Sentences with phrase «of electric cars as»

There's a new software update in Tesla's range of electric cars as the company takes extra steps to ensure the children and pets do not die in a hot car.

It's easy to think of electric cars as a thing of the 21st century and beyond, but the electric car existed in the early 20th century as well.

Traditional European automakers are prioritizing the development of electric cars as they seek to gain market share from U.S. upstart Tesla.

Above all, it is fostered by the demand of the electric car as well as the accumulator and battery industry.

They share our vision and see the important potential for the emergence of an electric car as an everyday part of consumer transportation.

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Makers of electric cars, jetliners, helicopters and drones, Beijing plans to move even faster will see changes even earlier, as foreign ownership limits will be lifted by end - 2018.

From electric cars that can drive themselves to modernized public transport such as the Hyperloop to human - sized drones and hover boards (real ones, not those silly two - wheeled contraptions that catch on fire), we are entering an era of potentially dramatic change on the transportation front.

Short sellers have been at the losing end of a tug - of - war with Tesla investors in 2017, with some surrendering in recent weeks following nearly $ 2 billion in losses as shares of the electric car maker approach record highs.

As electric cars become more and more common, and as their batteries can hold more and more energy to allow for a range comparable to that of a gasoline car, the main obstacle remains: how to charge the batteries as fast as you can fill in your gas tanAs electric cars become more and more common, and as their batteries can hold more and more energy to allow for a range comparable to that of a gasoline car, the main obstacle remains: how to charge the batteries as fast as you can fill in your gas tanas their batteries can hold more and more energy to allow for a range comparable to that of a gasoline car, the main obstacle remains: how to charge the batteries as fast as you can fill in your gas tanas fast as you can fill in your gas tanas you can fill in your gas tank.

Mysterious electric car startup Faraday Future has been the topic of several news reports lately relating to the company's financial and intellectual property issues, as well as its relationship with Chinese internet company LeEco, which has fallen on hard times recently as well.

The founder of debt - laden tech conglomerate LeEco has defied orders from Chinese regulators to return to the country before end - 2017, saying he needed to stay in the United States as a fundraising for his electric car startup was making progress.

A key point of difference between Merkel's Christian Democrats and the SPD is that the latter wants car - makers to have quotas for the production of electric vehicles, whereas the former see this as too difficult to put into practice.

Martin Schulz, the head of Merkel's current junior coalition partner, the Social Democrats (SPD), also laid into the auto industry on the weekend, slamming «irresponsible managers» that have not invested in electric cars as they should.

Questions have been raised about the outlook for the FF91, given LeEco's spiraling cash problems as well as its decision to pull out of a joint project with British sports carmaker Aston Martin to develop RapidE electric car.

«The crash is probably going to highlight some of the uncertainties around the safety of electric cars, especially as Tesla starts to introduce more and more autonomous features,» Shah said.

That means Dyson has the potential to be first to market with a technology widely hailed as the future of electric cars.

The group already produces electric motors, which turn the wheels, as well as battery cells in - house, and is investing heavily in software development, an increasingly important part of modern cars.

Some see this as a bet - the - company move, requiring near - perfect execution and a wholesale public embrace of electric cars, which today account for less than 1 % of the auto market.

In addition to SpaceX, the entrepreneur serves as chief executive of Tesla Motor Co., an electric car company, is chairman and co-founder of SolarCity and is working to build a high - speed «Hyperloop» transportation system, which — in theory — could revolutionize travel by cutting commute time from Los Angeles to San Francisco to 30 minutes.

The numbers don't lie: Tesla has never made any money, but investors haven't cared, seeing the all - electric automaker as a play for growth and as a dominant force in the future of cars.

Spurred on by the success of U.S. rival Tesla which has received huge pre-orders for its Model 3 car, German rivals such as Volkswagen (vlkay) and Daimler's (dai) Mercedes are accelerating their own electric car programs.

The move is part of China's efforts to make its domestic autos industry more flexible and establish itself as a leader in electric cars.

The one - on - one meeting sends a message of Tesla's importance in China, whose politicians consider the California company a role model for the country's new electric car companies, as many vehicles suffer from long charging times and a poor driving experience, he explained.

