Electric cars

News of an Employee’s Death at a Tesla Facility Renews Spotlight on History of Safety Concerns

Tesla confirmed Tuesday that the body of one of its employees was found at the company’s Gigfactory last week and police are currently investigating the incident, Business Insider reported. The body of Michael Johnston, 61, was found on the Nevada factory’s third floor on July 22, the Storey County Police Department told the site. (A…

Tech News Alyse Stanley Jul 30

Tesla Posts Record Deliveries in Q2 2019, But Still Lost $408 Million

Electric car giant Tesla had its stock plunge over 10 percent in after-hours trading after posting a $408 million loss in Q2 2019—despite shipping record numbers of cars, CNBC reported on Wednesday. The company produced about 87,000 cars in the quarter and shipped some 95,200 of them throughout the quarter, per the Verge, and generated…

Tech News Tom McKay Jul 24

London Considers Bubbling, Beeping, and Other ‘Irritating’ Sci-Fi Sounds for Electric Bus Fleet

The European Union is making a major safety push to add fake noises to electric vehicles, but some may sound goofier than others and that’s causing disagreement in the UK. The BBC reports that starting Monday, all new EU-manufactured electric cars and vans must come with an acoustic vehicle alert system (AVAS) that emits fake…

Transportation Jennings Brown Jul 1

Report Finds a Tesla Navigate on Autopilot Function May Pose Serious Safety Risks Without Driver Engagement

A newer Tesla feature to allow its cars to switch lanes automatically may present safety risks for drivers who aren’t actively engaged while the setting is enabled, according to findings by Consumer Reports. Through its own independent testing on highways with a Model 3, Consumer Reports encountered a number of issues with the function offered…

Tech News Catie Keck May 22

Man Concludes ‘World’s Longest’ Trip in Electric Car

In an epic road trip spanning more than three years, 33 countries, and roughly 59,000 miles, Dutchman Weibe Wakker set what is believed to be the record for the ‘world’s longest trip’ by an electric car, yesterday. Wakker set out from Amsterdam in the Netherlands on March 15, 2016, as part of his Plug Me…

Tech News Victoria Song Apr 8

Norway Just Hit a New World Record For Electric Car Sales

Norway is pretty over the internal combustion engine. More and more electric vehicles are quietly cruising the roads in the Scandinavian country that got rich off oil. And in 2018, the country’s electric car sales hit a new world record. Last year, nearly a third of cars sold in Norway were electric, according to new…

Earther Brian Kahn Jan 3

Former Tesla Employee Charged With Embezzling $9.3 Million From Musk’s Company

A former Tesla employee was charged by a federal grand jury today of embezzling roughly $9.3 million from Elon Musk’s electric car company over the course of two years. The indictment comes as the result of an FBI inquiry. The employee, 32-year-old Salil Parulekar, allegedly engaged in a scheme that involved diverting payments, falsifying invoices,…

Tech News Catie Keck Nov 8

Dyson’s New Electric Car Manufacturing Plant in Singapore Scheduled to Open in 2021

Dyson is best known as a company that makes high-end vacuum cleaners, but it’s looking to cars for the future. The company announced back in September of 2017 that it was planning to get into the electric car business, and today Dyson gave the world a peek at how it’s going to make that happen…

Transportation Matt Novak Oct 23

Elon Musk Allegedly Tells Tesla Staff to Remain ‘Extremely Vigilant’ Amid ‘Sabotage,’ Factory Fire

Electric car giant Tesla is pulling out all the stops trying to hit make-or-break production targets of 5,000 Model 3 four-door sedans a week, going so far as to set up a third line in a tent outside its Fremont, California plant. At the same time, it’s reportedly burning through financing, has faced claims of…

Tech News Tom McKay Jun 18

Will 2018 Be the Year Our Electric Car Future Gets Real?

Another year, another step closer to climate doom unless we cut carbon pollution. What’s happening with electric cars at the start of 2018 is a sign that maybe, just maybe, we might be beginning to steer the ship toward less catastrophic waters. Established automakers and startups alike are introducing a bevy of new models. Meanwhile…

Energy Brian Kahn Jan 10

Here’s the Latest EV Startup Trying to Take Down Tesla

It’s not often you get to see the birth of the new car brand, but with Tesla’s recent success (and the backing of deep-pocketed investors in China), newly formed Future Mobility Corp. is giving things a go with its new electric car brand Byton. Co-founded by former BMW and Nissan execs, Byton picked CES 2018…

Gadgets Sam Rutherford Jan 7

Report: Tesla Could Be Hogging Batteries and Causing a Global Shortage

Tesla seems to be working out its manufacturing bottleneck issues that were partially responsible for a $619 million loss last quarter. But the company’s solution might be causing a global battery shortage. According to a report from the Korea news outlet ETNews, Panasonic recently gave most of its cache of batteries in Japan to Tesla…

