Tesla is currently building its massive Gigafactory 1 in the Nevada desert. The Gigafactory aims to produce more batteries than the entire industry did back in 2013, Now they have tweeted it will be the largest rooftop solar panel array in the world. Upon completion – 70MW or roughly ~200,000 solar panels will make power […]
Volkswagen confirmed Thursday that it will end production of the iconic Beetle in 2019, though it hinted that the car could one day be revived. The future of the iconic Beetle had been a subject of speculation for months. The German automaker has shifted its emphasis to SUVs and a range of still-to-come new electric […]
Sep 13 2018 | Posted in
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Some two million Ford F-150 pickup trucks are being recalled by the company after more than 20 reports of smoke or fire coming from the seat belts. The recall, which was announced Thursday, applies to certain Regular Cab and SuperCrew Cab vehicles from model years 2015-18. The problem, according to the company, is with a […]
Acura has today announced details for its 2019 ILX sport sedan. Included in the upgrades for the latest ILX model are a dual-screen infotainment system with CarPlay and Android Auto support. Detailed in a press release, Acura shared more about the improvements it is bringing to the 2019 ILX. In addition to including its “AcuraWatch […]
The redesigned Subaru Forester compact crossover comes with a slight price increase to go along with its bigger size and added standard safety technology. The 2019 Forester will start at $25,270, including shipping. Subaru says the redesigned Forester, which moves to the brand’s global platform, is more spacious than before, with the wheelbase stretching to […]
Aug 22 2018 | Posted in
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Uber is close to settling a $1.9 million payout to 56 current and former workers who say they were victims of sexual harassment—an average of around $34,000 each. Additionally, those workers and 431 other female and minority engineers will receive an average of just under $11,000 for alleged pay disparities. The figures come from the […]
Reuters has reported Toyota will build capacity at the production hub in the south China city of Guangzhou to also produce an additional 120,000 vehicles a year, an increase of 24 percent over current capacity. When you local at the production plans for the plants in Tianjin and Guangzhou, Toyota will boost its overall manufacturing capacity […]
Aug 17 2018 | Posted in
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Kroger Co. and Nuro today announced Scottsdale, Arizona as the city for their self-driving grocery delivery pilot. Earlier this summer, Kroger, America’s largest supermarket retailer, and Nuro, maker of the world’s first driverless delivery vehicle, announced a partnership to begin testing grocery delivery using Nuro’s robots. Through the new self-driving delivery vehicles, customers will receive their groceries […]
Tesla is moving towards make 8,000 Model 3 cars per week, Evercore analysts wrote in a note on Thursday Tesla produced 5,031 Model 3 electric cars in the last seven days of the second quarter, the company said in early July, finally meeting its long-elusive production targets. Evercore had earlier forecast production of 123,000 Model 3s […]
Aug 16 2018 | Posted in
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Shares in Tesla have fallen on reports that US regulators are seeking to question executives at the firm about its privatization plans. Fox News tweeted that the US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) had sent subpoenas to the electric carmaker and was “ramping up” its investigation. Mr Musk announced on Twitter on 7 August that […]