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Elon Musk-Xi Jinping Meeting Shows Tight Relationship China Has With Tesla
16Nov By adminNo Comments
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Elon Musk-Xi Jinping Meeting Shows Tight Relationship China Has With Tesla

[ad_1] The cosy relationship between Elon Musk's Tesla Inc. and China was on display again on Wednesday when President Xi Jinping expressed support for the US electric carmaker in China and Musk in turn expressed his gratitude for that warm reception.According to a Weibo post from Tesla's official China account, Musk, the CEO of Tesla, attended a banquet on the evening of Nov. 15 to welcome Xi, who's in San Francisco to meet and hold talks with US President Joe Biden as part of this week's Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation leaders' meetings. At the dinner, Xi “met with Elon Musk and other important representatives in a small gathering, showing support for Tesla's development in China,” the post said. “Musk expressed gratitude and applauded the fast growth of China's new-energy vehicle s...
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India asks Tesla to copy Apple in pairing Chinese, Indian suppliers
2Aug By adminNo Comments
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India asks Tesla to copy Apple in pairing Chinese, Indian suppliers

[ad_1] As Tesla examines building a plant in India, officials have asked the company to emulate Apple in finding local firms to partner with any Chinese suppliers involved, according to three government sources with direct knowledge of the matter.Tesla has been in talks with India for weeks about setting up a factory which will potentially build a $24,000 car for local sales and exports, however strained India-China ties threaten to complicate Tesla's plans for bringing in Chinese suppliers. Tesla founder Elon Musk is seeking to expand beyond the company's biggest foreign base of China where regulatory approvals for expansion are slow to come. But Chinese suppliers could be critical if Tesla were to establish a plant in India and keep costs in check for a cheap EV. India does not have l...
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Killing machines! Legendary Apple cofounder says AI in Elon Musk’s Tesla cars can KILL people
13May By adminNo Comments
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Killing machines! Legendary Apple cofounder says AI in Elon Musk’s Tesla cars can KILL people

[ad_1] Elon Musk-led Tesla is going through a rough period. Yesterday, May 12, safety regulators in China ordered the EV maker to recall 1.1 million vehicles due to an issue in its regenerative braking system. Earlier, questions were raised on its full-self-driving system after Tesla was forced to recall 363000 cars after US safety regulators found that the car did not follow speed limits around intersections. To make matters worse, in a recent interview, Apple cofounder Steve Wozniak criticized Tesla's AI technology and said that it can potentially kill people. Wozniak famously cofounded Apple along with the celebrated Steve Jobs.From Friend To Foe?In an interview with CNN, Wozniak said that he was an admirer of Elon Musk for the role he played in pushing consumers towards electric veh...
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China’s DriveGPT Is Here. Time to Play Catch-Up
26Apr By adminNo Comments
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China’s DriveGPT Is Here. Time to Play Catch-Up

[ad_1] China's artificial intelligence-powered autonomous-vehicle market is showing serious promise. So, of course, Elon Musk wants a piece of it, especially since he's struggled to get self-driving technology off the ground in the US. That may not pan out as well as the Tesla Inc. chief executive officer's Beijing-backed electric-vehicle bet.Local media say Tesla could be getting ready to test its full self-driving technology in China. Given the firm's FSD track record in the US, that's a scary and unsafe prospect. In May 2021, Tesla announced it was eliminating critical radars on new cars. It then started disabling them in vehicles already on the road, resulting in an uptick in crashes, the Washington Post reported. In February, it paused the rollout of FSD. Suffice to say, the global...
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Tesla New Battery Plant Cements China’s Place in Energy Storage
10Apr By adminNo Comments
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Tesla New Battery Plant Cements China’s Place in Energy Storage

[ad_1] Tesla Inc. will build a large new battery factory in Shanghai, further cementing China's place at the top of the global energy storage supply chain.The US electric car pioneer will manufacture its Megapack large-scale energy-storage unit in the new facility, which adds to its factory for EVs in Shanghai. The company led by Elon Musk, who is said to have visited China last weekend, made the announcement at a signing ceremony for the project in Shanghai on Sunday. Tom Zhu, Tesla's senior vice president of automotive, and Shanghai government officials including Vice Mayor Wu Qing attended, with Tesla Vice President Tao Lin signing the contract. Construction is scheduled to begin in the third quarter of this year and the plant will commence production in the second quarter of 2024, t...
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Tesla to Build New Shanghai Factory for Megapack Battery
10Apr By adminNo Comments
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Tesla to Build New Shanghai Factory for Megapack Battery

