Manufacturing

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September 21, 2024 Manufacturing

I Think This Is What’s Gone On Behind The Scenes At Tesla In Past Year

Some of this article is stuff that’s been widely discussed for months, but I think it goes a little deeper into how I think we got here. Maybe I’m wrong, but after covering Tesla and Elon Musk very closely for 12 years and having my assumptions and a...

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September 20, 2024 Manufacturing

Waymo May Use Hyundai IONIQ 5 Next

We’ve been waiting for Waymo’s Zeekr next-gen robotaxis for a while now. And it’s a beautiful combo. I use images of Zeekr Waymo robotaxis every chance I get. Here’s another pair: The problem is that Zeekr is a Chinese EV company, and Chinese EV comp...

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September 20, 2024 Manufacturing

A New Era in Transportation — Part 1

I believe we are at the dawn of a new era in transportation due to recent advances in self-driving vehicles from several manufacturers, including Waymo and Tesla. The implications of this technology on the transportation sector, and on our lives, has...

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September 20, 2024 Manufacturing

2023 Was Another Big Year for Newly Installed & Proposed Hybrid Power Plants, Even with PPA Price Increases

Newly released data compilation from Berkeley Lab tracks operational and proposed plants Improving battery technology and the growth of variable renewable generation are driving a surge of interest in “hybrid” power plants that combine, for example, ...

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September 20, 2024 Manufacturing

How Consumer Fears About EVs Are Less Prominent Than Ever Before

It makes sense that consumers become much more calm once they have a chance to get up-close-and-personal with a plug-in electric vehicle. Consumer fears about EVs seem to nearly evaporate, in fact, once a driver has owned or leased an electric vehicl...

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September 20, 2024 Manufacturing

I Still Think Jim Farley Has Been An EV Leader At Ford — Here’s Why

We published an article the other day portraying Ford CEO Jim Farley as having just woken up after a long multi-year nap, particularly regarding Chinese electric vehicles and the EV transition. Having covered Ford quite closely over the past several ...

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September 19, 2024 Manufacturing

The Incredible Lightness Of Being Musk

Elon Musk spends most of his time on his social media platform where he promotes right wing influencers and conspiracy theories. The post The Incredible Lightness Of Being Musk appeared first on CleanTechnica.

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September 19, 2024 Manufacturing

Tesla Now Offering FSD Transfer And $1000 Discount To Push Cars At End Of Quarter

The end of the quarter is approaching, so it’s time for more special offers and deals from Tesla. During the 2024 Tesla annual shareholder meeting earlier this year, a shareholder requested that the company again provide Tesla owners who have FSD the...

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September 19, 2024 Manufacturing

Once You Go Waymo, Do You Go Back?

A Bloomberg article caught my attention this week. I thought it was covering some news about Waymo, but it was actually just clinging to a single word and building part of a story out of that, a story whose headline stood out to me. The headline was ...