Electrek reports that 2021 will bring one of Tesla’s fast-charging Supercharger to a state that’s never had one before: Lanai Island, a former pineapple plantation that was almost entirely (98%) purchased by Oracle founder and Tesla board member Larry Ellison for $300 million in 2012, is the first in Hawaii to see a Supercharger permit filed by Tesla… The 145-square-mile island…
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Volkswagen CEO Says Apple Can Mount Major Challenge With Auto Push
Volkswagen AG Chief Executive Officer Herbert Diess said cash-rich technology giants invading the auto industry pose a much bigger challenge for the German manufacturer than traditional rivals like Toyota Motor. From a report: “We look forward to new competitors who will certainly accelerate the change in our industry and bring in new skills,” Diess said in a LinkedIn post when asked…
Elon Musk Says He Once Considered Selling Tesla To Apple, Tim Cook Didn’t Want To Take a Meeting
On Tuesday, Tesla CEO Elon Musk tweeted that he considered selling his electric car company to Apple in recent years, but Apple CEO Tim Cook was not even interested in taking a meeting. CNBC reports: Specifically, Musk wrote in a tweet on December 22: “During the darkest days of the Model 3 program, I reached out to Tim Cook to discuss…
Elon Musk Says Tesla’s Full Self-Driving Subscription Arrives In Early 2021
Yesterday, Elon Musk told Twitter followers that Tesla’s Full Self-Driving subscription rollout will arrive “early next year.” Engadget reports: In theory, you could add the autonomous (currently semi-autonomous) features without a steep up-front cost in a matter of months. You might not want to plan your schedule around that timetable. Tesla previously hoped to offer a Full Self-Driving subscription by the…
Indonesia wants to lure SpaceX to build rocket launch site
Indonesia has invited Tesla boss Elon Musk to build a launch site for his SpaceX’s rocket in the Southeast Asian country, pointing out the benefits of a location next to the equator, officials said. Source: https://phys.org/news/2020-12-indonesia-lure-spacex-rocket-site.html…
Elon Musk On the Problem With Corporate America: ‘Too Many MBAs’
An anonymous reader quotes a report from CNBC: Tesla and SpaceX founder Elon Musk says the biggest problem with corporate America today is that too many business school graduates are running the show. “I think that there might be too many MBAs running companies,” Musk said Tuesday at the WSJ CEO Summit. This “MBA-ization of America,” isn’t great, Musk said, especially…
Tesla Full Self-Driving System’s Beta Developer Settings Leaked
An anonymous reader quotes a report from Ars Technica: It’s a long time coming for Tesla’s Full Self-Driving feature, and it hasn’t been a cheap journey. The price for the self-driving feature has increased multiple times and is currently available for supported Teslas for $10,000.While Tesla’s Full Self-Driving (FSD) beta continues to expand to more Tesla owners ahead of a planned…
Electric-Car Companies Now Comprise Half the Worth of the World’s 10 Most Valuable Automakers
An anonymous reader quotes a report from Bloomberg: Electric-car companies are suddenly worth half of the total market capitalization of the world’s 10 most valuable automakers. That’s because money managers sized up the convergence of government policies and people’s preferences combating climate change and made alternative energy their biggest bet. Much was achieved by Tesla Inc., the Palo Alto maker of…
New Electric Cars Have Problems In Latest Consumer Reports Survey
schwit1 shares a report from Autoblog, adding: “And CR decides to predict poor reliability on EVs it hasn’t even evaluated yet.” From the report: The latest auto survey from Consumer Reports shows several newer electric cars to be beset with problems, contradicting the conventional wisdom that EVs with their simpler powertrains should have fewer issues than gasoline- or diesel-powered cars. The…
Elon Musk Would Consider Having Tesla Acquire a Legacy Automaker
Elon Musk would consider leveraging Tesla’s mega $554 billion market cap to buy a legacy automaker, but only if it was on friendly terms, the billionaire entrepreneur said Tuesday in a wide-ranging interview with Axel Springer CEO Mathias Dopfner. From a report: Musk, who received an award Tuesday from the media giant, discussed his various interests and businesses, notably SpaceX and…