Stellantis was one of the biggest laggards in electric cars for several years. Former Fiat Chrysler Automobiles CEO Sergio Marchionne kicked it off. He lobbied against electric vehicle and fuel economy regulations, and he even infamously told Fiat Chrysler Automobiles (FCA) customers to not buy the Fiat 500e at one … [continued]
Editor’s note: For many moons and months, TeslaMondo was perhaps my favorite thing on the internet. It is a blog that offers insightful and hilarious commentary on Tesla. Hold on, let me rephrase that — it offers tremendously insightful and insanely hilarious commentary on Tesla. Alas, for more than one year, the person* behind TeslaMondo stepped deeper into the shadows and TeslaMondo went silent (*no, that person isn’t me, despite what some people have claimed and how much I wish that were the case).
Fiat Chrysler says it will have 30 models with some degree of electrification on sale by 2022, although most of them will be ordinary hybrids with all the technical sophistication of a 2005 Prius.
This adorable press release came through my inbox this week. Fiat Chrysler’s Sustainability Report is a charming bundle of puppies and daisies, isn’t it? But it’s all sugar-coated nonsense.
Officials in Shanghai claim they still have cordial relations with Tesla and are negotiating the construction of a factory there, despite Elon Musk’s Twitter tantrum last week. And Sergio Marchionne, who said investing in electric cars was a waste of time just two months ago is now singing a different tune.
Waymo has ordered “thousands” more Chrysler Pacifica Hybrid autonomous cars for use in its ride-hailing and ridesharing services in several US cities.
This is the story of Ferrari, FIAT, Chrysler, and Tesla. And this is also the story of how engineers working on a project not ready for primetime can come back 10 years later.
2017 was a strange year, with plenty to celebrate and plenty to ponder about. The wild ups and downs most of us have gone through, both personally and professionally, were reflected in the industries we cover as well. So let’s take a look at what surprised us, what shows the most potential, and what was simply strange.
The #1 complaint about Tesla seems to be that … we have to wait too long for mass production of its products. That’s sort of a sign that the company is doing things quite well. Actually, if you crunch the numbers, you can see that Tesla cars offer more range, better performance, better interior tech, better semi-autonomous driving features, better charging options, and …
Sergio Marchionne told the press last week that too many electric cars will endanger the world because the emissions from generating plants will increase. They must have access to some really good marijuana in Italy these days.
