Tesla is set for another fight against unionization, this time over Gigafactory Berlin. IG Metall, a powerful union in the German auto industry, confirmed that it wants to have a worker council at the factory. There have been several unionization efforts at Tesla over the years. For years, United Auto Workers (UAW) tried to unionize…
Volkswagen is claiming that it can profitably sell a self-driving system to owners of its vehicles, and it will sell it for as little as €7 an hour. Since 2018, Volkswagen has been developing its Modular Electric Drive, or MEB, platform for electric vehicles. After pledging to transition to a lineup of fully electric cars in…
It appears that Tesla’s challenges with a former Model 3 owner-turned-protester in China are not over just yet. On Thursday, the former Tesla owner, accompanied by her husband, formally filed a defamation suit against the EV maker. The lawsuit was filed at the Beiguan District People’s Court in Anyang, Henan Province. In her litigation, Zhang, the…
Elon Musk may be the de facto face of cryptocurrencies today, thanks to Tesla’s Bitcoin holdings and regular posts about Dogecoin, but the Tesla CEO has given a warning to anyone willing to invest their hard-earned cash in digital currencies. Elon Musk told reporters that people should not put their life savings into cryptocurrencies because…
In a recent promo for his upcoming appearance as a guest host on Saturday Night Live, Elon Musk seemed to be in his (slightly awkward) element. Musk is set to appear on the popular late-night comedy show this coming Saturday, May 8, at 8:30 p.m. PST, alongside musical guest Miley Cyrus. The Tesla and SpaceX…
Update: CEO Elon Musk says that SpaceX “might try to refly SN15 soon” after it became the first Starship to ace a high-altitude launch and survive the landing. In other words, SpaceX might be about to kick off what’s bound to be a long and fruitful future of Starship reusability. https://twitter.com/elonmusk/status/1390569345361883136?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw Less than six months after…
Update: For the first time ever, SpaceX has successfully landed a Starship prototype in one piece and kept the giant steel rocket intact throughout the post-flight safing process. The fun, however, is just beginning. First and foremost, excluding simpler Starship prototypes SN5 and SN6, Starship SN15 is the first prototype to actually complete that safing process.…
Amidst reports that Tesla has already sold out its full second quarter production capacity, the electric car maker implemented a new round of price increases for the Model 3 and Model Y, its two most popular vehicles. The latest round of price adjustments adds $500 to the cost of the Model 3 Standard Range Plus, Model…
Thanks to Gravity’s efforts, Tesla Model Y yellow cabs could soon be cruising down New York City (NYC) streets. The New York City Taxi and Limousine Commission (TLC) recently approved a pilot program to increase the number of battery electric vehicles (BEVs) in the yellow taxi industry. TLC’s BEV pilot program will see Gravity participating…
Tesla is planning a new facility named “Bobcat Project” next to Gigafactory Texas, according to newly filed documents with the local municipality. Electrek first revealed that Tesla is going to build its next Gigafactory in Austin around this time last year. Now a year later, Tesla is already really advanced in the construction project of the massive…