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Intel buying autonomous tech firm Mobileye for $15.3B Intel thinks driverless systems are the future, so it’s buying one of the leading sensor makers in the segment. Intel is buying its autonomous technology partner Mobileye for roughly $15.3 billion as a way to improve the tech giant’s offerings as an… …read more

This inspirational homemade Tesla commercial is definitely unlike any of the others that we have featured. There is no Tesla vehicle in the video, and the only mention of the company is the Tesla logo at the end. Instead, it provides a more deep message. The man finds a child’s… …read more

Motor Trend has taken a deeper dive into the 2.28 seconds (0-60 mph) acceleration record by Tesla Model S P100D Ludicrous +, already discussed by Engineering Explained. The P100DL was especially interesting because it’s a rare case of a car that can accelerate to 60 miles per hour in less time… …read more

WHY THE TESLA MODEL 3 COULD BE THE POLICE CAR OF THE FUTURE Tesla police cars could soon be patrolling the streets of London. Sir Bernard Hogan-Howe, Chief of the city’s Metropolitan Police, recently spoke with Elon Musk about testing Teslas for the agency’s fleet. Scotland Yard plans to replace… …read more

Just the other day, video of a Tesla Model 3 prototype hit YouTube. Now, we’re blessed with this higher quality video of the same Model 3 out driving near SpaceX. Video description: Our office neighbors are the best! They were testing a Tesla Model 3 prototype, cruising up and down… …read more

Rimac Automobili unveiled at the 2017 Geneva Motor Show its latest version of its flagship Concept_One all-electric hypercar. The 2018 model year Concept_One got a performance and battery upgrade from 800 kW to 900 kW to outperform itself. Of course, Concept_One is all-wheel drive with four electric motors and a… …read more

Tesla has just delivered its second largest energy storage system to date, a 52 MWh project for the Kauai Island Utility Cooperative in Hawaii. The ESS consists of 272 Tesla Powerpacks, and is integrated with a 13 MW solar installation to secure power supply at night. “To achieve a sustainable energy future the world needs… …read more

Called the “Dark Knight Edition,” this heavily tweaked BMW i8 pays homage to Batman, more specifically to the “Batman Dark Knight” movie. Energy Motor Sport out of Japan is responsible for putting together this dark, aggressively styled gem. It makes use of boyd bits from EVO and features a radical… …read more

January was seriously affected by a 74 percent drop in plug-in electric car sales in China, one of the three largest markets for EVs. According to EV Sales Blog, strong growth in North America and Europe enabled the market to achieve growth with a 2 percent year-over-year increase, to 39,380…. …read more

Following the unexpected departure of Tesla CFO Jason Wheeler, some of the media began to make wild claims regarding Tesla’s ability to retain talent and there was even some speculation that Wheeler’s departure didn’t quite add up. Well, Tesla responded to the ability-to-retain-talent claims and even released a rather lengthy… …read more