First production Solo three-wheeler EV rolls off the assembly line
• newatlas.com By Loz BlainElectra Meccanica has kicked production of its US$15,000 electric three-wheeler into high gear.
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Self-driving cars were expected to eliminate driving jobs but Uber just fired 100 ...
• https://www.nextbigfuture.comself-driving operators...Self-driving cars were expected to eliminate millions of driving jobs over the next few years but Uber just fired 100 self-driving operators (reported by Quartz.com). The Uber self-driving operators can re-apply for jobs in U
BMW to Move US Production to China: More "Winning" Coming, $200B Trump Response
• https://www.themaven.netI keep wondering how much more winning we can take. Regardless, more winning is on the way, another $200 billion.
Cummins Acquires Electric Powertrain Supplier Efficient Drivetrains
• https://insideevs.com by Mark KaneCummins is expanding its competence in electrification through another acquisition of electric and hybrid powertrain supplier Efficient Drivetrains.
Beyond belief: Meet the 5,221-horsepower, battery-powered Bulgarian Batmobile
• https://newatlas.com, by Loz BlainEver since electric cars came back onto the menu in the Lithium age, something like this has been coming. Something flatly outrageous, something that smashes the paradigm of the hypercar and lays waste to all before it. Meet the 5,221-horsepower, 303
Interview: StreetDrone announces open-source autonomous car platform
• https://newatlas.com, by Loz BlainSelf-driving cars are a fascinating problem, a colossal future market and a bit of a glamor topic right now, so there's plenty of people very keen to get into the game, from young minds in universities to established companies that see autonomy as an
Vitaliy Katsenelson Explains "Why I Canceled My Model 3 Order"
• https://www.themaven.netTake a gander at the Model 3 shopping experience. If you still like Tesla, as a company, you are delusional. Fund manager Vitaliy Katsenelson explains Why I Canceled My Model 3 Order.
America's Largest Supermarket Chain To Test Driverless Grocery Deliveries
• zerohedge.com by Tyler DurdenThe Kroger Co. could soon unleash a fleet of autonomous grocery delivery vehicles across the United States if its on-road, fully autonomous pilot program is successful.
Get Yourself a Mustang, American Custom Car Builder Now Accepts Bitcoin Services
• https://news.bitcoin.com by Avi MizrahiForget about a Lambo and get yourself a Mustang. An American custom car builder now accepts payments for its built-to-order and officially licensed vehicles in bitcoin and additional cryptocurrencies, including BCH, BTC, LTC, ETH and more.
Tesla Compared To Theranos After Musk Halted Critical Brake Test To Boost Output
• zerohedge.com by Tyler DurdenUpdate: Tesla has responded to the facts below that it stopped a crucial safety test during "production hell" of the Model 3, confirming it did indeed not do the brake test, however justifying this by saying that every car is tested after production
Model 3 Assembly Line: Detailed Images of Tesla's "On the Fly" Manufacturing
• themaven.net by Mike Mish ShedlockThe New York Times has an interesting set of images and comments on the Tesla Model 3 tent production line.
Check Out This Totaled Tesla Model 3 – Video
• https://insideevs.com by Mark KaneEver wonder what a totaled Tesla Model 3 looks like after most of the body panels have been removed?
Kroger to bring driverless cars to grocery delivery
• https://www.cnbc.comKroger is partnering with autonomous car company Nuro to introduce driverless cars to its grocery delivery. Kroger has made a number of investments toward expanding its digital and online delivery business. "Last mile delivery" is one o
Elon Musk asks for development ideas for Tesla Pickup Truck
• https://newatlas.com, Paul RiddenAt the Semi and Roadster reveal last November, Elon Musk quickly showed a mockup drawing of an all-electric pickup truck large enough to carry a pickup truck in its bed.
What The Government Really Thinks About Gas Mileage
• By Eric Peters Eric Peters AutosAll this hubbub over how much gas cars burn and the government won't even synchronize traffic lights.
