Свежие новости и отзывы о Tesla

Texas will require electric vehicle charging companies to include Tesla’s North American Charging Standard (NACS) and the Combined Charging System (CCS) standard in order to qualify for a state program to electrify highways through federal funds, Reuters reports. “The decision by Ford, GM, and now Rivian to adopt NACS changed requirements for Phase 1. Each […] Texas says state-funded EV chargers must include Tesla plugs by Rebecca Bellan originally published on TechCrunch... →

China’s electric vehicle companies are pouring into the Middle East where both investors and consumers have a growing appetite for the country’s Tesla challengers. Shanghai-based Nio announced Tuesday that CYVN Holdings, a smart mobility-focused investment vehicle majority owned by the Abu Dhabi government, will invest a total of $738.5 million in the Chinese EV maker. […] Abu Dhabi pours $738.5M into China’s Tesla challenger Nio by Rita Liao originally published on TechCrunch... →

Rivian is the latest automaker to jump on Tesla’s charging standard, the North American Charging Standard (NACS). This comes just weeks after Ford and General Motors announced that their upcoming electric vehicles would have the proper equipment to recharge using Tesla Superchargers. Current Rivian vehicles will get a NACS adapter. Future Rivian vehicles, including current […] Rivian to adopt Tesla’s NACS charging standard by Matt Burns originally published on TechCrunch... →

A Chinese electric vehicle brand that’s rarely spotted in the U.S. is quickly catching up to Tesla’s dominance of the global EV market. BYD, which started in Shenzhen 28 years ago, delivered 547,917 passenger EVs, including hybrids, a category it’s known for, in the first quarter of 2023. The tally surpassed that of Tesla, which […] BYD is overtaking Tesla, but its EV dream skips the US for now by Rita Liao originally published on TechCrunch... →

Charging networks need to dramatically accelerate their expansion to keep pace with EV adoption. Why every EV charging network combined can’t compete with Tesla by Tim De Chant originally published on TechCrunch... →

Support for Tesla’s charging connector and charge port — called the North American Charging Standard — has accelerated in the days since Ford and GM announced plans to integrate the technology into its next-generation of EVs and sell adapters for current EV owners to gain access. More than a dozen third-party charging networks and hardware […] EV charger networks are turning to Tesla standard as support accelerates by Kirsten Korosec originally published on TechCrunch... →

Nio, one of China’s homegrown Tesla challengers, has slashed the prices of all its models by 30,000 yuan ($4,200), the NYSE-listed premium electric vehicle upstart announced on Monday. The news came as EV makers enter a price war in the world’s largest auto market, where BYD, the 28-year-old, Shenzhen-based company known for its affordable hybrid […] Nio said not to join China’s EV price war. Now it’s cutting $4K across all models by Rita Liao originally published on TechCrunch... →

The Station is a weekly newsletter dedicated to all things transportation. Sign up here — just click The Station — to receive the full edition of the newsletter every weekend in your inbox. Subscribe for free.  Welcome back to The Station, your central hub for all past, present and future means of moving people and packages from Point […] Tesla fuels an EV charging standards war by Kirsten Korosec originally published on TechCrunch... →

Tesla faces a difficult choice: spend big to maintain the Supercharger network’s high level of service or “optimize” the network for higher revenue. Tesla’s Supercharger network will strain under the weight of GM and Ford deals by Tim De Chant originally published on TechCrunch... →

Seven months ago, when Tesla announced it would share its EV charging connector design to encourage automakers to adopt the technology and help make it the new standard in North America, few, if any, predicted competitors would bite. Now, with Ford and General Motors agreeing to integrate Tesla charging tech in their next-gen vehicles by 2025, […] GM and Ford could help spark a charging standards war by teaming up with Tesla by Rebecca Bellan originally published on TechCrunch... →

