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For the past several months, Tesla has been locked in a battle of wills with the labor unions of Sweden. The company’s refusal to ratify a collective bargaining agreement with a small number of workers associated with the Swedish union IF Metall has led to boycotts by other regional unions, turning what should have been a quickly resolved dispute into an ongoing disaster for the electric car company. Did Elon Musk Regret Buying Twitter? | Walter Isaacson InterviewThis week, yet another humiliation was visited upon the…

Tesla’s decision to not sign a collective agreement with its service workers in Sweden may now affect Superchargers as another union joins the fight. For the past four months, Tesla service workers in Sweden have been on strike in order to get included in a collective agreement. The automaker has always had a hard stance against unions, and it has thus far been able to fend off unionization efforts at its manufacturing facilities. This one in Sweden seemed manageable. It’s only affecting a few…

Stellantis, the company that owns Chrysler, Dodge, Fiat, Jeep, Peugeot, Ram, and many other automotive brands, has announced that it will adopt Tesla’s North American Charging Standard (NACS), which is currently being standardized as SAE J3400, for its electric vehicles (EVs) starting with select models in 2025. Stellantis was the only major car manufacturer that hadn’t adopted NACS. Most other car manufacturers, including Audi, BMW, Ford, GM, Honda, Hyundai, Nissan, Porsche, Toyota, and Volkswagen, have already adopted…

Chinese EV maker Geely is launching a 4WD version of its Radard RD6 electric truck that will rival the Cybertruck. According to the brand’s CEO, it will have similar acceleration to Tesla’s Cybertruck while carrying heavy loads. Chinese electric truck to compete with Tesla’s Cybertruck Geely, the parent company behind Volvo, Polestar, ZEEKR, and others, launched its Radar brand in 2022. The brand is touted as “China’s first pure electric outdoors lifestyle vehicle brand.” Its first…

Elon Musk’s brother Kimbal, who is also a board member at Tesla, is not as optimistic as his brother about Tesla delivering ‘Full Self-Driving’. He says: “maybe 5 years”. Virtually every year for the past five years, Tesla CEO Elon Musk has said that the company will achieve full self-driving capability by the end of the year. It has become a sort of running joke. Again, a month into the year, Musk recently said that Tesla’s self-driving would become a clear reality “probably this year.”…

Allegations that Tesla mishandled hazardous waste point to a systemic failure at the company’s California facilities. This was no simple accident or one-off event. No less than 25 counties sued Tesla this week for allegedly illegally disposing of hazardous waste. Within a couple days, the Elon Musk-led company agreed to pay $1.5 million to settle the suit that says the company “intentionally” and “negligently” disposed of materials that should have been handled with care.Waste management experts tell The Verge that a…

Tesla is having to “recall” over 2 million vehicles, but again, the fix is just a software update and this time, it’s about font sizes. Seriously. I opened the Wall Street Journal today, and bang: Tesla recalls millions of vehicles over latest safety flaw: Millions of vehicles? Safety flaw? Oh lord, this seems like a big deal, but then I remembered it’s the Wall Street Journal, and they like to scare you about the smallest software updates possible. This is one of those cases. NHTSA…

Ford announced that it will provide free adapters for Mustang Mach-E and F-150 Lightning owners to access Tesla’s Supercharger network. Ford was the first to sign a deal with Tesla to adopt its charge connector, now known as NACS, in its future electric vehicles. It sent the ball rolling, and now virtually all automakers in North America have adopted it – making it the new standard charge connector in North America. The bulk of the deal was for Ford to incorporate the NACS connector in its…

Tesla’s humanoid robot, Optimus, continues to evolve with each update, striking a balance between cool advancements and an intriguing touch of creepiness. Elon Musk recently posted a video on X, highlighting Optimus’ walking capabilities, which has undergone significant improvements since its initial demonstration. The latest video captures Optimus walking around Tesla’s facility, showcasing a remarkably human-like gait—a stark contrast to its initial jittery and robotic movements. Observers noted…

Leo KoGuan has invested more money into Tesla than anyone in the world, yet he can’t even get his concerns heard by the company’s board. The shareholder is frustrated with some of the CEO’s recent controversies, but with the board MIA, there’s no way to reign him in. We first reported on KoGuan in 2021 when the little-known investor became the third largest individual shareholder in Tesla behind Elon Musk and Larry Ellison. The Indonesian-born Chinese American businessman is better known for…