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Progress at the Tesla Lathrop facility is clear from this flyover video.
The latest flyover videos at the newest Tesla Lathrop facility reveals that the progress is swift (compared to 8 days earlier). The roof is still being installed, but soon it should be completed.
It’s expected that the 870,000 sq ft …read more
Volkswagen’s recently trademarked I.D. names leave something to be desired.
Volkswagen has introduced multiple vehicles as part of its upcoming all-electric I.D. vehicle lineup, and the concepts have unique names. However, the automaker hasn’t yet verified official names for the production cars. Now, a new report reveals that VW has trademarked …read more
Unsurprisingly, batteries are the culprit holding back large volume expansion by the carmaker.
While plenty are ready to bash Tesla on short notice, with such a novelty product, it’s not that simple to make all things work. At once. After all, the initial product market introduction and high volume production are …read more
Carlos Ghosn was arrested in Japan. Nissan prepares to sack him
On Monday, one of the most powerful men in the automotive industry – Carlos Ghosn – who leads the Renault-Nissan-Mitsubishi Alliance, was arrested in Tokyo. Ghosn was also one of the few CEOs who 10 years ago who stood behind …read more
The Jaguar I-Pace signifies a big leap for Jag into the electric car segment.
However different, the Tesla Model S 75D and the Jaguar I-Pace are similar in many areas. Both of them represent vehicles that are built to rule their respective markets and both try to bring a dose of …read more
TESLA’S THIRD-LARGEST SHAREHOLDER BACKS THE ‘GENIUS’ OF ELON MUSK
Scottish investment firm Baillie Gifford is Tesla’s third largest shareholder, and the fund managers want everyone to know they are still bullish on the stock. Instead of obsessing about Elon Musk’s salty tweets, investors should focus on the vast opportunities that Tesla …read more
Total sales are expected to exceed 1,000,000 this year.
China has not only set a new all-time record for plug-in electric car sales in October, but beat the previous one from September by a huge margin of 14% or about 14,500.
The total result is roughly 119,400 (up 85% year-over-year) at very …read more
Ok… so there is only one gear, but two gearboxes?
Schaeffler boasted that its supplies the single-speed transmissions for the Audi e-tron all-electric SUV, which uses two electric motors (one for each axle) for all-wheel drive.
Schaeffler developed two versions:
transmission in a coaxial arrangement drives the rear axle
transmission in a parallel arrangement …read more
Despite newer options from Toyota and Honda, CNET says the Chevy Volt is still the PHEV champ
Earlier this year, Chevrolet announced several major improvements to the Chevy Volt for its 2019 mid-cycle update. Owners had been clamoring for many of these changes since the Gen 1 Volt launched in 2010. …read more
Sexy sells!
Beauty, it’s said, is in the eye of the beholder, but when most people look at eco-friendly cars, good looks are not necessarily the first thing that comes to mind. Take the BMW i3. (Please!) One automaker, Tesla, has actually chosen the names of its models to spell out …read more