Tesla Unveils New Electric Semi-Truck And Roadster

Elon Musk says the new roadster could go as fast as 250 miles per hour.

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If you are an auto supplier looking to increase worker productivity, optimize your supply chain, maximize overall equipment effectiveness, or realize significant cost savings, consider deploying a data estate, particularly a Data Estate for Automotive Suppliers.
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Ferrari Surges Back
The luxury sports car maker posted a $245 million quarterly profit.
Aug 2nd, 2021
Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer, D-N.Y., addresses the urgent need to counter climate change in the US with transformational investments in clean jobs, during an event at the Capitol in Washington, Wednesday, July 28, 2021.
Climate Bid Faces Tricky Path Over Money for Electric Cars
New legislation provides $7.5 billion to build a national network of charging outlets.
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In this Sept. 22, 2015, file photo, the logo of Volkswagen at a car is photographed during the Car Show in Frankfurt, Germany. Luxury brands Audi and Porsche are fattening the bottom line at German automaker Volkswagen. The company's premium brands saw record sales in the first half of the year. That helped the Wolfsburg-based auto giant make more money than it did even before the pandemic. The company made 11.4 billion euros, or $13.5 billion, in the first half of the year.
Volkswagen Earnings Beat Pre-Pandemic Levels
VW's luxury brands, Porsche and Audi, both turned in record unit sales for the first half of the year.
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Nissan showroom in Tokyo, May 11, 2021.
Nissan Returns to Profit
The automaker expects to be in the black this year after after two straight years of red ink.
Jul 28th, 2021
In a Feb. 16, 2017 file photo, United Auto Workers president Dennis Williams speaks with reporters in Detroit. The United Auto Workers union says it got $1.1 million for a lakefront house in northern Michigan that was being built for the former president who was sentenced to prison in a federal corruption probe. Cabin 4 at a UAW conference center on Black Lake was being built for Williams, who who retired in 2018 and in May was sentenced to 21 months in prison in an embezzlement scandal. The property in rural Cheboygan County was originally listed at $1.3 million. The union said it closed on the sale Friday. Spokesman Brian Rothenberg said he would check to see if the union covered its costs with the sale. Money will go to the union's General Fund, he said. “This sale rights a wrong from the past, and I want each and every one of you to know that we continue to implement ethics reforms throughout the organization,” new President Ray Curry wrote in a note to members Tuesday, July 27, 2021.
UAW Sells Jailed Ex-President's Lake House for $1.1M
The house, replete with a fireplace, wine cooler and a hidden storage room, was "subject to forfeiture,” due to law violations.
Jul 28th, 2021
In this June 22, 2021, file photo, employees stand near Endurance truck beds during a media tour of the Lordstown Motors complex in Lordstown, Ohio. Lordstown Motors, an Ohio company that has come under scrutiny over the number of orders it claimed it had for the electric trucks that it wants to produce, acknowledged that it has received two subpoenas from federal regulators and that prosecutors in New York have opened an investigation.
Hedge Fund May Invest Up to $400M in Lordstown Motors
The struggling startup hopes to begin producing its electric pickup this fall.
Jul 27th, 2021
The company logo is shown at the top of a supercharger for Tesla automobiles near shops Feb. 25, 2021 in Boulder, Colo. Tesla's quarterly profit has surpassed $1 billion for the first time thanks to the electric car pioneer's ability to navigate through a pandemic-driven computer chip shortage that has caused major headaches for other automakers. The financial milestone announced Monday, July 26, 2021 extended a two-year run of prosperity that has erased questions about Tesla’s long-term viability raised during its early years of losses and production problems.
Tesla Hits First Billion-Dollar Quarterly Profit
The financial milestone extends a two-year run of prosperity.
Jul 27th, 2021
Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz speaks during a news conference after touring Phillips & Temro in Eden Prairie, Minn. Monday, July 26, 2021. Minnesota became the first Midwestern state to adopt a plan for encouraging the switchover to electric vehicles, as Gov. Walz predicted that someday people will wonder why there was such as fuss.
Minn. Becomes First Midwestern State to Adopt 'Clean Car' Rules
Fourteen other states already have adopted similar standards, which require manufacturers and dealers to supply more electric vehicles.
Jul 27th, 2021
This April 23, 2018 file photo shows Rana el Kaliouby, CEO of the Boston-based artificial intelligence firm, Affectiva, poses in Boston. El Kaliouby has a new job, deputy CEO of Smart Eye — after the Swedish eye-tracking company bought Affectiva for $73.5 million in June 2021. Carmakers are looking to companies like Smart Eye as they brace for new safety rules and standards around the world that could require dashboard cameras to detect dangerous driver behavior in semi-autonomous vehicles.
Smart Eye Deputy CEO Talks Automotive AI
Carmakers are bracing for new safety rules and standards around the world that could require dashboard cameras to detect dangerous driver behavior.
Jul 26th, 2021
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TVA Web Series to Promote Electric Vehicles
The first episode features the Nissan Leaf, which is manufactured in Tennessee.
Jul 23rd, 2021