Tag: transportation
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Elon Musk says Tesla has held ‘preliminary discussions’ to license its Autopilot software to other manufacturers
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…
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Tesla unveils refreshed Model S complete with an airplane-like steering wheel and an extra screen
Tesla Model S inside. Tesla Tesla on Wednesday announced that upgraded versions of this Model S and Model X would arrive later this year. The crossover and sedan now have landscape-oriented displays and U-shaped steering brakes. Tesla also included new sporty cut levels to each car’s lineup. Visit Business Insider’s homepage for more stories. Rumors…
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Warren Buffett’s Berkshire Hathaway has scored a 30x gain on its BYD investment. Here’s the story of its bet on the Chinese electric-vehicle company.
BYD Creator and CEO Wang Chuanfu, Charlie Munger, and Warren Buffett Observe at a car launch. REUTERS/Jason Lee Warren Buffett’s Berkshire Hathaway has even now also scored a 30-fold gain on its BYD investment.It spent $232 million in 2008 for a stake worth $7.4 billion today.Here’s the narrative of Berkshire’s bet on the Chinese electric-vehicle…
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Public EV charging is a problem. Biden’s presidency could change that.
California is the most populous country once it comes to cars: It accounts for around half of all U.S. electric vehicles revenue . But with Teslas, Nissan Leafs, and Chevy Bolts all over the place, it’s not always easy to find a public charging station without a lineup , especially when driving long distances throughout…
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One of the first Tesla Roadsters ever made just auctioned for $182,000 – nearly double its original price
Tesla Roadster ‘Signature One Hundred’ Series. Bring a Trailer The original Tesla Roadster is your first car Tesla ever made. The initial 100 Roadsters constructed were a part of this limited-edition”Signature One Hundred” series. No. 38 only offered for $182,000 on car auction site Bring a Trailer. Visit Business Insider’s homepage for additional tales .…
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This $5,000 EV motorcycle has wireless phone charging and costs less than some regular bicycles – see more
Sondors Metacycle. Sondors The Metacycle is a all-electric motorcycle from Sondors, a firm called electric bicycles. It comes with an estimated 80 kilometers of range and wireless phone charging. At $5,000, the Metacycle is extremely attractively priced. Visit Business Insider’s homepage for more tales . The electrical motorcycle is not a new thought – the…
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Churchill Capital Corp IV extends 2-day surge to over 50% on news of plans to take Lucid Motors public via SPAC
Electric vehicle charging. Jackyenjoyphotography/Getty Images Stocks of Churchill Capital Corp.. IV are around 50 percent in a post-apocalyptic series to start the week. News of the SPAC possibly taking EV business Lucid Motors public is pushing the share price greater. The fourth of seven’blank-check’ businesses worked by Michael Klein, Churchill Capital Corp.. IV’s plan for…
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Wall Street analysts loved test driving the new Mustang Mach-E – and say it could be bad news for Tesla investors
Ford reveals its first mass-market electric car the Mustang Mach-E, which is an all-electric vehicle that bears the name of the company's iconic muscle car at a ceremony in Hawthorne, California on November 17, 2019. This is Ford's first serious attempt at making a long-range EV and will be the flagship of a new lineup…
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Can You Use an Electric or Hybrid Car to Get a Title Loan?
#Vanlife can be for everyone in tumultuous times So you want to be green, cut on your carbon footprint and then move electric? Want to fund one car against the price of another one? This is an area known as title loans. A title loan is a type of short-term loan that employs the borrower’s…
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Baja 1000 winner challenges Elon Musk to take Cybertruck off-road racing, says it ‘wouldn’t have a chance’
Tesla Cybertruck. Tesla Jim Glickenhaus, founder of boutique race and car firm Scuderia Cameron Glickenhaus, challenged Elon Musk on Twitter to put in the Cybertruck in 2023’s Baja 1000 off-road adventure contest. Glickenhaus said his company will build a hydrogen-powered variant of its SCG Boot off-road racer in order to compete with all the Cybertruck.…