkswagen says that …
Timeless Volvo 142 Gets Electric Treatment
The Volvo 142 is a modest classic. The 2-door variant of the 140 series, first built in 1966, it set the stage stylistically for the brand from then until now, eschewing, as it did, the curviness of its forebearers for a boxy look. If one were to consi…
Vattenfall Launches 16.5 MWh ESS In UK Using 500 BMW i3 Batteries
Vattenfall launched its biggest battery storage system, first announced one year ago – the 22 MW unit was installed at Vattenfall’s Welsh onshore wind farm Pen y Cymoed in UK. The ESS consists of 500 BMW i3 manufactured battery packs (new 33 kWh …
Tesla Solar City layoffs, Chevrolet Volt recall, and EPA staff levels: Today’s Car News
Tesla’s recent layoffs have hit Solar City installers. Chevrolet issues a recall for the 2013 Volt. EPA staff levels are below legal levels. And an energy industry poll says Americans aren’t fond of the electric-car tax credit. All of this and more on …
2019 Honda Pilot PHEV Spied For First Time
Standard model will soldier on with a 3.5-liter V6. In March this year, we saw a prototype of the refreshed Honda Pilot out testing for the very first time. Now, almost four months later, we have a batch of fresh spy photos, depicting the plug-in hybri…
Linky folding electric longboard review: four-wheeled EV fun that fits in a backpack
As someone who doesn’t own a car, and instead commutes by all manners of personal electric vehicles (e-bike, e-scooter, e-skateboard, basically e-anything), I was super excited to try out Linky’s new folding electric longboard.
Electric longboards are …
Police: Uber driver was streaming Hulu just before fatal self-driving car crash
Report says driver looked down for more than six minutes of the 22-minute trip.
See How Tesla Is Training Future Electric Car Technicians
TESLA IS TRAINING THE NEXT GENERATION OF TECHNICIANS FOR AN ELECTRIC VEHICLE FUTURE [VIDEO] Tesla is looking to provide a smooth transition from college to full-time employment for those interested in an electric vehicle future. One of its programs, Te…
Tesla layoffs hit 20 percent of Solar City installation locations
Last week, Tesla announced it would lay off 9 percent of its workforce in an effort to keep its doors open as it tries to ramp up production of its critical Model 3 electric car. Now internal emails obtained by Reuters show that 13 or 14 of Solar City’…
