Tesla (TSLA) is attempting to increase production by over 17% quarter-over-quarter to produce 500,000 vehicles total in 2020, according to CEO Elon Musk in a newly leaked email.
In a new email to employees, Musk stated that he sees Tesla reaching production of 500,000 vehicles in 2020:
“It will be tough but super exciting if we can exceed 500,000 cars made in a single year for the first time…
Tesla (TSLA) is looking to get into 3D printing at Gigafactory Nevada, according to a new job posting from the automaker.
Stocks in the 3D printing industry, also known as additive manufacturing, are rising today as the market is looking at Tesla potentially buying more…
EGEB: UK EV leasing grows by 91% due to new tax incentive
October 7, 2020
Since the British government introduced an EV tax incentive in April, company car leases are booming.
European Parliament votes in favor of the EU to cut emissions by 60% by 2030 against 1990 levels.
Redaptive, which makes commercial and industrial buildings more…
A new electric SUV prototype has been spotted in Kansas City, where GM has an assembly factory and some operations.
Could it be the next Cadillac electric?
With a dozen new electric vehicles set to launch in the coming year, we are bound to see more prototypes testing on public roads in the coming months.
An Electrek reader spotted one of those prototype EVs in Kansas City, Missouri this…
The 2021 Volvo XC40 Recharge and the 2021 Polestar 2, two new electric vehicles from the Volvo-Geely company, got their official EPA ratings today — both hitting over 200 miles of range.
Both vehicles already had WLTP ranges, but the European standard is known not to be…
Tesla batteries deployed in Vermont have saved local electricity ratepayers about $3 million this year alone, according to the local electric utility.
Green Mountain Power (GMP), a relatively small electric utility operating in Vermont, was one of the earliest adopters of…
Tesla says it caught ‘malicious sabotage’ at Fremont factory
October 7, 2020
Tesla reportedly caught an employee engaging in “malicious sabotage” at its Fremont factory, according to an internal email to employees.
Al Prescott, Tesla’s vice president of legal and acting general counsel, wrote in an email to Fremont factory employees obtained by Bloomberg:
“Two weeks ago, our IT and InfoSec teams determined than [sic] an employee had maliciously sabotaged a part of…
JPMorgan Chase & Co. (NYSE: JPM) said today that it will adopt a financing commitment that is aligned to the goals of the Paris Agreement.
Where JPM wants to go
As the United Nations explains:
The Paris Agreement’s central aim is to strengthen the global response…
Quick Charge Podcast: October 6, 2020
October 7, 2020
Listen to a recap of the top stories of the day from Electrek. Quick Charge is available now on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, TuneIn and our RSS feed for Overcast and other podcast players.
New episodes of Quick Charge are recorded Monday through Thursday and again on…
Tesla has finally launched its two-factor authentication feature to better secure customer accounts.
The increasing connectivity in vehicles has made them more subject to hacking in recent years, and there’s not a more connected vehicle on the road today than Tesla’s.
The CEO has been saying that along with vehicle safety and security, cybersecurity is a priority for the automaker.
After a few…