It's the world's market leader in sales of hybrid electric cars and the maker of the popular Prius car, one of the world's top - selling hybrids with over 6 million cars sold worldwide as of January 2017.

As electric cars go, it's wildly impressive, and evidence of what a giant carmaker can do in a short period of time when it throws all its muscle behind a project.

Besides conceptualizing groundbreaking future car concepts for BMW's portfolio of BMW, Mini, Rolls - Royce and electric - powered i - series cars, BMW Designworks» 135 employees across three design studios in California, Munich and Shanghai also consult on product design and strategy for external clients such as Dell, Cartier and Hewlett - Packard.

HITTING THE SKIDS: Tesla tumbled 6.6 percent to $ 281.86 after the electric car maker said it lost $ 745 million in the first quarter as it is still struggling to produce more of its lower - cost Model 3 sedan.

Elon Musk, the CEO of Tesla Motors (and of rocket maker SpaceX), announced that his company would supply battery packs to for Daimler's cute - as - a-button all - electric Smart car.

BMW is also committed to releasing an all - electric car with the autonomous capabilities in late 2021 as part of its Project i20.

The 23 - story - tall jumbo rocket carried a Tesla Inc Roadster from the assembly line of Musks electric car company as a mock payload

The tech giant is accused by A123 Systems of poaching top engineers as part of a plan to start making lithium - ion batteries for electric cars.

The founder used April Fool's as an opportunity to joke about the electric car maker's financial strain by tweeting a photo of himself with a cardboard sign that read «bankwupt!»

However the high gasoline prices of the past year and increased acceptance of home - charged electric cars are helping condition consumers to adopt urban vehicles with limited range as a trade - off to escape the high cost of gasoline.

General Motors CEO Mary Barra says company expanding production of Chevrolet Bolt electric car at Detroit - area plant as EV demand grows.

Toyota saw sales of its gas - electric hybrid cars, such as the fuel - efficient Prius, rise 50 percent compared with February 2010.

Tesla's goal of accelerating the switch to electric cars is catching up with it as European automakers begin to roll out full - electric models.

It's a jaw - dropping new benchmark for cheap range in an electric car, and it's just one of several surprises Tesla had in store as it handed over the keys to its first 30 customers.

Teslas are electric cars, but they are different from most other cars in a number of other ways — one is that improvements can be uploaded remotely, in the same way as phones and laptops.

As we at Tesla reach for our goal of producing a mass market electric car in approximately three years, we have an opportunity to leverage our projected demand for lithium ion batteries to reduce their cost faster than previously thought possible.

Shares of electric - car company Tesla (NASDAQ: TSLA) fell sharply on Thursday, declining as much as 8.6 %.

A production version of the coupe is slated to arrive in the next few years as part of BMW's big push to over 12 all - electric cars by 2025.

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40 % of clean energy investment in 2017 occurred in China, as did roughly half of all plug - in electric car sales.

Not everything Elon Musk touches turns to gold, apparently, as his electric car company Tesla burned through $ 710m in cash in the second quarter despite impressive revenues of $ 3.2 bn.

Faraday Future, the electric - car startup that has been pegged over the last year as a «potential Tesla killer,» still remains much of a mystery to the public.

It is reflective of the fact that Tesla is attempting to aggressively market its services and trying to go above and beyond to offer reassurance to its customers, as well as alleviate any anxieties that may arise due to electric car technology.

1) China's emergence as a dominant player in the low - carbon market, 2) global oil majors» shift to renewable energy, 3) big corporate brands moving to 100 % renewable power, 4) the rise of electric vehicles and expiration dates for gas - fuelled cars, and 5) energy getting smarter through digitization.

For the past week, as the electric - car maker Tesla has been buffeted by a barrage of negative news, Elon Musk, its chief executive, has offered no public comments on the company's shaky finances, its slumping stock price or the increasing questions about the safety of its self - driving technology.

Incentives such as cash subsidies and distribution of free car licencee have boosted sales of electric and plug - in hybrid cars since 2014.

Fellow luxury carmaker McLaren, known for high performance cars such as the new 720S model that debuted in China on Wednesday, is planning to expand its range of electric products over the long - term.