A British entrepreneur has bought the business and assets for the Bloodhound supersonic car project which aimed to hit speeds of 1 000 miles per hour.
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BMW and Porsche have unveiled a charging station that can jolt electric vehicles with enough power to drive 100km in less than three minutes.
It’s been almost 30 years since Elon Musk left South Africa to start a new life in North America. Now, the billionaire may be about to bring his Tesla electric cars back home.
Tesla CEO Elon Musk says he knows how many hours a week you need to work to change the world, and it’s no small number.
In this special episode of the podcast, TechCentral editor Duncan McLeod moderates a lively and fiery debate between Outa CEO Wayne Duvenage and Electronic Toll Collection CEO Coenie Vermaak on Gauteng’s e-tolls system.
Volkswagen plans to add a subcompact crossover costing about €18 000 (R290 000) to its all-electric I.D. range, expanding its lineup of zero-emissions vehicles that are more affordable than those of Tesla.
Tesla has chosen Robyn Denholm to succeed Elon Musk as board chair, selecting an independent director to contend with the car maker’s mercurial CEO following his run-ins with regulators and investors.
An estimated $6-trillion is theoretically needed to build the infrastructure that electric cars need such as charging stations and power networks. That’s about 7.5% of the world’s GDP.
Tesla CEO Elon Musk has said the $20-million penalty he was given for announcing on Twitter that he had funding to take the electric vehicle maker private was “worth it”.
Profit secured! Tesla blew away expectations with just the third quarter of positive earnings in its history, bolstering Elon Musk’s bid to make selling electric cars a financially sustainable business.