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Electric cars
Tesla wants to make its cars cheaper by cutting costs
Jan 18, 2019
But how will the innovative, and controversial, company deal with a backlog on deliveries while at the same time shrinking its workforce? Click the audio player above to hear the full story.
General Motors looks to an electric car future
by
Ben Bradford
Oct 31, 2018
The largest U.S. automaker has one all-electric vehicle, but plans to develop 20.
General Motors looks to an electric car future
by
Ben Bradford
Oct 31, 2018
The largest U.S. automaker has one all-electric vehicle, but plans to develop 20.
Tesla faces turmoil at the top ... and stiff competition
by
Molly Wood
Oct 1, 2018
The company made electric cars exciting, but can it make them ubiquitous?
A new ride hailing startup bets on Teslas to differentiate itself
by
Dan Boyce
Jul 6, 2018
Teslyne, a new startup in Denver, is banking on customers paying more than they would for Uber or Lyft for the chance to ride in an electric Tesla. Unlike with Uber or Lyft, the company owns the Teslas and though it interacts with riders through an app, Teslyne CEO Kyle Ewing says it is “more […]
Investors are anxious about Tesla fairy tale
by
Andy Uhler
May 2, 2018
Cache, yes, and, lots of questions for electric carmaker Tesla. Click the audio player above to hear the full story.
Why Western tech companies want more control over minerals in Africa
by
Molly Wood
, Stephanie Hughes
and Shaheen Ainpour
Mar 2, 2018
Modern electronics rely heavily on one thing: lithium ion batteries. With carmakers gearing up to increase electric vehicle production, the demand for lithium ion batteries doesn’t appear to be slowing down. These batteries rely on an increasingly important supply of the metal cobalt. Most cobalt is mined in the Democratic Republic of Congo in Central […]
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Can Elon Musk deliver on Tesla's Model 3s?
by
Kai Ryssdal
and Paulina Velasco
Feb 20, 2018
One reporter took it upon himself to determine how many cars the company is making
Lithium-ion batteries are about as good as they can get
by
Molly Wood
and Kristin Schwab
Dec 7, 2017
But it's just a matter of time before the problem is solved, a UC Berkeley engineer says.
For oil giant Shell, service station means electric cars, too
by
Jed Kim
Nov 27, 2017
Running cars on something other than gas stands to greatly reduce the world’s need for oil. That has energy company Shell moving into the electric vehicle charging business. On top of last month’s purchase of major European electric vehicle charging network NewMotion, it’s got a new partnership to put high speed EV chargers in dozens […]