Monthly Archive: January 2023

Tesla Nears Preliminary Deal for Indonesia Electric Car Plant

(Bloomberg) -- Tesla Inc. is close to sealing a preliminary deal to set up a factory in Indonesia, according to people familiar with the matter, as Elon Musk’s electric vehicle pioneer looks to capitalize on the Southeast Asian nation’s reserves of key battery metals. Most Read from BloombergUS Safety Agency to Consider Ban on Gas Stoves Amid Health FearsRental Housing Is Suddenly Headed Toward a Hard LandingBrady, Gisele, Patriots’ Bob Kraft Among FTX Shareholders Facing WipeoutApple to Begin M

Going Vertical — EV Sales In Australia & New Zealand

As the new year progresses, we can see the Antipodean electric vehicle uptake curves heading towards the vertical. Some pundits expressed disappointment that Robyn Denholm’s prediction that Tesla would double its presence on Australian roads did not eventuate, but as Veda Prime points out — 4,500 Teslas landed at ports before the end of the […]

Hyundai Ioniq 5 with e-corner tech turns on a dime

Hyundai Ioniq 5 with e-corner modulesAn electric powertrain allows for a lot more possibilities for improving low-speed maneuverability, as Hyundai recently demonstrated. The automaker's Hyundai Mobis mobility-tech division has developed a hardware set called "e-corner" that allows a vehicle's individual wheels to rotate up to 90 degrees. The system was first shown in 2021, and the...