After announcing its capital raise yesterday and testing the market, Tesla decided to increase its capital raise up to $2.7 billion and CEO Elon Musk increased his interest to contribute to $25 million. more…
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Tesla’s value will grow 10x to $500 billion due to its self-driving tech, says Elon Musk
At Tesla’s Investor Autonomy Day last week, Elon Musk laid out the automaker’s plan when it comes to self-driving, but now the CEO attaches a valuation prediction to it as the company attempts to raise over $2 billion. more…
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Tesla releases new active safety features powered by Autopilot
Tesla started pushing a new over-the-air software update to its fleet today with two new active safety features powered by its Autopilot hardware. more…
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NIO laid off 70 employees and closed an office in San Francisco
Chinese electric vehicle startup NIO has laid off 70 employees in two California offices, including in the company’s North American headquarters.
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Tesla warns of upcoming shortages of battery minerals, like nickel, copper, & lithium
Tesla is worried that there soon will be some upcoming global shortages of minerals used to make batteries for electric cars, like nickel, copper, and lithium. more…
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After success with $2,495 electric motorcycle, CSC is back with 43 mph electric scooter
Electric scooters for one or two passengers are part of the quickly growing personal electric vehicle market. While they’ve been a hit in Europe and Asia for years, they are only now beginning to come into their own in the US. There aren’t…
New US legislation would aid domestic mining of electric vehicle materials
A US senator is about to introduce legislation which looks to boost the domestic mining of materials like lithium and graphite for electric vehicles, according to a report.
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Tesla is not allowing range upgrade on new 150 km Model 3 in Canada – DO NOT BUY
Tesla launched a new, cheaper Model 3 with 150km range in Canada to get access to the new $5,000 federal incentive, but we’re now learning that the company is not offering any range upgrade on that new version of the Model 3 — effectively making…
Save on smart LED light bulbs, BLACK+DECKER electric outdoor tools and more in today’s Green Deals
Eufy Home via Amazon offers its Lumos Smart LED Light Bulb for $15.29 Prime shipped. Regularly up to $22, today’s deal is good for nearly 33% off and a match of our previous mention. This is an easy way to introduce LED light bulbs and smart hom…
Vietnam getting 3,000 electric buses through new transport service that aims to reduce emissions
A new nonprofit bus service coming to Vietnam next year will introduce at least 3,000 new electric buses to Vietnamese roads.
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