Tech News Jennings Brown Dec 6

Tesla Will Open an Electric Vehicle Plant in Shanghai’s Free Trade Zone

Automaker and alternative energy giant Tesla has signed off on a deal to build a manufacturing facility in Shanghai, the Wall Street Journal reported, in a “first of its kind” deal allowing a foreign automaker to own a plant in the city’s free-trade zone. According to the WSJ report, many details of the deal remain…

Gadgets Tom McKay Oct 22

Dyson, the Vacuum Cleaner Company, Wants to Make a Freaking Electric Car

Dyson has made a name for itself by inventing all sorts of new approaches to vacuuming your house, and it seems that the company is now looking to innovate in a whole new “clean” industry. On Tuesday, founder James Dyson announced that his company is making a major play in the electric car business. https://gizmodo.com/dyson-s-first-robovac-sucks-up-all-your-dirt-and-cash-1784141541…

Gadgets Rhett Jones Sep 26

Next Up, Tesla Will Take on 7-Eleven

Back in 2013, the sky was the limit for Tesla, and Elon Musk was promising a low-cost 90-second battery swap at charging stations in the future. Since then, reality has set in, and those plans seem to be on hold. What’s the next best solution for those long charging times? Maybe put your feet up…

Tech News Rhett Jones Sep 22

The UK Plans to Ban All New Gas and Diesel Cars and Vans by 2040

The days of the good old trusty internal combustion engine, which revolutionized transportation but also maybe helped usher in a looming environmental apocalypse, may be numbered across the pond. Reports in the Guardian and Financial Times both indicated the UK is set to ban the sale of all diesel and petrol-burning cars and vans by the…

Climate Change Tom McKay Jul 25

Dumbass Almost Hit By Train Because the Future is Too Damn Quiet

Authorities in Auckland, New Zealand are urging all dumbasses to look both ways before they cross train tracks, after a local dumbass was nearly hit yesterday. But in fairness to the dumbass, the new electric trains in the area are pretty quiet. Too quiet, if you ask this dumbass. Modern urban life is one of…

Tech News Matt Novak Apr 8

Morrissey to GM CEO: Vegan Cars

Speaking on behalf of floppy-haired environmentalists everywhere, casually racist angst man Morrissey urged General Motors to offer vegan-friendly versions of its hybrid and electric vehicles on Monday. “I’m writing to ask GM to make Chevy’s Volt and Bolt more eco-friendly by giving buyers the option to choose vegan leather interiors—including steering wheels and gear shifts,”…

Tech News Hudson Hongo Nov 22

Elon Musk Explains How Trump Could Actually Help Tesla

Addressing concerns that the incoming Trump administration could threaten green businesses like Tesla, CEO Elon Musk assured shareholders on Thursday that eliminating zero-emission vehicle (ZEV) credits could actually improve the company’s competitive advantage. Trump, who once tweeted “the concept of global warming was created by and for the Chinese in order to make U.S. manufacturing…

Climate Change Eve Peyser Nov 20

German Lawmakers Vote to Ban the Internal Combustion Engine

The modern internal combustion engine first came from Germany and now Germany wants to put a nail in its coffin. The Bundesrat has passed a resolution to ban the ICE beginning in 2030. https://gizmodo.com/new-clean-energy-report-america-may-not-be-screwed-aft-1787322663 Germany’s Spiegel Magazin reported this morning that the country’s top legislative body was able to reach a bi-partisan agreement that hopes…

Tech News Rhett Jones Oct 8

News of an Employee’s Death at a Tesla Facility Renews Spotlight on History of Safety Concerns

Tesla Posts Record Deliveries in Q2 2019, But Still Lost $408 Million

London Considers Bubbling, Beeping, and Other ‘Irritating’ Sci-Fi Sounds for Electric Bus Fleet

Report Finds a Tesla Navigate on Autopilot Function May Pose Serious Safety Risks Without Driver Engagement

Man Concludes ‘World’s Longest’ Trip in Electric Car

Norway Just Hit a New World Record For Electric Car Sales

Former Tesla Employee Charged With Embezzling $9.3 Million From Musk’s Company

Dyson’s New Electric Car Manufacturing Plant in Singapore Scheduled to Open in 2021

Elon Musk Allegedly Tells Tesla Staff to Remain ‘Extremely Vigilant’ Amid ‘Sabotage,’ Factory Fire

Will 2018 Be the Year Our Electric Car Future Gets Real?

Here’s the Latest EV Startup Trying to Take Down Tesla

Report: Tesla Could Be Hogging Batteries and Causing a Global Shortage

Tesla Will Open an Electric Vehicle Plant in Shanghai’s Free Trade Zone

Dyson, the Vacuum Cleaner Company, Wants to Make a Freaking Electric Car

Next Up, Tesla Will Take on 7-Eleven

The UK Plans to Ban All New Gas and Diesel Cars and Vans by 2040

Dumbass Almost Hit By Train Because the Future is Too Damn Quiet

Morrissey to GM CEO: Vegan Cars

Elon Musk Explains How Trump Could Actually Help Tesla

German Lawmakers Vote to Ban the Internal Combustion Engine

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