Ford commits to electric F-150 pickup truck as legacy auto buckles under EV pressure

By Simon Alvarez Posted on January 17, 2019 During a presentation at the Deutsche Bank Global Automotive Conference in the MGM Grand in Detroit, Jim Farley, Ford’s president of global markets, made a blockbuster announcement. After more than 40 years in the market, and amidst the impending arrival of vehicles like the Tesla pickup truck …

Tesla’s Referral Program will officially come to an end on February 1

Posted on January 16, 2019 Tesla CEO Elon Musk has confirmed that the company’s customer referral program will be coming to an end on February 1st. After a near 4-year run, Tesla’s widely popular referral program, which turned existing customers into hungry sales machines that were fueled by the lure of winning anything from a …

Tesla’s batteries, Autopilot data, and Hardware 3 will be an edge in 2019: fund manager

By Simon Alvarez Posted on January 15, 2019 There are times when something becomes so clearly evident; it becomes difficult to ignore. For a lot of Tesla’s longtime critics, this would be the company’s lead in the EV market. Tesla proved that it could compete in the auto market in 2018. According to a fund …