Key Points 🚗 The International Energy Agency (IEA) expects electric vehicles (EVs) to increase almost tenfold by 2030 under current policies. ☀️ Renewable energy is projected to make up 50% of the global electricity mix by 2030, up from around 30% today. ⛽ The IEA foresees a path to peak demand for coal, oil, and…
Key Points 🚀 SpaceX launched 22 V2 mini Starlink satellites from Vandenberg Space Force Base in California. 🛰️ This marked SpaceX’s 77th mission of the year, with 50 of those missions involving Starlink satellites. 🌐 SpaceX has now launched over 4,900 Starlink satellites into orbit. 🚀 The Falcon 9 booster used for this mission, Booster…
Key Points 🚗 CATL, a Tesla supplier, has opened a new EV battery production facility in China. 🏭 The facility can produce one battery cell per second and is located in the Guizhou province. 📈 The factory aims to have an annual capacity of 60 GWh, with two construction phases planned. 🤖 The factory’s high…
Key Points 🇺🇸 President Joe Biden and the White House have issued a new Executive Order to enhance the management of Artificial Intelligence (AI) risks. 📜 The Executive Order establishes standards to protect Americans’ privacy, safety, and security while promoting equity, civil rights, innovation, and competition in AI development. 🤖 AI projects have become more…
Key Points 🚗 Panasonic, a Tesla supplier, is reducing domestic production of EV batteries by up to 60% in Japan due to slower-than-expected sales of specific Tesla models. 💰 Despite the production cut, Panasonic reported record profits of 288 billion yen ($1.9 billion) for the six-month period ending in September, partly due to U.S. subsidies…
Key Points ✅ General Motors (GM) and the United Auto Workers (UAW) have reached a tentative agreement, ending a six-week strike. 💼 The deal, pending ratification by UAW members, matches the offers made to Ford and Stellantis and includes a 25% wage increase for GM workers. 🛠️ The agreements also reduce the eight-year path to…
Key Points 🚗 Ford has sweetened its Tesla Supercharger deal by adding 3,000 additional locations to the BlueOval Network. 🔌 This expansion increases the number of Tesla Superchargers available to Ford EV owners from 12,000 to over 15,000, with availability starting next spring. 🛠️ Ford will offer an adapter for Ford EV customers to use…
Key Points 🚗 The Tesla Model S Plaid is getting new Sport Seats that resemble traditional racing seats. 🛋️ These new seats were revealed through a leak in the company’s Service Manual. 🏎️ The Model S Plaid aims to combine luxury and performance. 📸 Images of the new seats show a more traditional racing seat…
Key Points 💼 Tesla workers in Sweden did not go on strike, defying expectations. 💰 Employees cited good working conditions and wages as reasons for not striking. 📊 The strike was planned due to a disagreement over wages, pensions, and insurance. 🚗 Tesla Club Sweden observed normal operations at the Infra City site. 📈 Some…
Key Points 🚗 New footage of a Tesla Cybertruck in California provides close-up views of its bed, tailgate, and tonneau cover. 📸 Bill from Tesla Owners Silicon Valley spotted the Cybertruck release candidate in Monterey, California. 📽️ The video shows the tonneau cover being retracted and the truck’s vault bed with the tailgate down. 🧩…