A company, A2Z EV/EVSE, is seeking to expand its reach by ensuring its Supercharger extension cords meet Tesla's safety standards. This comes after a Tesla engineer, Wes Morrill, warned EV owners about the potential risks of using aftermarket extension cords on Superchargers, citing instances of overheating and shorting.
AITesla | Rating: 42 | 2024-09-20 11:10:21 AM |
Volkswagen has issued a stop sale and production halt for the ID.4 all-electric crossover due to faulty door handles that offer insufficient water protection. The recall affects 98,806 units of the 2021-2024 model year ID.4, including vehicles built at the company's Zwickau plant in Germany and Chattanooga, TN plant in the United States.
BusinessVolkswagen | Duplicated with: 1 | Rating: 53 | 2024-09-20 11:10:21 AM |
An Arizona judge has issued a temporary injunction against Lucid, a luxury electric vehicle maker, over the company's decision to terminate two employees who attempted to form a union at its AZ plant. The terminated employees, Amie Begay and Chad Brewer, had distributed union literature in bathrooms and break areas before being let go. The National Labor Relations Board filed a petition against Lucid, alleging the company eavesdropped on conversations and threw away union materials.
BusinessLucid | Rating: 51 | 2024-09-20 11:10:21 AM |
Tesla's Shanghai team has been asked by Elon Musk to provide help to anyone in need to the best of their ability as Shanghai deals with the aftermath of Typhoon Bebinca. The typhoon made landfall near Shanghai, causing destruction and prompting the evacuation of 400,000 people in the Shanghai Metropolitan and 9,000 people from the Chongming District. Hundreds of flights and train services were canceled, and a 25 mph speed limit was imposed on roads within Shanghai.
BusinessTesla | Rating: 53 | 2024-09-20 11:10:20 AM |
General Motors (GM) has announced that its electric vehicles will be able to access 17,800 Tesla Superchargers in North America, starting today. The company's electric cars will use a GM-approved NACS DC adapter to access the Tesla Superchargers. The addition of the Tesla Supercharger Network gives GM electric car owners access to over 231,800 public Level 2 and DC fast chargers in North America. The NACS DC adapters will initially be available for US customers, followed by customers in Canada later this year.
AITesla | Duplicated with: 1 | Rating: 53 | 2024-09-19 11:10:46 AM |
Tesla is set to unveil its Robotaxi in Los Angeles in three weeks, with analysts from Morgan Stanley looking forward to the event. CEO Elon Musk has hinted that the event will showcase not only the new Robotaxi vehicle but also a few other things. The event is expected to take place on October 10.
AITesla | Duplicated with: 1 | Rating: 53 | 2024-09-19 11:10:46 AM |
SpaceX successfully launched a European Union navigation satellite constellation, Galileo L-13, from Cape Canaveral Space Force Station in Florida. The mission was supported by the Falcon 9 first-stage booster, B1067, which has been used for 12 Starlink missions and two cargo missions to the International Space Station. The Galileo missions are managed and operated by the European Union Agency for the Space Programme (EUSPA).
SpaceSpaceX | Rating: 53 | 2024-09-19 11:10:45 AM |
Tesla CEO Elon Musk highlighted the advantages of the Tesla Semi over traditional diesel vehicles, including lower cost of ownership, improved safety, better range, and performance. The Semi will ramp up to 50,000 units of annual production at a new facility near Gigafactory Nevada. Dan Priestley, the Engineering Head for the Semi program, presented information about the vehicle at the IAA Transport Conference in Germany.
BusinessTesla | Rating: 53 | 2024-09-19 11:10:45 AM |
FCC Commissioner Brendan Carr criticized the agency for hypocrisy, pointing out that it previously stated Starlink was not 'reasonably capable of providing high-speed internet' but now calls it a monopoly. FCC Chair Jessica Rosenworcel called for more competition, citing Starlink's 7,000 satellites in orbit and its dominance of internet traffic. The agency's stance on Starlink has changed over time.
PoliticsFCC | Rating: 53 | 2024-09-19 11:10:45 AM |
Tesla China saw 15,600 new vehicle registrations in the week of September 9-15, 2024, representing a 3.7% decrease from the previous week's 16,200 registrations. The company's sales in China surpassed last year's sales, making it a strong Q3.
BusinessTesla | Rating: 51 | 2024-09-19 11:10:45 AM |