Lamborghini Research and Development veteran Luigi Taraborrelli is reportedly flipping to Apple after twenty years with the Italian carmaker. Taraborrelli is reportedly going to help the tech giant develop its self-driving electric vehicle, which has been rumored for over a year. Bloomberg, citing people with knowledge of the situation, said Taraborrelli will help lead the […]
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Tesla (NASDAQ: TSLA) said in its 10-K filing with the SEC earlier this week that it would boost its capital expenditure by $1 billion. The electric automaker now projects it will spend between $6 billion and $8 billion for the next two years. It previously anticipated an expenditure plan of between $5 billion and $7 […]
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Tesla is cutting ties with South Windsor, Connecticut, after the town’s Planning and Zoning Commission unanimously rejected the automaker’s proposal to open a showroom in the town. Direct-to-Consumer sales, which Tesla utilizes to help customers avoid the stressful process of dealing with dealership franchises, are illegal in Connecticut, and two town planners said the showroom […]
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When Tesla finishes Giga Shanghai’s upgrades, the factory will have the capacity to produce around 3,000 vehicles per day. Giga Shanghai is also expected to introduce a third shift of workers to the factory. Tesla China estimates that recent upgrades to the production lines increased the factory’s capacity. In addition to a third shift, the […]
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The automaker reportedly aims to eliminate 8,000 salaried positions at the Ford Blue division, mostly in the US.
There is a false report circulating claiming that the Tesla Cybertruck has been canceled in Australia. This is entirely false and very misleading. Jason Cartwright with TechAU sets the record straight. The misleading report The article was initially titled, “Cancelled Tesla Cybertruck orders to be refunded in Australia” and published by Drive.com.au. The headline was […]
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It’s the power of 100,000 testers on public roads. During his opening remarks at Tesla’s second-quarter 2022 earnings call, Elon Musk revealed that the company’s FSD Beta fleet has driven over 35 million miles. That’s a staggering number of miles driven mainly with autonomous driving technology. In comparison, Waymo, the self-driving company spun out of […]
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Scott Keogh will focus solely on the development of the new independent Scout company that will build rugged electric pickups and SUVs.
Volkswagen is planning to enter the United States’ rapidly growing electric pickup and SUV market by utilizing the Scout brand, the company’s new CEO told Axios. President and CEO of Volkswagen’s North American operations, Scott Keogh, is set to become the new CEO of Scout on September 1. Keogh, who has overseen VW’s growth in the […]
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Tesla battery supplier Panasonic has reportedly decided to build its next battery plant in Kansas, USA. The facility is expected to provide high-capacity 4680 battery cells to American electric vehicle manufacturer Tesla. Reports of Panasonic’s upcoming United States plant have been around for several months now. Back in March, the Nippon Hōsō Kyōkai (NHK) or the Japan […]
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