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BMW i8 Spyder spied with coupe in Sweden The roadster continues its development under heavy camouflage. We can’t wait to see the roof in action. BMW’s i8 Spyder offers drivers a chance to enjoy the fresh air with little guilt about what they are doing to the environment. The chilly… …read more

BMW i8 Spyder spied with coupe in Sweden The roadster continues its development under heavy camouflage. We can’t wait to see the roof in action. BMW’s i8 Spyder offers drivers a chance to enjoy the fresh air with little guilt about what they are doing to the environment. The chilly… …read more

Tesla uses electromagnetically shielded aluminum cable to connect its battery packs to its electric motors. A recent substantial supply order for the material could be yet another indication that the automaker is definitely on track with the Model 3. Austrian supplier, Gebauer & Griller, has reported that it is filling an order from… …read more

Teslarati published aerial photos of Tesla Gigafactory 1, obtained from the NM Group (an international company providing asset management services to the utilities industry), which was in the area on March 17. The battery factory was compared to a small city. New sections seems to be completed, but there is… …read more

Teslarati published aerial photos of Tesla Gigafactory 1, obtained from the NM Group (an international company providing asset management services to the utilities industry), which was in the area on March 17. The battery factory was compared to a small city. New sections seems to be completed, but there is… …read more

TESLA MODEL 3 ‘TWEETSTORM’ HAILS DOWN FROM ELON MUSK It’s been fairly quiet on the Model 3 front… that is, until now. Yesterday, Tesla [NASDAQ: TSLA] CEO Elon Musk took to Twitter in order to provide a few updates on the Tesla Model 3 (and a few other Tesla-related matters). Musk… …read more

MUSK’S 11TH-HOUR MODESTY ABOUT MODEL 3 RINGS FALSE Nom nom? No! No! A year ago, Tesla’s chief tech officer JB Straubel said Model 3 will have the company’s “next generation” technology. But yesterday Musk downplayed any notion of Model 3 upstaging the S and X. Cannibalismo non grata! Straubel also… …read more

Aside from some highly publicized media ride events and the spotting while filming for a video spot, the Lucid Air from Lucid Motors hasn’t been seen out in public much until now. Bloomberg Technology’s Cory Johnson got a rare and rather in-depth look at the Lucid Air recently (out in… …read more

Since 2013, Nissan has demonstrated the New Mobility Concept (aka Renault Twizy) in various projects in Japan, searching for just the right spot in car sharing service applications. One would think that four years of preparation, and still the lack of mass commercialization suggests that that the Renault-based quadracycle is, for some… …read more

Tesla has been continuously pushing small updates out for Autopilot 2.0. The latest such update brings more minor improvements to the system, including increased speed parameters on Traffic Aware Cruise Control (TACC) and Autosteer. Even with these updates, Autopilot 2.0 still lags behind the first-generation system, but soon 2.0 should surpass… …read more