In many ways, drone delivery still feels very pie in the sky in terms of scalable e-commerce. In smaller, controlled pockets, however, the concept is going swimmingly. Among the spots is a small Google satellite campus in the Palo Alto foothills. The buildings, which neighbor larger Tesla and HP offices, are home to a handful […] How curbside pickup caused Wing to rethink its approach to drone delivery by Brian Heater originally published on TechCrunch... →

General Motors will integrate Tesla’s electric vehicle charging standard in its future EVs, CEO Mary Barra said Thursday during a Twitter Spaces with Tesla CEO Elon Musk. The agreement between the erstwhile rivals comes less than two weeks after Ford announced a similar partnership, and signals that other automakers could soon follow. As with the […] GM follows Ford’s lead and adopts Tesla chargers by Rebecca Bellan originally published on TechCrunch... →

All new Tesla Model 3 vehicles will now qualify for the full $7,500 federal EV tax credit, according to a change in Tesla’s website. The EV tax credits were mandated by Congress last August as part of the Inflation Reduction Act, with the goal of ending U.S. reliance on China for batteries. The full $7,500 tax […] Tesla says all new Model 3s now qualify for full $7,500 tax credit by Rebecca Bellan originally published on TechCrunch... →

On Tuesday, Elon Musk commenced his high-stakes visit to China, marking his first since before the COVID-19 pandemic. In an era of decoupling, the Tesla CEO stands out as one of the very few Silicon Valley tech bosses who remain committed to China. This commitment isn’t surprising, given the increasingly pivotal role China plays in […] Elon Musk’s pivotal China visit: Diplomacy, supply chain and beyond by Rita Liao originally published on TechCrunch... →

On Tuesday, Elon Musk commenced his high-stakes visit to China, marking his first since before the COVID-19 pandemic. In an era of decoupling, the Tesla CEO stands out as one of the very few Silicon Valley tech bosses who remain committed to China. This commitment isn’t surprising given the increasingly pivotal role China plays in […] Elon Musk’s pivotal China visit: diplomacy, supply chain, and beyond by Rita Liao originally published on TechCrunch... →

Federal regulators have closed an investigation into Tesla for allowing in-dash gaming while its vehicles were moving. The U.S. National Highway Traffic Safety Administration launched the investigation in late 2021 after discovering video games could be seen and played on the center screen even while the vehicle was in motion. The investigation covered more than […] Tesla cleared by NHTSA for in-car gaming feature by Kirsten Korosec originally published on TechCrunch... →

Welcome back to The Station, your central hub for all past, present and future means of moving people and packages from Point A to Point B. I’m turning the wheel over to Rebecca Bellan next week, and she’s mostly steering things this week (I had to add a few of my thoughts in here cuz […] Ford EVs will have Tesla DNA and Waymo’s robotaxis are coming to Uber by Kirsten Korosec originally published on TechCrunch... →

Tesla held its annual shareholder meeting in Austin on Tuesday, an event that Tesla has now taken to calling its Cyber Roundup. There were five proposals on the agenda, including one that pushed Tesla’s board to come up with a public succession plan for CEO Elon Musk and other “key persons” whose behavior and loss […] Tesla shareholders meeting: no succession plan, a co-founder returns and two EVs teased by Rebecca Bellan originally published on TechCrunch... →

The second-generation Tesla Roadster — the all-electric sports car that made a splashy and surprise debut in November 2017 — will “hopefully” go into production next year, CEO Elon Musk said Tuesday at the company’s annual shareholder meeting in Austin, Texas. Emphasis on hopefully. The Roadster, which originally was supposed to come to market in […] Tesla Roadster production has been pushed back again by Kirsten Korosec originally published on TechCrunch... →

Tesla CEO Elon Musk teased two new electric vehicles Tuesday at the automaker’s 2023 annual shareholder’s meeting. The billionaire executive even claimed that Tesla is already in the process of building a new product. “I just want to emphasize that we are actually building a new product,” said Musk. “We are actually designing a new […] Elon Musk teases two new EVs, says Tesla is already building one by Rebecca Bellan originally published on TechCrunch... →