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30 Jun 2023, 09:39 UTC · By: Cristian Agatie / Tesla won the charging war with its rivals by convincing them to adopt the NACS standard. All the companies that entered an agreement with Tesla got similar conditions, and GM CEO Mary Barra revealed for the first time what those conditions were. ...
29 Jun 2023, 16:54 UTC · By: Cristian Agatie / Tesla is one of the pioneers of Li-ion battery technology, with close connections to the academic world. Still, it remains open to using other companies' technologies when they prove superior. A recent report claims Tesla is analyzing StoreDot...
29 Jun 2023, 15:39 UTC · By: Cristian Agatie / Tesla is preparing the refreshed Model 3, rumored to start deliveries in the coming months. A new report confirms previous information that the revamped Model 3 will feature an LMFP battery pack. The improved chemistry will raise the battery capaci...
29 Jun 2023, 12:48 UTC · By: Cristian Agatie / Less than two months after reaching the mass-production phase, Tesla is already preparing to upgrade the Model Y production line. The upgrades will allow Tesla to eliminate swing shifts while increasing the production pace. The Model Y production l...
29 Jun 2023, 08:57 UTC · By: Cristian Agatie / Tesla wanted Giga Mexico to beat Giga Shanghai, which took a record nine months from groundbreaking to production start. A new report from China shows that the first vehicles would roll out in the first quarter of 2025 instead of the planned H2 20...
28 Jun 2023, 18:33 UTC · By: Cristian Agatie / This weekend, Tesla Cybertruck made a memorable appearance at the Petersen Museum. Before the truck could be isolated from the curious crowd, people were already busy peeking inside and taking pictures. Some of them revealed exciting details, such ...
28 Jun 2023, 15:37 UTC · By: Cristian Agatie / They say imitation is the sincerest form of flattery, and GM launching its Ultium Home shows that Tesla Powerwall was a brilliant idea. GM's announcement follows a similar move by Stellantis, as the energy market for EV charging is getting cro...
28 Jun 2023, 14:28 UTC · By: Cristian Agatie / Tesla was "very angry" that information about its next gigafactory plans in Spain leaked to the media. As a result, the EV maker pulled out of the negotiations with the regional government of Valencia. This is a stark lesson for other gov...
28 Jun 2023, 11:28 UTC · By: Cristian Agatie / Stellantis will start building its own EV charging network under the Free2move Charge brand and hinted that it would make an announcement regarding NACS support soon. The Free2move Charge will create a complete charging ecosystem for its customers....
28 Jun 2023, 09:06 UTC · By: Cristian Agatie / Tesla pioneered over-the-air updates and is also widely recognized as having the best software in the auto industry. But that doesn't mean things can't go wrong, even in Tesla's yard. The 2023.20.4.1 software update introduced an ann...
27 Jun 2023, 16:46 UTC · By: Cristian Agatie / Everyone laughed when Tesla announced open-sourcing its charge plug as the North American Charging Standard (NACS). Nobody is laughing now as NACS became the de-facto charging standard in the US. The latest to join the crowd was Volvo Cars, making ...
27 Jun 2023, 15:19 UTC · By: Cristian Agatie / The most powerful versions of the Audi RS 6 Avant and RS 7 wearing the "performance" badge will cross the Atlantic this fall, with prices starting at $125,800. The 2024 models boast 30 horsepower more than before for a total of 621 horsep...
27 Jun 2023, 13:51 UTC · By: Cristian Agatie / During Capital Markets Day, Volkswagen showed a presentation slide revealing how the upcoming Scout electric SUV and pickup might look. The design doesn't appear to have changed much since Chris Benjamin was appointed Scout Motors' chief ...
27 Jun 2023, 10:47 UTC · By: Cristian Agatie / Lordstown Motors, the maker of the Endurance electric pickup truck, filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection. The company is looking for a potential new owner to save it after it failed to solve a dispute with Foxconn over a promised investment. ...
27 Jun 2023, 08:40 UTC · By: Cristian Agatie / Tesla Full Self-Driving software is getting closer to the production phase, with the V11 being the last in the Beta stage. Elon Musk tweeted that the next major release would not be Beta anymore, although he didn't offer a timeline. Either way...
26 Jun 2023, 16:56 UTC · By: Cristian Agatie / The refreshed Tesla Model 3 is a very popular topic, surpassing even the Cybertruck. According to new reports from China, the trial production has already started at Giga Shanghai, with an official reveal planned for next month. Mass production sho...
26 Jun 2023, 16:01 UTC · By: Cristian Agatie / Chevrolet is lining up a killer electric vehicle range, although none of the current models can be purchased or are produced in significant numbers. The Silverado EV promised to electrify the truck segment with a starting price of $40,000. Instead,...
26 Jun 2023, 14:00 UTC · By: Cristian Agatie / Tesla's chief designer Franz von Holzhausen stole the show at the Electrified Cars & Coffee meet at the Petersen Automotive Museum after arriving in a Tesla Cybertruck. Videos and pictures were shared on social media, some depicting previo...
26 Jun 2023, 10:57 UTC · By: Cristian Agatie / Tesla is preparing for production at Giga Texas, with recent drone footage showing that the production line is already busy. The video shows four Kuka robots on the production line assembling the Cybertruck, presumably during pre-production trials....
26 Jun 2023, 08:47 UTC · By: Cristian Agatie / Toyota C-HR was the carmaker's first subcompact crossover launched in Europe after it pioneered the compact SUV segment with the RAV4. The second generation builds on the success of the C-HR with three hybrid and plug-in hybrid propulsion syst...