DIRS.INFO The most relevant business & tech news

Share Share Article via Facebook Share Article via Twitter Share Article via LinkedIn Share Article via EmailThe rapid rise of Chinese electric vehicle maker BYDWarren Buffet-backed BYD dethroned Tesla in the fourth quarter of 2023 as the world's top electric vehicle maker, selling more battery-powered vehicles than its U.S. rival. The Chinese carmaker is showing no signs of slowing down, becoming the top brand in China and growing exports by 334% last year. CNBC explores whether BYD can sustain its relentless growth and if it may one day enter the U.S. market.

Persons: Warren, BYD, Tesla Organizations: CNBC Locations: U.S, China

☆ How BYD grew from battery maker to electric vehicle juggernaut, overtaking Tesla
▼ + stars: | 2024-03-26 | by ( Andrew Evers | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +2 min

In the U.S., Tesla may be at the forefront of the electric vehicle revolution, but abroad, the carmaker has some serious competition. In the fourth quarter of 2023, BYD dethroned Tesla as the world's top EV maker, selling more battery-powered vehicles than its U.S. rival. "BYD has grown into this powerhouse in the new energy vehicle industry," CNBC's Beijing correspondent Evelyn Cheng said. By 2003, the company had pivoted to autos and has since become the top car brand in China, as well as a major producer of EV batteries. Watch the video to learn how BYD grew from battery maker to EV giant and what's next for the company.

Persons: Tesla, Warren, BYD, Evelyn Cheng, they're, Wang Chuanfu, Sam Abuelsamid, Michael Dunne, Dunne, They're Organizations: EV, Guidehouse, CNBC, U.S Locations: U.S, China, Beijing, Munich, United States, Europe, Hungary, Mexico

☆ The real reason Tesla may be giving free trials of its Full Self-Driving software
▼ + stars: | 2024-03-26 | by ( Grace Kay | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +5 min

Tesla is offering a free monthlong trial of its Full Self-Driving software. FSD adoption could significantly increase Tesla's profit margins and improve the software. Tesla CEO Elon Musk announced on Monday that the electric carmaker would offer its US customers a free trial of the driver-assist software starting this week. "All US cars that are capable of FSD will be enabled for a one month trial this week," Musk wrote on X. Advertisement"Almost no one actually realizes how well (supervised) FSD actually works," Musk wrote in the email.

Persons: Tesla, —, Elon Musk, Musk, FSD, Brett Winton, Cathie Wood, I'm, I've Organizations: Service, Business, ARK Invest, Tesla, National, Traffic, Administration

☆ BYD’s profit soared 80% in the year the Chinese EV giant overtook Tesla
▼ + stars: | 2024-03-26 | by ( Laura He | Anna Cooban | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +2 min

Net profit almost doubled to 30 billion yuan ($4.2 billion) last year, from 16.6 billion yuan ($2.3 billion) in 2022, the Shenzhen-based company said Tuesday. BYD sold 525,409 battery electric vehicles (BEVs) during that period, compared with Tesla’s 484,507. In 2023 as a whole, BYD sold a record 3.02 million vehicles globally, up 62% from 2022. Its entry-level model sells in China for the equivalent of just over $10,000; the cheapest Tesla car, a Model 3, costs almost $39,000. But intensifying competition and a brutal price war last year have impacted the profit margins of many Chinese car makers, including BYD.

Persons: London CNN — BYD, That’s, Warren Buffett, BYD, Tesla, Elon Musk’s carmaker Organizations: London CNN, Elon, Tesla, Chinese Passenger Car Association, Geely, Chery, XPeng Motors Locations: Hong Kong, London, Shenzhen, China

☆ Nissan targets 1 million extra vehicle sales in next 3 years, aims to cut EV costs
▼ + stars: | 2024-03-25 | by ( Elliot Smith | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +1 min

A Nissan Ariya electric car is on display during 2020 Beijing International Automotive Exhibition (Auto China 2020) at China International Exhibition Center on September 27, 2020 in Beijing, China. Nissan is targeting an additional 1 million vehicle sales over the next three years and a 30% reduction in electric vehicle production costs by 2030, the Japanese carmaker announced Monday. In a new medium-term business plan, Nissan also said it would launch 30 new models by fiscal year 2026, with 16 of these electrified. "Faced with extreme market volatility, Nissan is taking decisive actions guided by the new plan to ensure sustainable growth and profitability." The country boasts the world's largest and most crowded EV market and its automakers are exerting significant downward pressure on prices.

