Credit to Author: Matt Pressman| Date: Wed, 28 Jul 2021 02:00:03 +0000
A major Tesla milestone was announced yesterday — the all-electric automaker just surpassed over $1 billion in GAAP net income. But that doesn’t mean it’s time for complacency. During Tesla’s Q2 earnings conference call, CEO Elon Musk said, “If you look at history, often, the seeds of defeat are sown on the day of victory. […]
Read moreCredit to Author: Jennifer Sensiba| Date: Tue, 27 Jul 2021 21:20:31 +0000
Just over two years ago, I wrote an article discussing upcoming EV transmissions. Since then, we’ve seen a number of EVs and plugin hybrids that use a transmission, and the advantages that were mathematically predictable (as well as known from the DIY EV scene that predated mass EV production) became a reality. Last month I […]
Read moreCredit to Author: Steve Hanley| Date: Tue, 27 Jul 2021 19:18:18 +0000
Fresh off a reverse merger that brought in $1 billion in new capital, Faraday Future says it will begin production in 12 months or less.
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Credit to Author: David Waterworth| Date: Tue, 27 Jul 2021 16:30:19 +0000
Only 100% battery electric vehicles (BEVs) have the potential to create the deep cuts in greenhouse gas emissions in the transport sector that the world needs to avoid catastrophic climate change. BEVs will become more efficacious as the grid gets greener around the globe. But what about hybrids, hydrogen fuel cells, biofuels, and electrofuels? Hybrids […]
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Credit to Author: Vijay Govindan| Date: Tue, 27 Jul 2021 15:24:08 +0000
This was a great quarter for Tesla. Record production, record deliveries, tremendous growth, and excellent margins in a difficult operating environment. I felt some opportunities for questions were missed, though. What’s the status of Model X deliveries this quarter? No one cared about Tesla’s second mass-market product. From the looks of the website, it’s sold […]
Read moreCredit to Author: Guest Contributor| Date: Tue, 27 Jul 2021 13:53:00 +0000
Courtesy of the Office of Minnesota Governor Tim Walz and Lieutenant Governor Peggy Flanagan. [July 26, St. Paul, MN] — Today, Governor Tim Walz and Lieutenant Governor Peggy Flanagan celebrated clean car standards taking effect in Minnesota. The new standards, finalized by a notice in the state register today, reduce carbon emissions, create good-paying jobs, […]
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Credit to Author: Jennifer Sensiba| Date: Tue, 27 Jul 2021 11:30:50 +0000
In the recent Tesla earnings call for the second quarter, we got a lot more information from Tesla about its plans to allow other EVs to charge at Tesla’s Superchargers. Let’s look at the relevant section of video and then discuss this further. The question that prompted this: “Elon has said that Tesla will be […]
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Credit to Author: Jennifer Sensiba| Date: Tue, 27 Jul 2021 11:00:37 +0000
In Tesla’s second quarter 2021 earnings call, a fan asked him if he could do interviews for some YouTube channels, naming two channels known more for a financial focus than for their technology coverage. In response, he was very diplomatic, but didn’t like what they were asking for. In some ways, it was reminiscent of […]
Read moreCredit to Author: David Waterworth| Date: Tue, 27 Jul 2021 10:42:35 +0000
After waiting for over 3 years (order placed April 2016), we had just picked up our brand new Tesla Model 3 SR+ (September 2019) from the Brisbane showroom and we were off for a road trip. My good friend Pete was throwing a bash for his 70th birthday and wanted us to come. Slight problem […]
Read moreCredit to Author: Jacek Fior| Date: Mon, 26 Jul 2021 22:10:57 +0000
The time has come again to set off on yet another electric vehicle journey. Last year, I reported on the adventures of the journalists of WysokieNapięcie.pl (definitely the #1 analytical site for energy and technology news in Poland) travelling to the westernmost point of continental Europe — Cabo da Roca — in a Porsche Taycan. […]
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