Tag: cars
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GM is transforming Cadillac into an electric brand
General Motors is turning Cadillac to its lead electric vehicle brand in an attempt to compete against Tesla in addition to a bunch of different automakers bringing EVs on the market. Plans are already underway to introduce the first model from the company’s brand new battery electric vehicle architecture, GM said Friday through an investor…
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Polestar 2 due in 2019, to get 560 km of driving range?
While creation for its Polestar 1 is penalized, the Volvo-owned automaker has shown its second model, the all-electric 2, will take about the Tesla Model 3 as its own mainstream zero-emissions offering. North American Polestar manager, Greg Hembrough informed InsideEVs “there is a commendable new EV contender coming to the marketplace in 2019, also it’s…
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Uber employees working on self-driving cars feel their cars are safer but their careers are stuck, according to leaked employee survey
Business Insider/Danielle Muoio Each six weeks, Uber conducts an employee survey. Business Insider has witnessed the outcomes of the most recent poll for the 1,100-employee self-driving vehicle unit introduced to employees earlier this past week. Most employees praised the unit’s renewed focus on safety as the company puts its cars back on the public road…
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Elon Musk claims Tesla was weeks away from death
In a shocking twist of events, CEO of Tesla Motors Elon Musk has recently said that the business was close to running out of cash previously. This follows numerous manufacturing problems surrounding its Model 3 sedan, CarAdvice reports. After interviewed by Axios news programme, Musk explained “the business was bleeding money like crazy, and when…
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I drove an electric car for the first time under intense conditions — and it performed better than I expected (GM)
Mark Matousek / Business Insider I drove an electric car , a Chevrolet Bolt EV, for the very first time in an autocross course. Even the Bolt’s acceleration was not impressive, but it managed. I felt as though it was under command, even if I pushed it into a series of hard turns. I came…
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Tesla: The Past, Present, Future – Jay Leno’s Garage
Jay Leno carries a twist at the fastest production automobile ever made. Together with three motors, 10,000Nm of torque and a top speed of 250+ mph, the 2020 Tesla Roadster is more like a fighter airplane. See Jay Leno’s Garage Thursdays at 10p ET/PT On CNBC! » Subscribe: http://bit.ly/JLGSubscribe THE BEST OF JAY LENO’S GARAGE…