Persons: Makoto Uchida, Elon Musk Organizations: Nissan, Automotive, China International Exhibition Center, Ford Motor, General Motors, Mercedes, Benz, Volkswagen Locations: China, Beijing

☆ Elon Musk tells staff they must give new customers a demo of Full Self Driving mode before giving them their car
▼ + stars: | 2024-03-25 | by ( Grace Kay | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +1 min

Elon Musk sent an email mandating Tesla staff give demos of Full Self-Driving mode to new customers. NEW LOOK Sign up to get the inside scoop on today’s biggest stories in markets, tech, and business — delivered daily. download the app Email address Sign up By clicking “Sign Up”, you accept our Terms of Service and Privacy Policy . In an early morning email to staff, Musk said it was "mandatory" that staff install and activate the FSD software on the vehicle, as well as give a test drive. This story is available exclusively to Business Insider subscribers.

Persons: Elon Musk, Musk, — Organizations: Service, Business

☆ How to stop your internet-connected car from sharing and maybe even selling your driving data
▼ + stars: | 2024-03-23 | by ( Cheryl Winokur Munk | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +8 min

"The amount of personal and car information that car companies collect, share and sometimes sell is beyond what is necessary to get someone from Point A to Point B safely. But there are growing privacy concerns as reports proliferate about car companies sharing driver data with insurers, and as car companies get into the insurance business themselves. To be sure, there can be valid reasons to collect driver and car data for safety and functionality purposes, and some essential services, such as emergency and security-related data sharing, may be difficult or impossible to opt out of. Ford, for example, said it provides customers with a choice regarding any sharing of connected vehicle data. The government is looking at car privacy regulationsThere are various regulatory efforts afoot to understand carmakers' data-sharing practices and reign in potential privacy violations.

Persons: Jen Caltrider, There's, That's, James Hodgson, Parv Sharma, Caltrider, Cobun Zweifel, Mo Al, Keegan, Edward J, Markey, Eric Goldman, Hodgson, It's Organizations: Mozilla Foundation, Mozilla, ABI Research, McKinsey, Counterpoint Technology Market Research, Ford, Hyundai, Nissan, BMW, Keegan, International Association of Privacy, SBD Automotive, Protection Agency, Federal Trade Commission, Zweifel, Senate Commerce, Science, Transportation, Santa Clara University School of Law, Apple Locations: U.S, California , Colorado, Connecticut, California

☆ Hybrid cars now have 'very few compromises' says Ford executive — and sales are booming
▼ + stars: | 2024-03-23 | by ( George Glover | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

Sales growth for hybrid cars is outpacing growth for electric vehicles this year. AdvertisementIt's shaping up to be a comeback year for hybrid cars — and that's partly because they're now nearly as good as their conventional vehicles, according to a Ford executive. Frick's comments come as demand for hybrid vehicles soars, partly due to drivers' worries about charging electric cars. AdvertisementFreedom of choiceThe hybrid Maverick starts at about $25,300 — some $1,500 more than the gas version. About 60% of those buying a hybrid Maverick are first-time Ford customers, product development operations chief Jim Baumbick previously told Business Insider.

Persons: Ford, Ford's Andrew Frick, —, they're, Andrew Frick, Morgan Stanley, Jim Baumbick Organizations: Service, Ford, Wall, Buyers, Cox Automotive, Toyota Prius, BI Toyota, EV, Toyota, White House Locations: Detroit, Edmunds

☆ Bentley delays all-EV plan amid changing market conditions, vehicle development challenges
▼ + stars: | 2024-03-19 | by ( Michael Wayland | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +1 min

Bentley Motors is pushing back its plans to exclusively offer all-electric vehicles by the end of this decade due to changing market conditions and a delay in its first EV. CEO Adrian Hallmark said the famed British luxury carmaker remains committed to carbon neutrality and exclusively offering EVs, but it now plans to do so a couple of years later. Bentley will continue offering plug-in hybrids alongside BEVs, or battery electric vehicles, past its previous target of 2030, Hallmark said. Bentley is among a growing number of automakers to change, delay or cancel ambitious EV plans as global adoption grows slower than many expected. The company now expects its first EV to be released in 2026, pushing back the release of the subsequent vehicles as well.

