Elon Musk Says Tesla Will Open Charging Stations to Other Car Makers
Elon Musk revealed via Twitter on Tuesday that the company will allow other electric car makers to use its charging stations later this year. Currently, the company's Superchargers are only compatible with Tesla's vehicles. Drivers of electric cars face the limitation of having to recharge approximately every 250 miles. Tesla has a vast network of chargers, with about 25,000 spread across the U.S.
Musk has been hinting at the company's intentions for a while now. Back in 2014, he said he'd be willing to share the designs of the Superchargers in an effort to create a standard that could be used for all electric vehicles. Four years later, he expanded on that idea, saying the chargers were never meant to be a "walled garden," according to TechCrunch.
"We're happy to support other auto makers and let them use our Supercharger stations," he said at the time. "They would just need to pay the share of the cost proportionate to their vehicle usage."
Read the article at MSN.
A Holistic View of the Driver
Data is flowing to fleet managers like an open firehose - from many sources and in varying formats. Adam Danielson points out that “to make the data actionable a few things need to happen: automation, normalization, and aggregation.” This creates a view of the driver, and is instrumental in helping organizations meet driver safety goals.
Range Anxiety? Stop Worrying
Range anxiety and charge anxiety may be disappearing, writes Mike Sheldrick. This is “thanks largely to battery improvements that already have pushed the average range of today’s EVs to over 250 miles.” In fact, 500 miles could even be within reach.
Enjoy this issue, and check in at FleetManagementWeekly.com for daily updates.
Ted Roberts
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How Business Professionals Can Overcome Obstacles that Prevent Them from Realizing Their Goals (and Dreams) — Part 2
Editor's Note: Last week, we published part one of a multipart series. This is the second in the series: Cost: Paying the Price
Everything rises and falls on Leadership
By Mark LeGrand, Certified Business Trainer, Speaker and Coach/Director
Cost: Paying the Price
Cost of the dream is another component of testing your dream.
Now I’m not talking just dollars and cents. Dreams are personal and many people avoid the question, avoid the cost, and inadvertently avoid their dream. What about you? What have you learned about sacrifice in other areas of your life?
How do you answer the Cost Question: Am I willing to pay the price for my dream?
Chassis OEMs Present New Model Year Updates at NTEA’s Truck Product Conference
Nine chassis manufacturers will share the latest commercial vehicle updates from a technical and engineering perspective at NTEA’s 2021 Truck Product Conference.
This in-person event will be held Tuesday, Sept. 21 to Wednesday, Sept. 22, 2021, in a new location at Kalahari Resorts & Conventions (Sandusky, Ohio).
“Installing equipment on a chassis is not a simple task,” said Kevin Koester, NTEA senior director. “Model year changes at the OEM level can have a large impact on the ability to quickly and correctly mount bodies and equipment on a chassis. Truck Product Conference is an opportunity for equipment manufacturers and distributors to directly engage chassis OEMs, gaining important technical insights to help the upfitting process.”
Tesla Challenger Xpeng’s New P5 Sedan Will Start at $24,670, More Than a Third Less Than the Basic Model 3
One of Tesla's closest rivals in China has revealed the pricing for its new electric sedan - and it's undercutting Tesla's Model 3 by more than a third. China is the world's largest car market and demand for electric vehicles is booming thanks in large part to generous government subsidies for "green" cars
Xpeng will sell six versions of its upcoming P5, priced between 160,000 yuan ($24,670) and 230,000 yuan ($38,550) after subsidies. Tesla's Model 3, by comparison, costs from 250,900 yuan ($38,700) in China after subsidies, with a higher-end version priced at 339,900 yuan ($52,400)..
Xpeng says the P5 is semi-autonomous with 32 perception sensors, including 13 high-definition cameras alongside light detection and ranging (Lidar) technology, which uses lasers to measure the distance, shape, and orientation of objects. The P5 has a top speed of 105.6 miles per hour and can accelerate from 0 to 62 miles per hour in 7.5 seconds. Its estimated cruising range starts at 286 miles, rising to 373 miles for the more expensive models.
Read the article at MSN.
