THE CAR AND TRUCK FLEET AND LEASING MANAGEMENT MAGAZINE
At the Green Truck Summit, Carlton Rose, president of global fleet maintenance and engineering at UPS, said the desire for clean and quiet trucks is growing and pointed out how the global delivery giant has already made substantial investments in that green future.
General Motors reached the threshold of 200,000 plug-in electric vehicles sold in December, which begins a phase-out of the $7,500 federal tax credit over the next 15 months, Reuters reported.
Elon Musk recounted his struggle to mass-produce an affordable model during a 60 Minutes interview.
Tesla will offer a Model 3 sedan for about $35,000 this summer, CEO Elon Musk told 60 Minutes in his first extended interview where he also addressed the company's production bottleneck and his erratic behavior this year.
In a series of tweets, CEO Elon Musk announced Tesla has gone into the trucking business.
NHTSA recently issued a statement that a 5-star rating is the highest rating a vehicle can achieve under its crash-testing program, but stopped short of naming one vehicle as the safest vehicle on the road today.
As battery technology improves and other advantages become more apparent, Class 4-7 commercial electric vehicle sales could top 100,000 units by 2035.
Tesla shares declined 5.5% on Tuesday after the company said Monday it reached its goal to produce 5,000 Model 3 cars during the last week of the June quarter, as the tide among several Wall Street firms drifts toward skepticism about the company.
Tesla will no longer be able to participate in the National Transportation Safety Board investigation of a fatal crash involving a Tesla Model X after it violated the agency’s rules on sharing investigative information before being vetted and confirmed.
Volkswagen has hired Matthew Renna as its vice president over the development of its electrified vehicle architecture. Renna formerly served as program manager for Tesla's Model S and Model X vehicles.