Meet the Tesla semi truck, Elon Musk’s most electrifying gamble yet
Powered by a massive battery and capable of hauling 80,000 pounds, it can ramble 500 miles between charges. It’ll even drive itself — on the highway, at least.
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Tesla’s new second-generation Roadster will be the fastest production car ever made
Elon Musk promised a surprise during the Tesla semi unveiling event, and boy did he deliver: the return of the Roadster. But it’s no repeat performance.
GM says cheaper batteries will help it profit off electric vehicles by 2021
General Motors intends to make a profit on its next generation of electric vehicles because the batteries will cost nearly one-third less than the batteries in today’s Chevrolet Bolt, CEO Mary Barra said this week.
Global oil demand to withstand rise of electric vehicles: IEA
Global oil demand will fall only modestly alongside the expected rise in electric vehicles over the next two decades, with consumption in petrochemicals and other transportation still growing, the International Energy Agency said.
Tesla Model 3 depositors staying put as wait in line lengthens
Even as the company led by Elon Musk struggles with manufacturing bottlenecks and pushes back production targets by at least a quarter, many reservation holders aren’t budging.
What we know about the Tesla semi truck before the Thursday reveal
Tesla wants to electrify a new type of vehicle while it scrambles to produce a mainstream car.
DuPont to sell cellulosic ethanol plant in blow to biofuel
DuPont Industrial Biosciences, a unit of DowDuPont Inc., on Thursday said it halted operations at a two-year-old ethanol plant and will sell it, dealing another blow to efforts to create biofuels without using food crops.
The biggest problem with electrified cars may be car buyers
Electric vehicles may be facing issues that even a $7,500 incentive may not solve.
Carl Icahn subpoenaed over former role advising Trump on biofuels program
Billionaire investor Carl Icahn has been subpoenaed by federal prosecutors in New York over his role advising President Donald Trump on a federal biofuels program.
What just happened to gas prices in Los Angeles?
The 12-cent gas tax intended for repairing and maintaining California’s worst-in-the-nation roads kicked in on Wednesday.
