Sentences with phrase «production of its electric cars»

More recently, Tesla acquired Grohmann Engineering, a German automated manufacturer, to fuel production of its electric cars.

On the bright side, the acquisition will allow Tesla to streamline its production of electric cars and batteries alongside the manufacture of solar panels, thereby creating a one - stop shop for customers.

In 2009, the government was in charge of Chrysler and GM and in a perfect position to push mass production of electric cars.

In May, 2013, after developing 10 prototypes for research and development purposes, Audi decided to put the production of the electric car on hold due to its limited all - electric range as battery technology did not advance as fast as Audi had expected, making the R8 e-tron unviable for series production.

Still, plans to step up production of its electric cars continue to drive interest and growth in its share price.

So if you thought, for example, about a very revved up, intensive effort to work on the electrification of the vehicle fleet and the production of electric cars in the United States, it could be a very good thing for our auto business, for creating jobs, for manufacturing in Ohio and Michigan, for example — all things that could be quite appealing in many ways and could also have a big impact on greenhouse gases, even though it's not kind of presented as that — as the — that's not — it's not framed in that sense.

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Tesla's Model 3 production problems were first revealed in early October when the automaker reported it had produced just 260 of its new Model 3 electric cars in the third quarter and delivered only 220.

Tesla's production problems were revealed in early October when the automaker reported it had produced just 260 of its new Model 3 electric cars in the third quarter, of which it delivered 220.

Infographic: In March, GM halted production of its Chevrolet Volt electric hybrid car for five weeks, citing insufficient sales.

In response to a shareholder question about what could be done to speed up the glacial pace of adoption of electric car production by other car companies, Musk said he was «playing with doing something fairly significant on this front which would be kind of controversial with respect to Tesla's patents.»

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.

Blackstone's Foley added that oil will still be part of the equation in 25 years, despite a move to electric cars and lower long - term production.

Tesla Inc investors gave a rare rebuke to iconoclastic Chief Executive Elon Musk on Wednesday after he cut off analysts asking about profit potential, sending shares down 5 percent despite promises that production of the troubled Model 3 electric car was on track.

Tesla struggled to produce the mass - market Model 3 electric car during the quarter, falling short of production estimates.

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

Production delays, a recall and other problems have presented the electric - car maker and its founder, Elon Musk, with a crisis of confidence among investors.

The chief executive said the electric - car maker would be profitable in the second half of the year if it met its production goals.

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.

On Wednesday, the electric car maker released delivery numbers for the fourth quarter of 2017 that fell short of many expectations on Wall Street, and once again pushed back production targets on its highly anticipated Model 3 sedan.

The controversy surrounds the production of Tesla's Model 3, which is the electric car maker's maiden vehicle designed for the mainstream, and the company's cash burn, the latter of which took Wall Street by surprise.

Musk had said in October that Tesla has been «deep in production hell» making the Model 3, its first attempt to cross over from being a niche maker of high - end electric cars to a mass manufacturer or more midpriced vehicles.

This constituted 43 percent of global electric car production and made China the country with the largest number of electric cars on the road, surpassing the United States.

He also promised that the tiny electric car company would be cranking out «a few million cars» by 2025, putting it eye - level with BMW in terms of production and far surpassing the company's 2014 production tally of just 33,000 units.

Tesla (NASDAQ: TSLA) earnings will also be in focus after Chief Executive Elon Musk on Wednesday cut off analysts asking about profit potential in the company's first - quarter's earnings call, sending shares down 4 % in after - hours trading, despite promises that production of the troubled Model 3 electric car was on track.

In August, the electric vehicle manufacturer began production of its first - ever mass market car, the Model 3.

FREMONT — Shares of Tesla Inc. traded lower Tuesday after reports that the company had shut down production of its Model 3 mass - market electric car...

Faraday Future has a promising view of high tech, state - of - the - art future electric cars as it breaks ground on its first production plant in North Las Vegas, Nevada.

The factory outside Reno is now making 3,000 car battery packs a week, leading to increased production of the Model 3 electric car

Germany's government is increasing pressure on its car makers to invest heavily in electric cars as well as battery production in Europe to safeguard jobs in Germany during a rapid transformation of the sector.