Persons: Adrian Hallmark, Bentley Organizations: Bentley, Hallmark

☆ Ferrari boss promises 'emotion' won't be lost in EV engine roar
▼ + stars: | 2024-03-19 | by ( Elliot Smith | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +1 min

A Ferrari is parked outside the New York Stock Exchange in celebration of Ferrari's initial public offering in New York City on Oct. 21, 2015. Ferrari CEO Benedetto Vigna promised on Tuesday that the luxury carmaker's new electric vehicle will offer drivers the same roar as its historic combustion engines. The Italian company is launching its first fully electric vehicle in the final quarter of 2025 and will open a new production site in Maranello, Italy, in June to manufacture electric motors, battery packs and power inverters. Speaking to CNBC's "Squawk Box Europe" on Tuesday, Vigna said the company would maintain its focus on performance, design and driving experience in its EV range, insisting that "electric cars are not silent." "When we talk about luxury cars like our cars, we are talking about the emotion that we are able to deliver to our client, so we are not talking about functional cars like other EVs that you see on the road," he said.

Persons: Ferrari, Benedetto Vigna, Vigna Organizations: New York Stock Exchange, Ferrari Locations: New York City, Maranello, Italy

☆ Here's our fourth-quarter earnings report card for 31 stocks in the portfolio
▼ + stars: | 2024-03-19 | by ( Zev Fima | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +14 min

Please note, that Abbott Laboratories is not listed below as we did not own the name before the company's earnings release. Meta Platforms had one of the best earnings reports of the entire season, as sales, earnings, and cash flow trounced expectations. Despite missing earnings expectations, Coterra Energy delivered where it matters most: discretionary and free cash flow. Honeywell 's earnings results weren't great, with sales missing across the board and segment profit results coming up mixed. Given the stock's reaction, one might wonder why we don't think the earnings results from Palo Alto Networks were flat-out ugly.

Persons: we've, Eaton, Eli Lilly, Mounjaro, Bausch, Estee Lauder, Fabrizio Freda's, Linde, shouldn't, Morgan Stanley, Procter & Gamble, Stanley Black, Decker, We're, Wells Fargo, Nikesh Arora, Palo, they've, Locker, Jim Cramer's, Jim Cramer, Jim, Satya Nadella, Nadella, SeongJoon Cho Organizations: Abbott Laboratories, Wall, GE Healthcare, Meta, Microsoft, Investors, Nvidia, Wynn Resorts, Pharmaceuticals, Broadcom, Coterra Energy, Disney, Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation, Procter &, TJX, Google Services, Constellation Brands, Costco Wholesale, Costco, DuPont, Honeywell, Palo Alto Networks, Palo Alto, Management, Jim Cramer's Charitable, CNBC, Bloomberg, Getty Locations: U.S, Ford, China, Macao, Las Vegas, Boston, Wells Fargo underdelivered, Seoul

☆ Tesla is the biggest S&P 500 loser this year, down even more than Boeing
▼ + stars: | 2024-03-18 | by ( George Glover | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +4 min

NEW LOOK Sign up to get the inside scoop on today’s biggest stories in markets, tech, and business — delivered daily. Close to three months later, the electric carmaker holds a much less enviable title — it's the S&P 500's biggest loser year-to-date. Tesla shares have plummeted about 30% year-to-date, wiping about $230 billion off the company's value. AdvertisementThe gap was even wider at the end of last week, but Tesla shares were up almost 6% on Monday. AdvertisementNelson also believes Tesla could become the world's biggest auto manufacturer — but others don't share his optimism.

Persons: —, Tesla, Elon, BYD, That's, Seth Goldstein, Goldstein, Refinitiv, Garrett Nelson, Nelson, Wells, Ross Gerber, who's Organizations: Elon, Service, Boeing, Alaska Airlines, MAX, Elon Musk's, North, Fox Business Locations: Elon Musk's, North America, Europe

☆ Audi reveals new all-electric Q6 e-tron SUV, its first next-generation EV
▼ + stars: | 2024-03-18 | by ( Michael Wayland | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: 1 min

Audi on Monday revealed its new all-electric Q6 e-tron SUV, the first production vehicle on its next-generation electric vehicle architecture. The Volkswagen -owned luxury carmaker says the new "Premium Platform Electric" opens up new levels of technology for Audi, including a rapid EV recharge time of 158 miles in 10 minutes. The vehicle ushers in the next generation of EVs for Audi, which continues to offer more all-electric and plug-in hybrid EVs despite growth slowing recently for EVs. Audi confirmed it plans to introduce about 20 new or significantly redesigned models and derivatives globally through 2025, more than half of which will be electric.

