Key Differences Between Gas and Electric Car Maintenance
In some ways, electric cars are simpler than gas-powered cars. Here's what drivers need to know about EV maintenance and repair.
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In some ways, electric cars are simpler than gas-powered cars. Here's what drivers need to know about EV maintenance and repair.
Lors d'un événement dédié à l'intelligence artificielle, Elon Musk a présenté le projet Tesla Bot. Il ne s'agit pas d'un véhicule, mais d'un robot ressemblant à un être humain.
Tesla is often cited as a disrupter of the auto industry. But Tesla is less disruptive than a new company, Fisker Inc. Fisker's "asset-light" model is closer to the true theory of disruptive innovation. Nobody really saw this one coming. A year ago, Henrik Fisker was an admired auto-industry veteran, but with a failed startup behind him. Fisker Automotive's 2013 bankruptcy sent Fisker back to his roots in design for a spell, but it didn't discourage him from taking another crack at building a car company. But Fisker Inc. was mainly concept vehicles and Henrik's one-man marketing machine until...
Britta Pedersen-Pool/Getty Images Tesla's share price is well off its highs. In February, Tesla added $1.5 billion in bitcoin to its holdings. The controversial decision has been blamed for the stock slide — but that's wrong. What's a hundred billion here and there when you're one of the most valuable companies in the world? For Tesla, it's notable: the electric carmaker's market capitalization had been surging toward a trillion bucks, but after dropping 13% in the past month, it's now hovering around $700 billion. That's still more than seven times General Mot...
Business Insider Tesla has avoided adding a finance arm to lend customers money to buy cars. But Tesla could now become a bitcoin banking hub. About 10 years ago, I joined a conference call with Elon Musk to talk about a new leasing program for Tesla's Model S sedan, which was then relatively new to the market. I asked the CEO when he thought the automaker might start its own bank. He said that Tesla was happy with its established finance partners and wasn't planning to create the Bank of Elon anytime soon. Which made sense. Tesla was then producing a frac...