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Wisk unveils autonomous four-seat eVTOL air taxi; Generation 6

Green Car Congress

Wisk Aero, an Advanced Air Mobility (AAM) company, revealed the first self-flying, all-electric, four-passenger vertical takeoff and landing (eVTOL) air taxi. Wisk’s 6 th Generation aircraft leverages key learnings and insights from its previous five generations of eVTOL aircraft to deliver a new level of performance.

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Ford Dynamic Shuttle Service moves from experiment to pilot, providing point-to-point shuttle rides for employees

Green Car Congress

Ford is piloting an on-demand Dynamic Shuttle service for its Dearborn, Michigan, employees this month, providing a new mobility solution featuring smart ride-hailing technology with premium customized shuttles, applying insights from earlier experiments and research with global urban commuters.

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EV's and Indian Manufacturing: Prof. Ashok Jhunjhunwaala | Visit to IIT Madras

Plug In India

Tesla has done a lot of engineering work in the cylindrical cells area, but it is unlikely that others are going to follow suit. He recognized that if products and services were to be used by the bulk of Indian Society they had to be made affordable. I met with one of the incubatees, a company working on an air taxi.

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EV Chargers for All!

Cars That Think

One was affordability. Harry decided to forego buying an EV, but he remains open to purchasing one if both the affordability and charging issues are better addressed. “I Their first question is, “Why should I take on the costs of installing EV chargers when most of my tenants don’t own or can’t afford EVs?” households.

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Drive Electric Submission on the Emissions Reduction Plan Discussion Document

Drive Electric

A plan is necessary to provide certainty to business and consumers that a future transport system will be affordable, convenient, safe and sustainable. New Zealanders need access to safe, affordable, convenient and sustainable travel choices. It will take considerable time to fully transition the fleet to zero emissions.

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Tesla Q1 2024 Earnings Call Transcript: April 23, 2024

Teslarati

Speaking: Tesla VP of Investor Relations Martin Viecha, CEO Elon Musk, CFO Vaibhav Taneja, VP of Vehicle Engineering Lars Moravy, Autopilot Director Ashok Elluswamy, Senior Megapack Director Mike Snyder, along with other executives and analysts. That’s our mission to get the most affordable cars to customers as fast as possible.

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Tesla 2024 Annual Shareholder Meeting transcript: June 13, 2024

Teslarati

Our cars are engineered to be some of the safest in the world and we take real-world data from our fleet, and our ability to push over-the-air updates to optimize safety for all our vehicle models. Autonomous taxi? So we have some insight into where it’s going and it’s really amazing. Musk is a genius.

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