Author: Mike Powell

  • Tesla’s Robotaxi Won’t Have A Charge Port. It’s Wireless Charging Only

    Tesla’s Robotaxi Won’t Have A Charge Port. It’s Wireless Charging Only

    Tesla revealed its Cybercab self-driving taxi alongside a driverless Robovan. CEO Elon Musk was scant on details, but revealed the Cybercab doesn’t have a conventional charge port. Well, it finally happened. Tesla revealed its much-anticipated Robotaxi, as well as a driverless Robovan during last night’s event at the Warner Bros. Discovery studio in Burbank, California. …

  • Tesla’s Robotaxi Won’t Have A Charge Port. It’s Wireless Charging Only

    Tesla’s Robotaxi Won’t Have A Charge Port. It’s Wireless Charging Only

    Tesla revealed its Cybercab self-driving taxi alongside a driverless Robovan. CEO Elon Musk was scant on details, but revealed the Cybercab doesn’t have a conventional charge port. Well, it finally happened. Tesla revealed its much-anticipated Robotaxi, as well as a driverless Robovan during last night’s event at the Warner Bros. Discovery studio in Burbank, California. …

  • EV Batteries Will Be Half Their 2023 Prices In Three Years: Study

    EV Batteries Will Be Half Their 2023 Prices In Three Years: Study

    Researchers at Goldman Sachs expect lithium-ion battery pack prices to fall to $82 per kilowatt-hour by 2026.  That would make EVs cost the same as gas cars in the U.S. on a total cost of ownership basis, Goldman says.  Better technology and lower input costs are driving the sliding prices.  Making electric cars cheaper to…

  • EV Batteries Will Be Half Their 2023 Prices In Three Years: Study

    EV Batteries Will Be Half Their 2023 Prices In Three Years: Study

    Researchers at Goldman Sachs expect lithium-ion battery pack prices to fall to $82 per kilowatt-hour by 2026.  That would make EVs cost the same as gas cars in the U.S. on a total cost of ownership basis, Goldman says.  Better technology and lower input costs are driving the sliding prices.  Making electric cars cheaper to…

  • Tesla Wants A Robotaxi Business. The ‘Business’ Part May Be The Hardest

    Tesla Wants A Robotaxi Business. The ‘Business’ Part May Be The Hardest

    Tesla’s We, Robot event is happening tonight in Los Angeles.  The automaker is expected to reveal an autonomous taxi.  Big questions remain about how Tesla would actually stand up a robotaxi business that could compete with the likes of Waymo and Uber.  Elon Musk has been making huge promises about self-driving cars for about a…

  • Tesla Wants A Robotaxi Business. The ‘Business’ Part May Be The Hardest

    Tesla Wants A Robotaxi Business. The ‘Business’ Part May Be The Hardest

    Tesla’s We, Robot event is happening tonight in Los Angeles.  The automaker is expected to reveal an autonomous taxi.  Big questions remain about how Tesla would actually stand up a robotaxi business that could compete with the likes of Waymo and Uber.  Elon Musk has been making huge promises about self-driving cars for about a…

  • Tesla Robotaxi Event: How To Watch It Live

    Tesla Robotaxi Event: How To Watch It Live

    Tesla’s Robotaxi event was initially supposed to happen in August, but it was postponed to October 10. The event will happen at the historic Warner Bros. Discovery studio in the Los Angeles area. CEO Elon Musk has all but bet the farm on autonomous vehicles. Will it be able to deliver tomorrow?  After almost a…

  • Tesla Robotaxi Event: How To Watch It Live

    Tesla Robotaxi Event: How To Watch It Live

    Tesla’s Robotaxi event was initially supposed to happen in August, but it was postponed to October 10. The event will happen at the historic Warner Bros. Discovery studio in the Los Angeles area. CEO Elon Musk has all but bet the farm on autonomous vehicles. Will it be able to deliver tomorrow?  After almost a…

  • How GM Is Going To Cut EV Prices By $6,000 Per Vehicle

    How GM Is Going To Cut EV Prices By $6,000 Per Vehicle

    GM is discontinuing the Ultium branding The company plans to introduce new battery options, including a cheaper pack using the LFP chemistry that’s common in China. GM estimates the switch will contribute to a cost savings of around $6,000 per vehicle. The race is on for cheap EVs. Seriously—almost every automaker is hellbent on duking…

  • How GM Is Going To Cut EV Prices By $6,000 Per Vehicle

    How GM Is Going To Cut EV Prices By $6,000 Per Vehicle

    GM is discontinuing the Ultium branding The company plans to introduce new battery options, including a cheaper pack using the LFP chemistry that’s common in China. GM estimates the switch will contribute to a cost savings of around $6,000 per vehicle. The race is on for cheap EVs. Seriously—almost every automaker is hellbent on duking…