Organizations: Audi, Volkswagen, EVs

☆ Tesla Settles Discrimination Suit With Former Factory Worker
▼ + stars: | 2024-03-15 | by ( Jack Ewing | More About Jack Ewing | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +1 min

Tesla and a former employee have agreed to settle a closely watched lawsuit that cast a harsh light on the carmaker’s treatment of Black workers. Lawyers for Tesla and for Owen Diaz, who worked at the company’s factory in Fremont, Calif., did not disclose the terms of the settlement in a legal filing on Friday. Organ, a lawyer for Mr. Diaz, said in an email, adding that he could not comment further. A supervisor drew a racist caricature near his work station, according to testimony in the case. Tesla did little to discipline the supervisors or address pervasive racism at the factory, the jury found.

Persons: Tesla, Owen Diaz, “, ” Lawrence, Diaz Organizations: Tesla Locations: Fremont , Calif, San Francisco, Tesla’s

☆ Stocks making the biggest moves midday: Adobe, Ulta, Micron Technology, Rivian Automotive and more
▼ + stars: | 2024-03-15 | by ( Pia Singh | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +4 min

Adobe — Shares slipped 15% after the software company issued weak revenue guidance for its current quarter. Revenue guidance came out in the range between $110.5 million and $112.5 million, also below the $113.4 million expectation from analysts. Smartsheet — The business software provider retreated by 3.2% after posting revenue guidance that was worse than analysts expected. Ulta Beauty — Shares edged lower by 5.3% after the beauty products retailer posted disappointing full-year earnings guidance. Steel Dynamics — Shares of the Indiana-based steelmaker rose more than 2% after strong earnings guidance for the first quarter.

Persons: Geron, Piper Sandler, Jabil, PagerDuty, Smartsheet, Ulta, Stocks, cryptocurrencies, bitcoin, MicroStrategy, Cardlytics, —, Alex Harring, Jesse Pound, Lisa Kailai Han, Michelle Fox Theobald Organizations: Geron, U.S, Food, Drug Administration, Micron Technology, Citi, Micron, Adobe, FactSet, Marathon, Steel, Steel Dynamics, Wall Street Locations: Indiana

☆ EV euphoria is dead. Automakers trumpet consumer choice for U.S. car shoppers
▼ + stars: | 2024-03-13 | by ( Michael Wayland | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +11 min

Andrew Merry | Moment | Getty ImagesDETROIT — The buzz around electric vehicles is wearing off. U.S. EV sales were a record 1.2 million units last year, representing 7.6% of the overall national market, Cox Automotive estimates. "Moving on to less tech-savvy buyers will slow the EV market share growth over the next few years." Automakers wanted to emulate Tesla's success, with some promising to exclusively offer EVs in the not-too-distant future. "Toyota is almost completely absent from the [battery electric vehicle] market yet will gain more U.S. market share than any other car company this year.

Persons: hasn't, Andrew Merry, Aston Martin, Tesla, Elon Musk, Marin Gjaja, Ford, Pablo Di Si, Sam Fiorani, Romeo, Bentley, Mary Barra, there's, Cadillac, John Roth, We've, Gjaja, Jim Farley, Rebecca Cook, Oliver Blume, Akio Toyoda, Morgan Stanley, Adam Jonas, It's, Biden, Cox, Michelle Krebs, EVs, Trisha Jung Organizations: DETROIT, EV, Ford Motor, General Motors, Mercedes, Benz, Volkswagen, Jaguar, Rover, CNBC, GM, Hyundai Motor, Kia, Toyota Motor, VW, U.S, Cox Automotive, AutoForecast Solutions, Volvo, Buick, Cadillac, Honda, Ford Motor Co, Ford, Amperex Technology, Toyota, Cox, Tesla, Nissan, Nissan U.S, Environmental Protection Agency, Alliance for Automotive Innovation, American Automotive, Detroit automakers Locations: EVs, Europe, U.S, North America, Warren , Michigan, Detroit, Marshall , Michigan, Romulus , Michigan

☆ Tesla’s Berlin factory comes back online as power is restored after arson attack
▼ + stars: | 2024-03-12 | by ( Olesya Dmitracova | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +3 min

London/Berlin CNN —Production at Tesla’s factory near Berlin is gradually resuming after the plant was reconnected to the power grid late on Monday following a week-long closure caused by an arson attack. Now production at the factory should be gradually ramped up, CNN affiliate RTL has reported. Prices in Germany for Model Y vehicles, the only cars manufactured at the factory, start at €44,990 ($49,196). That means a week of output is worth about €324 million ($354 million) in sales for Tesla. An aerial view of the Tesla car plant near Berlin on March 10, 2024.

