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Elon Musk may be, as Will Dunn suggests, “a more interesting person to occupy capitalism’s top spot” – but watch out for his downfall (Observations, 15 January). His promises about producing a fully driverless car have been broken so many times he will eventually lose credibility. The name of the autopilot software installed in Teslas is misleading, since drivers must pay attention at all times even when the system is engaged. Several Tesla drivers who failed to realise this have paid...

And that’s discounting the increased competition Tesla is facing. As CNN points out, despite being a newcomer to electrification, Volkswagen sold 231,600 battery-powered vehicles in 2020, almost half that of Tesla. If you factor in the 190,500 PHEVs it also sold last year, VW Group is literally breathing down Tesla’s neck. GM is now “all in” with EVs, and even Ford is quickly ramping up BEV plans. In other words, the complete capitulation by legacy automakers on which an $845 TSLA is p...

The new sites are: Energy Monitor, which covers the global clean energy transition Tech Monitor, an essential resource for the world’s top CIOs and business technology leaders And City Monitor, a site dedicated to the future of the world’s cities. Press Gazette is part of the revamped New Statesman Media Group network  (with a US editor and data journalist joining the team this year) – and has a new focus on providing media leaders globally with the information they need to thrive in the...

Monday. larger point still stands. rolling stone magazine is changing its apology over the university of virginia rape story. kelly wright has the story. >> they are apologizing for the rape in arizona. they are taking the sole responsibility of the story that is filled with chris discrepa y discrepanci discrepancies. a woman claims she was gang raped at a fraternity on uva campus. will dunn in a statement says these mistakes are on rolling stone not on jackie adding we apologize to any one who ...