Elon Musk defends tweets in SEC’s contempt proceedings
Tesla CEO Elon Musk argued Friday that his Twitter use did not violate a settlement agreement with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission and that the agency’s request to have… Read more »
Category: cars
Ola raises $300M as part of a new electric vehicle partnership with Hyundai and Kia
Ride-hailing platform Ola announced today that it has raised $300 million from Hyundai and Kia as part of a strategic partnership focused on electric vehicle development. This brings the company’s… Read more »
Drivezy, India’s vehicle sharing startup, is raising $100M+ at a $400M valuation, eyes US expansion
Drivezy — the startup out of India that wants to turn private car usage on its head through a car-sharing network where people lend their cars and two-wheeled vehicles but… Read more »
Tesla issues $13.8M in stock to buy trailers in bid to improve electric vehicle deliveries
Tesla is using more than $13 million worth of stock to buy trucks and trailers that will transport its electric vehicles to customers, the latest effort by the automaker to… Read more »
Tesla’s new Supercharger slashes charging times
Tesla is rolling out a third generation Supercharger that is designed to dramatically cut charging times for its electric vehicles as it seeks to keep its edge over new competitors…. Read more »
VW’s futuristic all-electric dune buggy embraces its 1960s’ roots
Volkswagen has added another member to its ever-expanding I.D. line of concept electric vehicles that’s meant to showcase the automaker’s electric future. This time it’s the I.D. Buggy, an all-electric… Read more »
Elon Musk says Tesla Model Y will be revealed at its LA design studio on March 14
Tesla will pull back the curtains and unveil its Model Y crossover vehicle at an event in Los Angeles on March 14th, according to a tweet from chief executive Elon… Read more »
Transportation Weekly: Polestar CEO speaks, Tesla terminology, and a tribute
Welcome back to Transportation Weekly; I’m your host Kirsten Korosec, senior transportation reporter at TechCrunch . This is the fourth edition of our newsletter, a weekly jaunt into the wonderful… Read more »
Tesla closing retail stores in shift to online-only sales strategy
Tesla is moving all of its sales online, a dramatic shift in its sales strategy that will result in the closure of stores and some layoffs as the automaker looks… Read more »
The $35,000 Tesla Model 3 has arrived — but it comes with a price
The long-awaited $35,000 Tesla Model 3 has finally arrived, three years after CEO Elon Musk promised to bring the electric vehicle to market at that price point. But that cheaper… Read more »
Audi’s new V2I feature helps drivers hit every green light
Audi has added a new feature to the vehicle-to-infrastructure technology embedded in its newer models that’s designed to help drivers catch every green light. The tech, called GLOSA or Green Light… Read more »
Tesla says the Model Y is coming in 2020
The Tesla Model Y — the SUV electric vehicle that CEO Elon Musk has been teasing and talking about since 2015 — will begin volume production by the end of… Read more »
Elon Musk says Tesla vehicles will soon get a ‘Sentry Mode’
Tesla owners may soon have a way to see (and record) damage that happens to their vehicles when they’re unattended. Tesla will roll out “Tesla Sentry Mode” for all cars… Read more »
Tesla to recall 14,000 Model S cars in China over faulty Takata airbags
China’s top market regulator said on Friday that Tesla will recall a total of 14,123 imported Model S vehicles in the country over potentially deadly airbags. The recall is part… Read more »
Nissan’s new Leaf e+ is packing more than just 226 miles of range
Electric vehicle competition is heating up and it’s pushing some of the first entrants to add range and other features in hopes of keeping up with automakers that are just… Read more »
After over a million pre-orders, Amazon’s Echo Auto has begun to ship
At Amazon’s event in September, the company announced an aftermarket product designed to bring Alexa to cars called the Echo Auto. But the device has remained in pre-order status, even… Read more »
The 2019 Mercedes CLA gets a major tech upgrade to make it the ‘ultimate wearable’
Mercedes-Benz has often reserved its best tech for its highest-class models — the S Class being the first vehicle to get the latest and greatest. Now Mercedes is bringing more… Read more »
Tesla breaks ground on Shanghai factory which will product Model 3 EVs for China
Tesla CEO Elon Musk has confirmed that the company’s first overseas factory in Shanghai will focus on producing Model 3 vehicles for the Chinese market only. Musk is currently in… Read more »
China’s BYD further drives into Chile with 100 electric buses
Over the past few years, Chinese automaker giant BYD has been on a partnership spree with cities across China to electrify their public transportation systems, and now it’s extending its… Read more »
Lyft is launching a rider loyalty program in December
Ride-sharing service Lyft is today announcing its new plan to encourage repeat use: the launch of a loyalty program for riders, Lyft Rewards. The program, which will begin rolling out… Read more »
Tesla picks telco executive Robyn Denholm to replace Elon Musk as chairman
Elon Musk’s replacement as the chair of Tesla has been named and it is Robyn Denholm, an Australian executive who has been a director with the electric vehicle firm since… Read more »