Свежие новости и отзывы о Tesla

Kentucky now requires that electric vehicle charging companies include Tesla’s charging plug if they want to secure federal funds from a state program to electrify highways, Reuters reports. The plan went into effect Friday, making Kentucky the first state to officially mandate Tesla’s charging technology. Texas and Washington have also shared plans that would require […] Kentucky is the latest state to mandate Tesla’s charging plug by Rebecca Bellan originally published on TechCrunch... →

Tesla has topped Wall Street delivery estimates in the second quarter of 2023 as the automaker’s many price cuts and the Biden administration’s federal electric vehicle tax credits take effect. The Elon Musk-owned EV-maker reported record global production of 479,000 units and record deliveries of 466,140. That’s up 10% from the 422,875 Tesla EVs delivered […] Tesla delivers record EVs amid federal tax credits, price cuts by Rebecca Bellan originally published on TechCrunch... →

The war isn’t over yet, but with Electrify America announcing this week that it would add Tesla’s plugs, it’s close. Why automakers are rushing to adopt Tesla’s NACS plug and what it means to drivers by Tim De Chant originally published on TechCrunch... →

Electrify America has become the latest company to align itself with Tesla’s EV charging standard. The company, which was created as part of a settlement of the Volkswagen diesel emission scandal, said Thursday it will add Tesla’s North American Charging Standard (NACS) connector to Electrify America and Electrify Canada’s fast charging networks by 2025.  Electrify […] VW subsidiary Electrify America to add Tesla connectors to EV charging network by Kirsten Korosec originally published on TechCrunch... →

First came Ford. GM and Rivian followed. Now, Volvo is turning to Tesla’s North American Charging Standard. Under an agreement announced Tuesday, Volvo EV owners will have access to about 12,000 of Tesla’s fast chargers, known as Superchargers, via an adapter starting in the first half of 2024. Today, Volvo produces and sells two battery […] Volvo becomes latest automaker to adopt Tesla EV charging standard by Kirsten Korosec 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 […] Rivian adopts Tesla charging standard, Cruise adds Android and Ford lands a $9.2B loan by Kirsten Korosec originally published on TechCrunch... →

Washington state plans to require companies to support Tesla’s electric vehicle charging plug in order to tap into federal funds. The pending rule is the latest domino to fall in favor of the automaker’s North American Charging Standard (NACS), following a similar move from Texas earlier this week. An official for Washington’s Transportation Department, Tonia […] Washington could be the next state to require Tesla charging standard by Harri Weber originally published on TechCrunch... →

Tesla chief executive Elon Musk says the firm is looking to invest in India and bring the electric carmaker to the country “as soon as humanly possible.” Musk said he had a “very good” conversation with Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday and is hopeful that they will be able to “announce something in […] Musk says looking to bring Tesla and Starlink to India after meeting with PM Modi by Manish Singh originally published on TechCrunch... →

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... →