In Elon Musk’s World, Brakes Are for Cars, Not C.E.O.s
From his management style to his personal life, the Tesla chief seems comfortable with chaos, often of his own creation. Is that best for his company?
Faraday Future factory completes its first full car
The Faraday Future factory is up and running. It produced its first complete pre-production electric car on Tuesday, after building its first production body late last month. A company memo leaked to Green Car Reports reveals that Faraday plans a party to celebrate the milestone at its assembly plant in California's Central Valley on Tuesday. The... Tesla lawsuit dismissed, faster-charging batteries, and classics turned electric cars: Today’s Car News
A judge dismisses a lawsuit against Tesla over Model 3 production delays. Researchers from Penn State develop faster-charging lithium-ion batteries. We ask if classic cars should be converted to electric power in a new Twitter poll. And Aston Martin says it could be first with 800-volt charging capability. All of this and more on Green Car... Aston Martin may be first with 800-volt charging
Automakers look ahead to the day when fast-charging changes the electric-car landscape. Many have debated and some have announced 800-volt electric cars, especially Porsche, with forthcoming versions of its Taycan electric car. Prior to last weekend’s Pebble Beach Concours d'Elegance, Aston Martin CEO Andy Palmer tweeted a photo of his... Penn State researchers develop faster-charging lithium battery cell
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Researchers at Pennsylvania State University claim they may have found the "Goldilocks" battery for electric cars, according to a report in ChargedEVs. One of the biggest challenges for electric-car batteries has been that the batteries have to be charged slowly. If they're charged too quickly too often, they can decay prematurely or become... Judge dismisses lawsuit against Tesla over Model 3 production delays
Amid a topsy-turvy month of mostly bad news for Tesla, the company got one major reprieve on Monday. According to a Reuters report, a federal court in San Francisco has dismissed a lawsuit from shareholders over delays in Model 3 production. The suit against Tesla and its CEO, Elon Musk, claimed that production forecasts for the Model 3 were... Should classic cars be converted to electric power? Twitter poll
The latest trend in classic cars is converting them to electric power. Jaguar announced last Thursday that it will convert its ultimate classic, the 1960s E-type, to electric power. It will build the cars at its classic center in England, and is taking orders. Jaguar says its electric powertrain is designed to plug into the E-type's sleek body... Elon Musk and Tesla Resolved One Issue. Now for the Rest.
After deciding not to try to remove its shares from the market, the electric carmaker must focus on some stubborn challenges while facing new ones.
Tesla had VW funding lined up to go private, report says
After Tesla CEO Elon Musk announced earlier this month that he planned to take the company private, investment advisors hooked a big fish to provide the funding, according to a report in The Wall Street Journal on Monday. In a long report about the Tesla board's deliberations over taking the company private, the Journal revealed that investment... Mercedes EQC, 2019 Chevy Volt price increase, and Russian electric car: Today’s Car News
Mercedes-Benz gives us a better look at its upcoming EQC electric crossover SUV. The 2019 Chevrolet Volt plug-in hybrid sees a price increase. Russian armsmaker Kalashnikov shows off its electric car. And Tesla reportedly had Volkswagen lined up to take the company private. All of this and more on Green Car Reports. Mercedes-Benz's parent company...