Faraday Future Confirms $2 Billion In New Funding
• https://insideevs.com by Mark KaneEvergrande Health Industry Group Limited (Evergrande Health), a Hong Kong Stock Exchange listed company, takes 45% share in the company as 33% remains in hands of the original shareholders, and 22% belongs to the team at FF.
Next-Gen Bentley Mulsanne Expected To Be Pure Electric
• https://insideevs.com by ADRIAN PADEANUCrewe's flagship rumored to go fully electric early into the next decade.
Why We Can't Drive Faster ...
• By Eric Peters Eric Peters AutosAlmost everything about cars has changed over the past 50 years - except for how fast we're allowed to drive them.
Taxi Driver Suicides is Latest Propaganda Push Against Uber
• https://www.thedailybell.comThe Lie: Taxi drivers are committing suicide because of competition from rideshare companies like Uber. The Truth: New York City forced cab drivers to buy limited supply medallions in order to operate a taxi.
Elon Musk considers crowdsourcing Tesla manufacturing by having owners 'help build' cars
• electrek.co by Fred LambertSorry for the clickbaity (yet somewhat still accurate) headline, but I couldn't resist with the current hysteria around Tesla's Model 3 production ramp up and the shorts/naysayers trying to turn anything into something negative.
Russia Launches Super-Luxury Limo Brand to Compete with Bentley -
• lewrockwell.com By Michael QuinnPutin Is First Customer (Viral Documentary Film) It's the most powerful Limo on the market, of course, what else did you expect from Russia?
The Good News About Automated Cars
• By Eric Peters Eric Peters AutosAutomated cars are being pushed on us harder than crystal meth in a West Virginia trailer park – by a tag team of the government apparat (which salivates at the prospect of heightened control over our movements) and a car industry which is becoming
Test Shows Why A Tesla On Autopilot Might Crash Into Parked Car
• https://insideevs.com, STEVEN LOVEDAYIs Tesla Autopilot technology the real problem or is it driver complacency, which is accelerated by semi-autonomous systems?
Musk Admits "Radical Change Still Needed" As Self-Imposed Production Deadline Looms
• zerohedge.com by Tyler DurdenElon Musk's promise to ramp up Tesla Model 3 production to 5,000 cars a week by the end of June - a promise he made at Tesla shareholders at the company's annual meeting earlier this month - is clearly weighing on the CEO.
Tesla Roadster With SpaceX-Inspired Boosters Comes To Life
• https://insideevs.com by Eric LovedayIt's got rockets. It might even be able to fly.
Tritium Looks To Lead Fast Charger Segment With Latest Investment
• https://insideevs.com by Mark KaneAustralian company Tritium seems to be taking the European fast charging market by storm. Its new EU headquarters was launched in the Netherlands.
Autocraft Bodywerks returns a poor wrecked Tesla to its former glory.
• https://insideevs.com by Wade MaloneSince the launch of the Tesla Model 3, the company has been working to expand its service center and mobile fleet services. For many basic repairs, the mobile fleet service will suffice. In fact Tesla now claims that 80% of repairs can be done in the
SpaceX package will add "small rocket thrusters" to 2020 Tesla Roadster
• newatlas.com By Paul RiddenBack in November 2017, a new generation of the Tesla Roadster was revealed, with production scheduled to start in 2020.
Tesla Supercharger Tally Now Exceeds 10,000
• https://insideevs.com, BY MARK KANEThe number of individual stalls in the Tesla Supercharging network now exceeds 10,000… several months behind the schedule, but still it's the biggest such network by far in the world.
Meet the "Taycan": Porsche's Tesla Competitor
• https://www.themaven.netThe Tesla S competitor from Porsche carries the name "Taycan", pronounced "Tie- Con". Handelsblatt reports Porsche's first electric car is called "Taycan". The oriental term means "lively, young horse" and attack with it the heraldic animal
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