The Tesla Model 3 has become the first all-electric car to become the best-selling vehicle in Europe.
However, that’s on a monthly basis and Tesla’s deliveries vary widely on a monthly basis.
Last quarter, Tesla delivered a record number of vehicles – getting close to a quarter of million vehicles.
Strong performance in all of Tesla’s major markets contributed to the new record.
We…
The US is getting its first offshore wind blade factory
October 26, 2021
Spain-headquartered renewables giant Siemens Gamesa announced today that it will build a new offshore wind turbine blade factory in Virginia. The $200 million factory will be the first of its kind in the US.
The US’ first offshore wind blade factory
Siemens Gamesa will…
XPeng 1024 Tech Day recap: New ADAS, 800V fast charging, robo-pets, and a 2024 flying car
October 26, 2021
As part of its 1024 Tech Day in China, XPeng has unveiled upgrades to its current EV technology as well as new electric mobility products. This includes an XPILOT 4.0 ADAS system, high-voltage “X-Power” superchargers, and a pony-style smart robot. Last but not least…
Tesla (TSLA) reaches $1 trillion valuation
October 26, 2021
Tesla (TSLA) has officially reached a public market valuation of $1 trillion after adding over $100 billion to its market capitalization today alone.
As we reported earlier today, Tesla is seeing a series of good catalysts:
Hertz orders 100,000 Teslas, the single-largest EV purchase ever, with Tom Brady campaign
Tesla Model 3 becomes best-selling vehicle (not just electric) in Europe
Tesla…
Tesla opens new R&D center in China with all engineering under one roof, teases humanoid robot
October 26, 2021
Tesla announced the opening of its new research and development center in Shanghai.
The new facility will help the American automaker to tap into local Chinese engineering talent beyond just manufacturing.
Gigafactory Shanghai has been an incredible success for Tesla and…
US-made Watt Wagons Helios e-bike unveiled: high quality, high performance, high price
October 26, 2021
Watt Wagons is the Boston-based electric bicycle company behind some of the most highly specced electric bikes in the country. Now the company is unveiling its latest flagship commuter e-bike, the Watt Wagon Helios.
While many US-based electric bicycle companies are…
Panasonic has today unveiled its new 4680 battery cell built for Tesla and it plans to start “test production” early next year.
Last year, Tesla unveiled its plan to produce its own new tabless battery cell in a bigger format with a new chemistry.
The automaker claims to have solved some major issues that were preventing the industry from producing bigger cylindrical Li-ion cells in a new…
Hertz orders 100,000 Teslas, the single-largest EV purchase ever, with Tom Brady campaign
October 26, 2021
Hertz Global Holdings Inc has placed an order for a whopping 100,000 Teslas in a huge first step toward electrifying its rental-car fleet and in the process mainstreaming EVs.
Bloomberg reported the news a few minutes ahead of the press release, with sources who asked not…
Halo Infinite campaign trailer swings for redemption
October 26, 2021
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343 Industries today released new details about the campaign of the upcoming Halo Infinite. It released the first trailer for the single-player story since…
AI Weekly: The intractable challenge of bias in AI
October 26, 2021
Last week, Twitter shared research showing that the platform’s algorithms amplify tweets from right-of-center politicians and news outlets at the expense of left-leaning sources. Rumman Chowdhury, the head of Twitter’s machine learning, ethics, transparency, and accountability team, said in an interview with Protocol that while some of the behavior could be user-driven, the reason for the bias…
