GM’s new battery will cut the cost of its electric trucks by over $6,000
The lithium-manganese-rich cell, developed with LG Chem, uses far less cobalt and nickel than current lithium-ion cells. It’ll be made in the U.S. and show up in 2028.
Alan Ohnsman, Forbes Staff
Inside the Waymo factory building a robotaxi future
An exclusive look inside the facility turning Jaguar EVs into robotaxis with the AI-driven fleet’s custom computing system, cameras, lidar and radar.
Elon Musk is running out of ideas to save Tesla
He’s dialing down his DOGE role but Tesla needs a new hit EV and none is on the horizon. And the company’s booming battery business will suffer from Trump’s tariffs.
Things are bad at Tesla. They’re about to get much worse.
The EV company’s sales are tanking in all major markets as its Chinese rivals are surging. But Tesla’s problems are just beginning.
Five people who could run Tesla better than Elon Musk
The EV maker is struggling as anti-Elon Musk sentiment sparks Tesla boycotts and protests. It’s not likely to happen, but who could step in if he relinquished the reins?
Why Tesla isn’t the AI powerhouse Musk says it is
He claims the carmaker will be the most valuable AI company in the world thanks to the reams of video data collected by its cars. Is that really a competitive advantage?
Tesla’s board chair has sold most of her shares in the EV maker
Robyn Denholm, who’s led the board since 2018, made $168 million in the past year exercising stock options in the company, including sales worth $43 million last week.
It’s ‘never going to happen,’ but a distracted Musk should hand over CEO reins at Tesla
Earnings were weaker than expected, the near-term outlook is murky, EV sales are down, and Elon Musk is more distracted than ever before. But with a phalanx of loyal shareholders and a cowed board he’s not going anywhere.
Waymo logging 150,000 Robotaxi rides and 1 million miles a week
The autonomous vehicle company’s weekly ridership has jumped more than 50% in two months and more than doubled since the start of 2024.
Elon Musk’s laughable solution to Tesla’s child labor worries
Tesla’s CEO said he would address the company’s challenges with child labor in its supply chain. But his high-tech solution doesn’t cut it.