Tag: ev

  • Tesla falls as much as 5% after Elon Musk warns it hasn’t yet signed the Hertz contract for a record-breaking 100,000 orders

    Tesla falls as much as 5% after Elon Musk warns it hasn’t yet signed the Hertz contract for a record-breaking 100,000 orders

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    Tesla CEO Elon Musk. Matt Rourke/AP Photo Tesla shares fell as much as 5% Tuesday premarket after Elon Musk said the Hertz contract hasn't been signed yet. News of the order for 100,000 vehicles sent Tesla's stock soaring last week, lifting it to a $1 trillion valuation. "If any of this is based on Hertz,…

  • Making sense of the markets this week: April 12, 2021

    Making sense of the markets this week: April 12, 2021

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    Each week, Cut the Crap Investing founder Dale Roberts shares financial headlines and offers context for Canadian investors. How (much) retail investors took over the markets It has been a common theme in the pandemic: Bored and flush with cash, retail investors and many freshly-minted newbies became a market force to be reckoned with.  Michael…

  • Elon Musk says Tesla has held ‘preliminary discussions’ to license its Autopilot software to other manufacturers

    Elon Musk says Tesla has held ‘preliminary discussions’ to license its Autopilot software to other manufacturers

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    BRENDAN SMIALOWSKI/AFP via Getty Images Elon Musk said Tesla has held early talks to license its software with other car manufacturers. The CEO has said in the past he is not looking to edge out other competitors, but rather simply advance the technology. Musk said the “full self-driving” software may be functional without an operator…

  • Hyundai Confirms It’s In Talks With Apple To Make Electric Car

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    Hyundai Hyundai has already produced successful electricity-powered cars. However, talks with Apple could allow Hyundai to become a leading player in the EV market.  Hyundai Motors, a South Korea business that produces a variety of technology, has already moved into the electric vehicle market alongside its competitors. With that said, it has not reached the…

  • Alibaba vies for a piece of China’s booming EV market

    Alibaba vies for a piece of China’s booming EV market

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    There’s no lack of news these days on China’s tech giants teaming up with traditional carmakers. Companies from Alibaba to Huawei are striving to become relevant in the trillion-dollar auto industry, which itself is seeking an electric transition and intelligent upgrade as 5G comes of age. State-owned automaker SAIC Motor, a major player in China,…

  • An EV Conversion Engineered As A Drop-in Replacement

    An EV Conversion Engineered As A Drop-in Replacement

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    With electric vehicles like the Tesla or the Leaf being the rage and joined by fresh rivals seemingly weekly, it appears the world is going mad for the electric engine above their internal combustion motors. There’s another sector to electric traction that seldom hits the headlines however , that of converting existing IC cars to…

  • Pre-Owned Electric — Should You Buy a Used BMW i3?

    Pre-Owned Electric — Should You Buy a Used BMW i3?

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    One of the reasons why their cars are leased by electric vehicle customers is depreciation. EVs only don’t maintain their value well. Technology evolution and battery degradation are a couple of the variables as to why EVs depreciate but the explanations for why aren’t critical for this exercise. Rather, we’re planning to concentrate on the…

  • Report: BMW pondering electrifying 7 Series and 5 Series models

    Report: BMW pondering electrifying 7 Series and 5 Series models

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    The BMW scope is bound to acquire more vehicles starting with another generation 7 Series. A report coming in from Germany reiterates our articles: BMW will expand its EV offerings together with the 7er as well as the 5 Series which will follow shortly after. This record quoting insiders in Munich drops affirms what our…

  • First half of 2019: Statistics show BMW’s electric strength in Europe

    First half of 2019: Statistics show BMW’s electric strength in Europe

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    Electric cars have been on everyone’s lips for years and are getting more and more prevalent on the streets. BMW is definitely one of the pioneers and despite the understanding has been suggested in the marketplace for electric cars and plug-in hybrids. At the first half of 2019, the electrified BMW models made a substantial…

  • Electrifying a Honda NC50 Express

    Electrifying a Honda NC50 Express

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    [Quasse] bought a 1978 Honda NC50 Express moped with the intent of fixing it up and riding itonly to discover that the engine has been beyond repair. They did what any self-respecting hacker would do: tear out the motor and replace it with an electrical one. It’s still a work in advance, however they have…