That free electricity wasn’t supposed to be free

By: Diane Benjamin h/t to Doug Fansler again! Follow-up to this story from a few days ago: https://blnnews.com/2022/04/07/making-evs-affordable-free-electricity/ Tesla owners might have to pay to get out of the Uptown Parking Garage, but they don’t pay for electricity. So, people can spend about as much as we paid for our first house for a car […]

The lawsuit against Rivian you probably don’t know about

​https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2021-03-30/tesla-can-move-forward-with-trade-secret-suit-against-rivian Tesla Inc. can move forward with a lawsuit claiming that Rivian Automotive Inc. stole its trade secrets with the help of former employees of the electric carmaker. Read the rest yourself!

Anybody asking Rivian questions?

By: Diane Benjamin This is a copy of the lawsuit Tesla filed against Rivian and 4 of their employees: From the lawsuit – who Tesla is suing: Now watch the video. It describes what each of the above did and why they are being sued. The video is interrupted numerous times for commercials that you […]

Fly on the Wall: Mitsubishi plant buzz

Buzzing around I’ve heard some interesting stories.  The owners of the former Mitsubishi plant are negotiating a deal with Tesla and parts builder American General.  Both had to put down a substantial amount of money to prevent the sale at auction. Tesla wants to start mass producing vehicles and doesn’t have the space in California.  […]