Musk calls Tesla Model 2 ‘pointless’ In its Q3 2024 report on October 23, Tesla noted that its next growth stage “will be initiated by advances in autonomy and introduction of new products, including those built on our next generation vehicle platform”, noting that its purpose-built Robotaxi product will continue to pursue a revolutionary “unboxed” manufacturing strategy.” The report stated that plans for new vehicles, including mor...

News  Updated at: 2024/10/29

Tesla postpones single-piece gigacasting project as cost pressures rise Tesla has reportedly stepped away from its plan to make the entire underbody of the Model 2 and its upcoming robotaxi out of a single piece gigacasting, which, though costly to develop, had been identified as one of the innovations that would make it possible to sell its compact EV for around USD 25,000. According to sources familiar with the matter, the decision, though not ...

News  Updated at: 2024/05/03

Tesla’s Robotaxi rolls ahead at Gigafactory Texas amid global cutbacks While Tesla announced on April 15 that it is conducting broad global layoffs to achieve greater overall efficiencies, the fate of programs around Gigafactory Texas are coming to light. Tesla’s SVP of Powertrain and Energy Engineering, Drew Baglino, who just left the company, was leading many engineering projects at Tesla, including the 4680 battery cell production and the ...

News  Updated at: 2024/04/17

Tesla’s Musk responds to reports of dropping Model 2 with Robotaxi reveal on August 8 On April 5, after a report that Tesla is dropping the entry-level Model 2, Tesla CEO Elon Musk claimed "Reuters is lying (again)," though about five hours later, Musk posted "Tesla Robotaxi unveil on 8/8."  The next day in an April 6 post on X, Musk wrote “I wrote this 8 years ago” and linked a 2016 document — "Master Plan, Part Deux" — where he laid ...

News  Updated at: 2024/04/10

Tesla Gigafactory Berlin to build entry-level EV, could add Semi truck Musk says On March 13, Elon Musk told employees at Gigafactory Berlin that the plant will build Tesla’s entry-level EV, currently under development, and that it could add production of the Semi heavy duty truck. Tesla's sub-USD 25,000 car, expected to be named the Model 2, will "definitely come to Berlin in the long term," Musk said during his visit to the German plant, thou...

News  Updated at: 2024/03/15

Tesla to build EUR 25,000 next-gen Model 2 at Gigafactory Berlin On November 3 while speaking to staff at the Gigafactory Berlin in Brandenburg, Germany, Tesla CEO Elon Musk announced that the German plant will be building a next-gen EUR 25,000 EV.  While the coming Model 2 was first announced in conjunction with the yet-to-be-built Gigafactory Mexico, Musk said during the Q3 press conference that the first batches of the least expensive Tesla w...

News  Updated at: 2023/11/07

TomTom, Netherlands partners PTV Group, Germany for automated transport modeling solution On June 13, TomTom announced that it is integrating its traffic data with PTV Group’s new automated transport modeling solution, PTV Model2Go. Through this integration, PTV Group will leverage TomTom’s origin and destination (O/D) traffic data to significantly reduce the time and effort it takes to model transportation patterns in entire cities or region...

News  Updated at: 2023/06/13

MAHLE reveals new charging infrastructure chargeBIG6 for EVs MAHLE GmbH (MAHLE)  announced that it has presented new chargeBIG6 EV charging system for smaller applications, such as in apartment buildings, workshops, small businesses. This charging system of MAHLE features up to six three-phase charging points, each with a charging power of 11 or 22 kW, allowing up to 6 EVs to be charged at the same time. With Plug & Play, the charging system is ...

News  Updated at: 2022/11/22

Tesla confirms return to small EV platform development On October 19, during Tesla’s Q3 financial report conference call, CEO Elon Musk confirmed that company’s focus is now on the development of a new platform for smaller electric cars. The goal with Tesla’s third platform, following those for the Model S/X and Model 3/Y, is to halve costs.“The next-generation vehicle will cost about half of the 3/Y platform and will be smaller. I think ...

News  Updated at: 2022/10/22

Volkswagen giving first design preview of Project Trinity VW unveiled the first sketch of Project Trinity on March 5.The electrically powered sedan Trinity is to be built in Wolfsburg from 2026 and will set new standards in terms of range, charging speed and digitization – and will be able to drive highly automated according to Level 4.The project name Trinity is derived from the Latin “trinitas” and stands for the tri-unity. Accordingly, T...

News  Updated at: 2021/03/08

Mercedes-Benz to supply 1,600 buses to schools in Brazil On June 8, Mercedes-Benz announced that it will supply 1,600 school buses to the Brazilian Ministry of Education.All units will have the LO 916 R chassis with BR 900 engine and Caio body, with 44 seats, plus the driver's seat, meeting the specifications of the ORE model 2 (rural school bus-medium category). Brazilian municipalities and states may order the approved buses until 25 April 2019...

News  Updated at: 2018/06/13