Key Points 💰 Volkswagen announces a $10 billion euro cost-cutting measure for its VW brand, including job cuts, due to high costs and low productivity. 🚗 VW brand chief Thomas Schaefer states that the brand is “no longer competitive” during a staff meeting in Wolfsburg. 🔄 Efforts to reduce staff will focus on partial or…
🚀 SpaceX resumed launches after a five-day Thanksgiving break, deploying 23 Starlink satellites from Cape Canaveral Space Force Station in Florida. 📡 The launched Starlink satellites are V2 mini variants, equipped with argon Hall thrusters for improved maneuvering and four times more bandwidth than previous versions. 🛰️ This launch marked the 87th orbital mission and…
Stellantis CEO Carlos Tavares has expressed concerns surrounding major upcoming elections in the U.S. and the United Kingdom (UK) next year, warning that the political climates could play a role in the sale of electric vehicles (EVs). Tavares noted the possibility for a slowed electrification ramp at a press conference outside of Stellantis’s Mirafiori plant…
Tesla bull Dan Ives of Wedbush revealed the firm’s estimation of what the Cybertruck could approximately cost just two days before deliveries. Tesla is set to deliver the Cybertruck for the first time in just two days at its delivery event is scheduled for Thursday at 2 p.m. Central Time. However, despite the fact that the first…
Tesla has sent emails with official tickets to those invited to this week’s Cybertruck delivery event, as seen in a few screenshots on social media. The upcoming Cybertruck delivery event is to be held on Thursday, and those who have been invited are reportedly receiving emails with official ticket stubs, as posted on X by several who…
We are just two days away from Tesla’s Cybertruck Delivery Event, and here’s how you can watch the all-electric pickup make its way to customers for the first time. Tesla first unveiled the Cybertruck four years ago, and on Thursday, the automaker will show the first units making their way to customers on X and on…
Rivian has “recalled” 1,463 R1T and R1S vehicles to fix a defroster bug, as a recent update may have deactivated both the defroster and defogger system controls. We use the quotations around the word “recall” because this issue will be fixed with an Over-the-Air software update and is a continuation of the intense debate around…
Key Points 🚗 Tesla has employed a unique strategy with the Cybertruck, keeping certain details such as price, trim levels, and range undisclosed for the past few years. 💬 This strategy has generated ongoing public discussion and curiosity about the Cybertruck, creating a buzz in the automotive sector. 💡 Instead of traditional advertising, Tesla has…
Darko Davidovic is one of the key players in the ongoing union strike against Tesla in Sweden. Davidovic serves as the IF Metall union’s federal lawyer, and he has overtly criticized the electric vehicle maker for its lack of collective agreement. But as per recent reports, Davidovic’s family owns a Tesla Model Y today, and he drove…
Tesla and SpaceX CEO Elon Musk got an unfiltered look at the ravages of war during his recent visit to Israel. As could be seen in social media posts from the country’s officials, Musk met with several people during his visit, including Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, President Isaac Herzog, and the families of hostages…