Tesla will be without two important executives just as the electric - car maker struggles to boost production of its first mass - market vehicle and faces doubts about its ability to raise cash.

By 2020, the company plans to produce as many lithium - ion batteries annually as the entire world produced in 2013 — enough for a fleet of 500,000 electric cars — and with a 30 per cent reduction in production cost per battery.

In an effort to help develop a sustainable domestic supply of rare earth elements and lessen the United States» dependence on China for materials that are vital to the production of electronics, wind turbines, and many other technologies, two researchers at Worcester Polytechnic Institute (WPI) have developed a method of extracting rare earths from the drive units and motors of discarded electric and hybrid cars.

«Thanks to the production of lithium batteries for electric cars, [we] will contribute to fighting global warming for the benefit of the entire Earth.»

He stresses that energy efficiency and greater production of electricity from renewables is the key to reducing the environmental impact of electric cars in the operational phase, globally.

«If we charge the car from a clean source of electricity and combine this with the lowest possible carbon dioxide emissions during production, then the electric car will be revolutionary.

But economist Lester Lave and engineers Chris Hendrickson and Francis Clay McMichael worry that mass production of lead - acid batteries for electric cars might reverse that trend.

Volkswagen AG plans 15 new - energy models over 3 - 5 years, its China chief told a green car conference in Beijing on Saturday, predicting - like the government - that Chinese production of electric and plug - in hybrid vehicles would grow almost six times to 2 million annually by 2020.

Buoyed by the success of Sunraycer, Brooks began to wonder in early 1988 if there wasn't some way to convince GM to apply a tiny fraction of its vast resources toward a far more ambitious project than anything AeroVironment had ever tackled: a production electric car.

That's because this is the Tesla Roadster, the first all - electric production sports car of the century.

Big mining companies are all looking for this important resource integral to the production of lithium ion batteries due to the rise in popularity of electric cars.

Ford, the second largest U.S. automaker, showed off its Fusion Energi plug - in hybrid and promised to start production of a new Focus EV that it expects to be «the first five - passenger, all - electric car to achieve more than a 100 miles per gallon equivalent (MPGe) fuel efficiency rating.»

However, it's likely to share its basic underpinnings with the production car, meaning an electric motor at each axle, a combined power output of 394bhp or more, and a 0 - 62mph figure of around 4sec or less.

Last week, Jaguar Land Rover confirmed that all new production models launched after 2020 would feature some form of electrification, from mild hybrids to full battery electric cars.

The e-tron Sportback will follow on from the equally production - ready e-tron quattro, which is set to hit showrooms in 2018, and will sit alongside that car in Audi's new range of e-tron electric cars.

According to a report by Morgan Stanley, a financial consulting firm, China is projected to increase its production and operation of electric buses from 2016 onward.4 While China has been focusing on the manufacturing of both electric cars and buses, the following factors have pushed the focus toward e-buses:

Concept cars also impressed today in L.A., including the Jaguar I - Pace long - range electric SUV and 2017 Honda Civic Si Prototype — both of which arrived with promises from the automakers to soon become production models.

Tesla Roadster It was part of the plan all along, but the electric Roadster's 2500 - unit production run will likely end before 2011 does, leaving Tesla without a car to sell until the Model S sedan arrives in late 2012.

Other rumors suggest Tesla will launch an all - wheel - drive version of the Model S, with the «D» signifying a dual - motor drivetrain borrowed from the upcoming Model X. Either way, the new car appears to have the same basic front fascia design as the existing Model S. Tesla will soon have even more production capacity to build a greater range of all - electric models, once its Gigafactory battery manufacturing facility comes online, so it's not surprising that the company will reveal a new vehicle.

The Gigafactory's purpose is to streamline production of battery packs and bring down their cost, and subsequently the cost of electric cars.

It's unclear how much of those specs will make it to the production version, but Audi does say the E-tron Sportback will use a 320 - kilowatt electric drive system tailored for the car's architecture.