SpaceX, X (formerly known as Twitter), and Tesla CEO Elon Musk speaks during live interview with Ben Shapiro at the symposium on fighting antisemitism on January 22, 2024 in Krakow, Poland. Omar Marques | Getty Images Elon Musk said late Wednesday that Tesla will hold a shareholder vote on whether to transfer the electric carmaker’s … Read more
I worked at the Tesla store in Boston while I was studying at Boston University, around the same time that the Model 3 was super delayed and reservation holders were pissed, but I talked to a lot of folks who were considering their first EV and it was my job to help them understand day-to-day … Read more
Preliminary crash testing finds that the nation’s guardrails may not be suitable for heavy electric vehicles (EVs). A test crash conducted at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln’s Midwest Roadside Safety Facility involved a nearly 4-ton 2022 Rivian R1T. When the pickup truck crashed through a metal guardrail and barely slowed down before hitting a concrete barrier, … Read more
2024 Chevrolet Corvette E-RayImage: Chevrolet With demand for EVs flaggin, it seems hybrids may be set for a resurgence. CNBC reports that GM CEO Mary Barra has revealed the automaker is planning to bring plug-in hybrid models to market. New York Joins California, Banning Non-Electric Vehicles After 2035 In a Q4 earnings call with investors, … Read more
GM is all in on electric vehicles. Through 2025, the company plans to spend some $35 billion on bringing more EVs to market. While that plan has had a bit of a rough start, GM’s dealers are thinking about a segment GM has essentially abandoned: hybrids. New York Joins California, Banning Non-Electric Vehicles After 2035 … Read more
Sales of diesel vehicles in the luxury vehicle segment have more than halved in the last five years even as the rich and well-heeled have taken the lead in adoption of electric vehicles in the country. The share of diesel in total sales of luxury vehicles in the local market declined to 35% last year … Read more
Interim Budget Expectations: The government needs to continue with favourable policies to promote green mobility while also focussing on infrastructure development at a robust pace in the upcoming Budget, according to some leading firms in the automobile space. The Union government is all set to present the interim budget on February 1. “We expect capex … Read more
Sales of diesel vehicles in the luxury vehicle segment have more than halved in the last five years even as the rich and well-heeled have taken the lead in adoption of electric vehicles in the country. The share of diesel in total sales of luxury vehicles in the local market declined to 35% last year … Read more
Tesla CEO Elon Musk said Wednesday that Chinese electric vehicle companies will “demolish” their competitors elsewhere in the world without trade barriers. “Our observation is generally that the Chinese car companies are the most competitive car companies in the world, so I think they will have significant success outside of China, depending on what kind … Read more
Elon Musk speaks onstage during The New York Times Dealbook Summit 2023 at Jazz at Lincoln Center on November 29, 2023 in New York City. Slaven Vlasic | Getty Images Elon Musk said Chinese electric automakers will find “significant” success outside of China, even as his firm Tesla faces intense competition from these same companies. … Read more
