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Caterpillar Ventures has officially joined hands with Fisker Inc. for future projects.
Fisker Inc. has been touting its continued pursuits and advancements related to future solid-state battery developments and applications. Even aside from solid-state breakthroughs, the automaker is reportedly pushing the envelope on battery capacity in general. Now, the global leader …read more
This one is black.
A car enthusiast comes across a Mercedes-Benz EQC prototype in Stuttgart. It’s one of the black ones, which we saw previously in motion.
With silver elements and black wheels, it looks pretty cool, but it’s of course just a prototype with some details covered with tape.
Formula E will not award a point to the most efficient driver in each race of the 2018/19 championship, Motorsport.com has learned.
The series had evaluated replacing the current point available for setting the fastest lap with one to reward for the driver in the top five positions who used the …read more
Read moreWe dive deeper into the potential powertrain and profit analysis surrounding the all-new mid-range Tesla Model 3.
We’ve had two very good articles on the Tesla Model 3 powertrain and implications on gross margin. Both are based on an analysis by Troy at Teslike (articles here and here).
In those article Troy …read more
No more wall hitting, okay?
Over the past several years, from time to time there were reports that Tesla drivers crashed because of unintended acceleration – it was unintended by the driver, who wanted to stop, but we believe that at least in most cases it was driver error by confusing …read more
Customers will wait at least 4 weeks longer for the e-tron.
Audi started production of the e-tron in early September and as we will soon enter November, one would ask where are those cars? Well, some are crowding the parking lot at the factory.
Reuters reports that the Audi e-tron is four-week …read more
It’s not right to steal it, but there is a way to do it right.
The percentage of stolen Tesla cars is not high and many of those are later returned to owners, however here we present an example showing that in some cases the car can be stolen quite easily, …read more
TESLA SUMMIT: FACTORY TOURS, FLAMETHROWERS, AND STARMAN [RECAP]
Event Recap: Kay Talley, Board Member Denver Tesla Club (Events)*
The 2018 Tesla Owner’s Club Leadership Summit was simply a smorgasbord of All Things Tesla. Ninety Board Members of Tesla Clubs from all around the world descended upon Milpitas and Fremont, California. Including those …read more
Renault is expanding in China together with Brilliance
Liaoning Province, China
Renault found a new way to get some market share in China on the light commercial vehicles (LCV) front.
The company established a joint venture – Renault-Brilliance-Jinbei Automotive Co., Ltd. – with Brilliance China Automotive Holdings Limited (Brilliance) and recently signed a …read more
Formula E enters a new era with its Gen2 car, and one aspect of the technology changes is causing unease among drivers and teams ahead of pre-season testing. Is FE about to become too easy?
One of the hallmarks of Formula E action during its Gen1 era was the challenge the …read more
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