The $2,000 price increase in the U.S. was pushed back a little bit too.
Source: Electric Vehicle News
Automotive cable firm Delfingen expands its reach with acquisition
Automotive cable specialist Delfingen plans to acquire the European and African operations of Schlemmer, a German industrial group that specializes in cable protection and injection-molded parts for the automotive industry. Schlemmer entered preliminary bankruptcy proceedings last December. The company’s Asian division was sold to its Chinese partner, the Fengmai-Ningbo Huaxiang Group.
The division Delfingen is acquiring represents a turnover of around €100 million, 1,000 people and 5 factories in Germany, Romania, Russia, Morocco and Tunisia. The two latter plants are joint ventures.
The acquisition enables Delfingen to to consolidate its market share in Europe, to strengthen its proximity to German car manufacturers and equipment suppliers, and to pool R&D efforts supporting the transition to EVs.
Delfingen CEO Gérald Streit said, “A crisis can be a source of opportunity. The current difficult context has made it possible to bring together two historical players in the protection of automotive wiring at the global level.”
Source: Delfingen
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Tesla Will Leave 'Skateboard' Behind & Move To Structural Battery Packs
Musk said the skateboard design will eventually become obsolete, but it’s going to take some time.
Source: Electric Vehicle News
Tesla Full Self-Driving Beta: a collection of video demonstrations by early testers
Tesla Full Self-Driving Beta is starting to reach more cars in the fleet and customers, which are basically being used as testers, are starting to share video demonstrations.
Here we share a few of them for a better look at Tesla’s FSD Beta.
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Tesla Camping Tour: We Explore This Family's Tesla Model X & Towing
As promised, Kyle shares his educational visit with ‘All Electric Family,’ We tour their Model X, camper, and towing setup.
Source: Electric Vehicle News
Several Megawatt Charging System Connectors Were Tested At NREL
The new Megawatt Charging System (MCS) is expected to allow EV charging at 1+ MW.
Source: Electric Vehicle News
CEO Of Lucid Motors Explains Why Tesla Is Not Its Main Rival
Peter Rawlinson gave an interview explaining why Lucid is actually after established players like Mercedes-Benz, not newcomers Tesla.
Source: Electric Vehicle News
Tesla’s V4 Superchargers May Have 350 kW Peak Charging Capacity
This was alluded to during Tesla’s recent Q3 earnings call.
Source: Electric Vehicle News
Autocar Compares VW ID.3 To Nissan LEAF To See Which EV Is Better
Is the new electric Volkswagen hatchback really better than the latest version of one of the first mass market EVs?
Source: Electric Vehicle News
Tesla Will Recall 48,442 Model S and X Units In China Due To Suspension Issues
These cars are made only in the US, which implies many more units may be affected.
Source: Electric Vehicle News