Tesla co-founder Martin Eberhard’s most recent endeavor in the electric vehicle space, a battery modularization startup called InEVit Inc., has been acquired by China’s SF Motors. Eberhard left his role as Tesla CEO in 2008 after disagreements with Elon Musk. Earlier this year, Eberhard’s LinkedIn profile noted his work on InEVit. The company has developed…
The Boring Company’s second machine will be called “Line-Storm” and is “almost ready,” Elon Musk said Wednesday on Twitter. The name “Line-Storm” is borrowed from the title of Robert Frost’s poem “A Line-Storm Song.” Musk shared the poem along with the announcement. Second boring machine almost ready. Will be called Line-Storm, after the poem by…
The Dutch government has announced one of the world’s most aggressive plans to transition its transportation system to electric, a goal for all new vehicles in the Netherlands to be zero-emissions by 2030. The proposal was included in recommendations by the country’s four coalition parties last week and extends the timeline of a previous proposal to ban…
A Model 3 owner in Lehigh Acres, Fla. is teasing excited reservation holders with a listing on car rental marketplace Turo. Unfortunately, the car is currently listed as “disabled,” a designation the site offers when a car is unavailable for “an extended or unknown length of time.” The listing says preference is given to reservation…
Tesla said Monday it will produce a China-only version of the Model S and Model X with a dual charge port design that supports the country’s GB/T DC fast charging standard and Superchargers. The new ports will be located in the same common location for gas tank doors on the side of the vehicle. Tesla plans…
Tesla plans to offer insurance specifically designed for its electric cars through a partnership with Liberty Mutual Insurance. Chief Executive Elon Musk has previously taken issue with the insurance industry’s handling of Tesla vehicles, like insurer AAA raising rates on Tesla vehicles in some markets, citing high claim frequencies and costs. Musk said in June that Tesla…