Persons: E.DIS, ”, Tesla, Odd Andersen, ” Musk, Stephanie Halasz Organizations: Berlin CNN —, CNN, “, RTL, Elon Musk’s, Tesla, EVs, Getty, Volcano Group, Reuters Locations: Berlin, —, Europe, Germany, London

☆ Porsche CFO: Expect significant growth in high-net-worth individuals in China
▼ + stars: | 2024-03-12 | by ( ) www.cnbc.com time to read: 1 min

Share Share Article via Facebook Share Article via Twitter Share Article via LinkedIn Share Article via EmailPorsche CFO: Expect significant growth in high-net-worth individuals in ChinaPorsche Chief Financial Officer Lutz Meschke speaks to CNBC’s Annette Weisbach at the carmaker’s facility in Leipzig, Germany.

Persons: Lutz Meschke, CNBC’s Annette Weisbach Organizations: China Porsche Locations: China, Leipzig, Germany

Those more concerned with the climate crisis are asking a bigger question: what does this all mean for the planet? Gas-powered cars, hybrids and EVs all emit roughly the same amount of pollution to manufacture, until you get to producing the battery. Fully electric cars use large batteries made of materials that require heavy mining. And that would still mean less climate pollution on the road overall. And fully electric cars won’t be truly “green” until the energy that charges them comes from renewable sources, like wind and solar.

Persons: Akio Toyoda, EVs, Joe Biden’s, Toyota’s, Daniel Sperling, —, ”, Sam Abuelsamid, Abuelsamid, InfluenceMap, Biden, Kelley, Albert Gore, Gore, I’m, “, ” Monica Nagashima, Lia, Kena, Stephen Ciccone, ” Ciccone, BEV, ” UC’s Sperling Organizations: CNN, Toyota, Auto, US, Toyota Prius Prime, Toyota Toyota, Institute of Transportation Studies, University of California, Ford, EPA, Gas, American Council for, Prius, EV, InfluenceMap, United, Lexus, Cox Automotive, Zero Emission Transportation Association, Getty, Toyota Motor North America, ” Toyota Locations: California, West Virginia, Canada, Australia, United States, EVs, InfluenceMap’s, Japan, Rockland, Blauvelt , New York

☆ China's BYD is the world's biggest electric car maker — but it's not coming to America anytime soon
▼ + stars: | 2024-03-09 | by ( George Glover | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +6 min

Read previewJapanese and Korean carmakers cracked the US market long ago — but don't expect Chinese EV seller BYD to repeat that feat. Advertisement"It'd be very difficult for a Chinese EV maker to enter the US market," Seth Goldstein, an equity strategist at Morningstar, told Business Insider. The bill, a key part of US President Joe Biden's economic agenda, offers tax credits worth up to $7,500 for EV makers, excluding any "Foreign Entity of Concern." BYD isn't the only company turning its back on the US EV market. Given that EV sales growth is stalling in US, it's perhaps little wonder companies like BYD are not too bothered.

Persons: —, There's, Tesla, We're, Stella Li, BYD, Seth Goldstein, I'm, Suzuki, Jim Farley, Will Roberts, Goldstein, Roberts, Joe Biden's, Joe Biden, Demetrius Freeman, Rho Motion's Roberts, you'd, Li, carmakers Organizations: Service, Yahoo Finance, Business, Morningstar, Toyota, Motors, Nissan, Mazda, Lexus, Honda, Mitsubishi, Korea's Hyundai, Kia, North, Ford, EV, Rho, Energy, Treasury, Washington Post, Cox Automotive, Apple Locations: Korean, North America, —, China, North American, Russia, Iran, North Korea, Brazil, Thailand, Americas, Asia, South America

☆ Pharmaceutical companies behind weight-loss drugs are slimming down a new target: The Magnificent 7
▼ + stars: | 2024-03-08 | by ( Dan Defrancesco | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +7 min

In today's big story, we're looking at pharma companies' surging stocks and threatening tech darlings thanks to their weight-loss drugs. And it comes despite only 1% of US adults taking weight-loss drugs, according to Bank of America , which predicts that number could rise to 15% by 2035. Weight-loss drugs are also cutting more than just fat. For Wall Street, meanwhile, the equation is much simpler: Getting more people on weight-loss drugs boosts the economy. The trend, which will be powered by cash-rich mega-cap tech companies, is thanks to strong earnings growth, the bank said.

