As Chip Shortage Winds Down, Bosch Charts New Path For Green Hydrogen & Fuel Cells
CleanTechnica suited up to visit the clean room at Bosch’s chip factory in Reutlingen, Germany to get the inside scoop on the chip shortage, and its solutions.
Automotive Chip Shortage
How Tesla Reworked its Software to Survive the Semiconductor Chip Shortage
Tesla has remained ahead of the ongoing semiconductor chip shortage, but it hasn’t been easy. Beyond securing added suppliers and multiple chip options, Tesla had to rely on its software focus to make alternatives work — which is ultimately why the automaker has weathered the shortage better than others. On … [continued]
Global Supply Shortages: No Time, No Chips — No Problem for NREL
Researchers Build Two Computing Solutions Amid Global Supply Shortages Article courtesy of the U.S. Department of Energy’s (DOE’s) National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL). By Brooke Van Zandt Imagine spending $6.5 million in 30 seconds. For automakers, that was a price worth paying to advertise their latest electric vehicles to over 100 … [continued]
Elon Musk: Auto Chip Shortage Crisis Was A Lot Like The Toilet Paper Fiasco
After missing in action on the last earnings call, Elon Musk was back to give his take on Tesla’s Q4 call yesterday. As always, he added quite a bit of color (and humor) to his analysis. Tesla’s “technoking” had a lot to be proud of — especially in light of … [continued]
Tesla Earnings Call Highlights — What I Learned
Tesla 4Q 2022 Earnings Call Highlights Plenty of Demand for Current Vehicles, No New Tesla Vehicles Needed This Year In listening to the Tesla 4th quarter earnings call, the much anticipated “Roadmap Update” was disappointing. It was basically that since they have plenty of demand for their current vehicles (the … [continued]
Does Tesla’s Centralized Computer Architecture Require Fewer Chips?
Tesla has navigated the global automotive chip shortage better than most. It also pioneered using a unified computer architecture. How are those things related? What are the broader lessons here? Originally posted on EVANNEX. By Charles Morris Of all the innovations Tesla has brought to the auto industry, not the least significant … [continued]
Thoughts On Cathie Wood’s Take On GM Blaming The Chip Shortage For Low US Sales
As you may recall, I recently wrote about Tesla’s 3rd quarter sales being much better than some of its competitors in terms of year-over-year change — especially GM’s. Despite the chip shortage, Tesla announced record sales in Q3, while GM and a few other automakers saw big drops in their … [continued]
Tesla, Unlike Some Of Its Competitors, Had An Awesome Q3
Tesla announced its Q3 vehicle production and delivery numbers today, and The Verge noted that Tesla’s competitors aren’t faring as well as Tesla this quarter. The article pointed out that in 2019, Tesla sold a total of 367,500 vehicles, and it just sold 241,300 in the 3rd quarter of 2021. … [continued]
What You Won’t Hear Or See In The News On The Automotive Chip Shortage
The automotive industry needs to design new circuit boards for newer chips and replace the antiques. They are resisting the investment, and they are lacking the “in-house” know-how.