[ad_1] Tesla Inc. will build a new battery factory in Shanghai, increasing investment in China at a time of brewing tensions between Beijing and Washington.Tesla will manufacture its Megapack large-scale energy-storage unit in the new facility, which adds to its factory for electric vehicles in Shanghai. The company led by Elon Musk, who is said to be visiting China this weekend, made the announcement at a signing ceremony for the project in Shanghai. Tom Zhu, Tesla's senior vice president of automotive, and Shanghai government officials including vice mayor Wu Qing attended, with Tesla Vice President Tao Lin signing the contract. Construction is scheduled to begin in the third quarter of this year and the plant will commence production in the second quarter of 2024, the company said in...
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Elon Musk to Visit China This Weekend With Possible Tesla Plant Stop
9Apr By adminNo Comments
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Elon Musk to Visit China This Weekend With Possible Tesla Plant Stop

[ad_1] Elon Musk will be in China for a visit from Saturday, with a possible stop at Tesla Inc.'s Shanghai factory, according to people familiar with the plans.The billionaire's schedule is expected to include a meeting with local Shanghai authorities, the people said, declining to be identified because the trip hasn't been disclosed publicly. The plans are fluid and may still change, they said. Tesla did not respond to a request for comment on Musk's visit outside of regular business hours. Musk's visit would come at a time of heightened tensions between China and the U.S. over everything from an alleged Chinese spy balloon being shot down over American skies to Beijing's partnership with Russian President Vladimir Putin amid his country's war in Ukraine.Musk is traveling with Tom Zhu,...
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Nitin Gadkari, Elon Musk, China and India: What he said
9Dec By adminNo Comments
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Nitin Gadkari, Elon Musk, China and India: What he said

[ad_1] Union Minister Nitin Gadkari said if Tesla founder Elon Musk wants to manufacture in India, then he is welcome. Union Minister Nitin Gadkari said if Tesla founder Elon Musk wants to manufacture in India, then he is welcome. "If the manufacturing happens in China than in India, they will not get concession for marketing. If they do manufacturing in India, in any state, then they will be benefited," the minister stressed. American electric carmaker Tesla, which has been seeking reduction in import duties to sell its vehicles in India, will not manufacture its products locally unless it is allowed to first sell and service its cars in the country, Musk had earlier said. Union minister Nitin Gadkari on Friday said he is an avid foodie and the first serious thought that comes t...
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Elon Musk Brings Tesla’s China Chief to Texas to Run Gigafactory
8Dec By adminNo Comments
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Elon Musk Brings Tesla’s China Chief to Texas to Run Gigafactory

[ad_1] Elon Musk has tapped a longtime Tesla Inc. executive in China who oversaw construction of the Shanghai gigfactory to help run the plant in Austin, Texas. Elon Musk has tapped a longtime Tesla Inc. executive in China who oversaw construction of the Shanghai gigfactory to help run the electric carmaker's newest plant in Austin, Texas, people familiar with the matter said. Tom Zhu, who joined Tesla in 2014 to help build its Supercharger network and most recently has been heading the carmaker's Asia Pacific operations, is in Austin this week and has brought some of his engineering team from China with him to assist in overseeing the ramp up of Giga Texas — a US hub for the Model Y and future production of the Cybertruck — the people said, asking not to be identified because they...
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Tesla Set to Cut Shanghai Output in Sign of Sluggish Demand
5Dec By adminNo Comments
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Tesla Set to Cut Shanghai Output in Sign of Sluggish Demand

[ad_1] The decision was made after Tesla evaluated its near-term performance in the domestic market. Tesla Inc. plans to lower production at its Shanghai factory, according to people familiar with the matter, in the latest sign demand in China isn't meeting expectations. The output cuts will take effect as soon as this week, said the people, who asked not to be identified because the information isn't public. They estimate the move could reduce production by about 20% from full capacity, which is the rate at which the factory ran in October and November. The decision was made after the automaker evaluated its near-term performance in the domestic market, one of the people said, adding that there's flexibility to increase output if demand increases. A Tesla representative in Chi...
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