Persons: —, Joe Biden, Donald Trump —, Trump, Zhan, Eli Lilly, Tesla, Hannah Latham, Octavio Jones, Christian Rodriguez, Laura MacPherson, Jenny Chang, Rodriguez, they're, Goldman Sachs, Biden, Barry Sternlicht, Fernando Gutierrez, It's, Elon Musk, TikTok, Pete Ryan, RJ Scaringe, Dan DeFrancesco, Hallam Bullock, Jordan Parker Erb, George Glover Organizations: Service, pharma, Business, Tesla, Microsoft, JPMorgan, Pfizer, Novo Nordisk, Bank of America, Nvidia, Companies, Fed, Infrastructure Investment, Alpha, Commission, Elon, EV, Nike, Congress, White, Meta, SXSW Locations: China, US, New York, London

☆ Tesla’s giant Berlin factory without power after arsonists attack electricity supply
▼ + stars: | 2024-03-05 | by ( Olesya Dmitracova | Fred Pleitgen | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +2 min

Berlin/London CNN —Power supply to Tesla’s factory near Berlin has been cut following an arson attack on a high-voltage electricity pylon nearby, a German official said Tuesday. “If the initial findings are confirmed, this is a perfidious attack on our electricity infrastructure. He said power supply to the Tesla plant as well as nearby villages had been cut off. German public broadcaster ZDF reported that the factory had been evacuated and its workers sent home. It is unclear if the arson attack is connected with ongoing protests against a planned expansion of the Tesla factory.

Persons: ” Michael Stuebgen, Tesla, ” Stuebgen, Elon Organizations: London CNN —, ZDF, CNN, Reuters Locations: Berlin, London, Brandenburg, —, Europe

☆ Tesla's Berlin plant halts production after suspected arson attack at nearby substation
▼ + stars: | 2024-03-05 | by ( Karen Gilchrist | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +1 min

Tesla' logo is seen on the Tesla factory building in Berlin, Germany on February 22, 2024. A Tesla plant outside of Berlin was reportedly forced to halt production Tuesday after an electricity substation was set alight in a suspected arson attack. The Gruenheide factory, located southeast of the German capital, was left without power, as were parts of wider city, Reuters cited German newspaper Berliner Zeitung as saying. It comes as Tesla's expansion plans for its Gruenheide plant have come up against fierce opposition. However, last month locals voted down plans to raze nearby trees to make way for the enlarged plant.

Persons: Tesla Organizations: Berliner Zeitung, CNBC, CNBC . Police, Reuters Locations: Berlin, Germany, Grunheide, Europe, Neu Zittau, U.S

☆ Tesla engineers break down what it's like to interview at Elon Musk's car company
▼ + stars: | 2024-03-05 | by ( Grace Kay | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +7 min

10 Tesla engineers broke down the process and gave tips for getting a job at Musk's company. But engineers at Tesla say it's no small feat to land a role at Elon Musk's most well-known company. Business Insider spoke with 10 current Tesla engineers about what it takes to work at the company. Advertisement"Sometimes it really is who you know at Tesla," said one engineer who has worked at the company for six years. AdvertisementSome Tesla engineers said they spent over 40 hours preparing for the presentation over the course of several weeks.

Persons: Tesla, Elon Musk, —, Elon Musk's, Musk, who've, Justin Sullivan, it's, JOHN THYS, who'd Organizations: Service, Elon, Business, BI, Tesla

☆ Look closely: Tesla's video celebrating a Mustang EV using its Supercharger hides a potential pain point for other drivers
▼ + stars: | 2024-03-04 | by ( Grace Kay | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +4 min

15,000+ Tesla superchargers available for non-Teslas with an adapter starting todayOn the downside: Did you catch it? Many automakers have switched to Tesla's charging technology over the past year. Tesla's charging network is one of its biggest advantages over EV rivals — from faster and more accessible charging stations to more amenities. Non-Tesla EV owners can charge at updated Superchargers that have a Magic Dock adapter. On Thursday, Tesla opened V3 chargers to Ford owners who can use a NACS adapter supplied by Ford, according to Tesla's website.

Persons: —, Tesla, Marques Brownlee, Brownlee, ITuxtLsDju — Marques Brownlee, Elon Musk Organizations: Service, Ford, Business, Ford EV, Tech, Tesla EV, EV, — Locations: New York

Search resuls for: "Carmaker"

25 mentions found