What Does The Future Hold For Tesla, According To Elon Musk?
• https://insideevs.com, BY EVANNEXIn the short term, Tesla continues to struggle with Model 3 production delays.
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Ultra Capacitor Tech Again Touted As EV Game-Changer
• https://insideevs.com, BY MARK KANEFrench company NAWA Technologies claims that its ultracapacitor technology could help improve performance/range of electric vehicles.
Uber flags future of flying taxis with flashy new concepts
• https://newatlas.com, Nick LavarsNot to be pinned down by its continuing troubles here on the ground, Uber is pushing ahead with its flying taxi ambitions at its Elevate conference in LA this week. Among the news to trickle out of the event is a new deal with NASA, along with some f
Uber CEO Dara Khosrowshahi on flying taxis, the future and taking over a company in crisis
• https://www.cbsnews.comUber is releasing new information about Uber Air, an ambitious plan to launch a fleet of autonomous flying taxis in two years. "CBS This Morning" got the first look at the design models that will be on display at Tuesday's Uber Elevate Summit in Los
Uber's Quest To Redesign Its Toxic Relationship With Drivers
• https://www.fastcodesign.comTravis Kalanick got fired. Uber's designers got to work.
The Transportation Problem No One Is Talking About
• https://www.fastcodesign.comIt could make autonomous cars in cities safer, too.
Allergy Sufferers: Change That Cabin Air Filter
• By Jerry Reynolds Car ProThe cabin air filter, a feature found on most late-model vehicles, cleans the air that comes into the interior through the heating, ventilation and air conditioning system.
Aston Martin's sleek, ultra-premium submarine steps closer to submergence
• https://newatlas.com, C.C. WeissAs if developing a world-beating hypercar and futuristic, show-stopping concept car isn't enough, Aston Martin has also been busying itself designing a cutting-edge submarine.
The Used Car Sweet Spot
• lewrockwell.com By Eric PetersBuying a new car is always a bad decision – financially. It doesn't matter which brand or make or model. You will always lose money.
Tesla sued for more than $2 billion, accused of copying design of Nikola hydrogen trucks
• marketwatch.com by Mike MurphyStartup claims Tesla Semi is based on its patented designs
Ford Targeting Massive $25.5 Billion Cuts, Confirming End Of Major Automotive Cycle
• https://www.zerohedge.com, By Tyler DurdenThe rising cost of commodities, combined with the end of a bubble in the automobile sector, are taking tolls on automobile companies and forcing drastic restructurings at major US automakers like Ford.
Automated high speed rail lines will start in China in 2019
• https://www.nextbigfuture.comCRRC Changchun Railway Vehicles Co. has announced that an automated high-speed railway line linking Beijing and Zhangjiakou will be tested in 2019.
Ford To Electrify F-150, Mustang, Explorer, Other SUVs
• https://insideevs.com, MARK KANEIn the first quarter of 2018, Ford increased revenues by 7% to $42.0 billion and net income by 9% to $1.7 billion.
Bob Lutz Strikes Again: Automakers Should Just Give Up, "It's All Over"
• https://insideevs.com, EVANNEXBOB LUTZ: IT'S ALL OVER FOR AUTO BRANDS AS AUTONOMOUS VEHICLES WILL CHANGE EVERYTHING
Harley-Davidson CEO Says Electric Motorcycle On Track for 2019 Launch
• https://insideevs.com, DOMENICK YONEYThe development throttle is still pinned.
Escapod Topo travels farther and wilder than your average teardrop trailer
• https://newatlas.com, C.C. WeissThe new Topo from Utah's Escapod is a light, stylish teardrop trailer ready to explore all points high, low, far and wide.
China Electric Car makers want competition with Tesla like Apple made smartphones better
• nextbigfuture.com by brian wangTesla will be expanding into the Chinese electric vehicle market since Beijing will be removing foreign ownership caps. Telsa will be welcomed according to the president of a Chinese electric vehicle start-up.
Bitcoin in Brief Saturday:
• bitcoin.comFork-o-Mania and Flying Cars
So Easy Even a Caveman Can Do It…
• By Eric Peters Eric Peters AutosOil changes are still pretty simple. But easy is another thing. If you haven't done one in awhile - to a new car - you might be surprised by how much more complicated the process has become.
Judge in Uber Ruling: Antitrust Laws Designed "to Protect Competition, not Competitors."
• https://fee.org, by Jason SneadIf cab companies want to survive, they have to compete.
Ready to Cut the Cord on Car Ownership? Dramatic Industry Changes by 2025.
• https://www.themaven.netNine percent of those selling their car cut the cord on car ownership completely. Are you ready?
Successful maiden flight for Sun Flyer 2 electric airplane
• https://newatlas.comAnother small electric airplane took to the skies recently in the form of Bye Aerospace's prototype Sun Flyer 2, which made its maiden flight on April 10 at Centennial Airport south of Denver, Colorado. With a gross weight of 1,900 lb (860 kg), the t
Musk Says Tesla Model 3 Production Target Is 6,000 A Week By June
• insideevs.com by Steven LovedayFollowing the temporary shutdown of Tesla Model 3 production, CEO Elon Musk has big plans for the months to come.
Autonomous Boats Will Be On the Market Sooner Than Self-Driving Cars
• https://motherboard.vice.com/ by Tracey LindemanAbout 90 percent of global shipping is done by sea.
China To Remove JV Requirements For Foreign Automakers, Tesla Wins
• https://insideevs.com, MARK KANEChina will phase out the joint-venture requirements for foreign automakers, which could open the way for more fair business practices for automakers such as Tesla.
Check Out All 8 Videos Of Tesla CEO Musk On CBS This Morning
• https://insideevs.com,AT FREMONT FACTORY, ELON MUSK REVEALS MODEL 3 PRODUCTION LINE AND TALKS TESLA [COMPLETE VIDEO FOOTAGE]
World's only Rotor Sail passenger ship goes into service
• newatlas.com By Paul RiddenLast year we detailed how Finland's Norsepower had rediscovered an engineering innovation from the 1920s called the rotorsail, which sees large cylinders installed atop big ships harness wind for propulsion.
Musk Admits Autopilot Not Perfect, Plus First Look At Model 3 Production
• insideevs.comAs promised yesterday, CBS This Morning posted video from the Fremont factory floor where the Tesla Model 3 is produced.
Federal agency says it booted Tesla from crash probe, but Tesla says it withdrew...
• https://www.cnbc.com, Lora KolodnyFederal agency says it booted Tesla from crash probe, but Tesla says it withdrew and will complain to Congress
Three Wheels Bad
• By Eric Peters Eric Peters AutosYou probably haven't heard of Paul Elio - probably because his car company hasn't been the recipient of your tax dollars, nor the prostrate fawning-over of an adulatory press . . . unlike another car company headed by someone with name recognit
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