Tesla has hit back at a class-action lawsuit that alleges its Fremont, California manufacturing plant is a “hotbed for racist behavior.” Filed earlier this week by Marcus Vaughn, who worked at the plant from April to October, the suit claims that Tesla failed to investigated a human resources complaint by Vaughn after repeatedly being called the “n-word” by managers… Read More
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Tesla hits back at employee’s racial discrimination claims
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Tesla has unrelentingly hit back at a class-action complaint which labeled the carmaker’s factories a “hotbed for racist behavior.”
In a statement titled a “Hotbed of Misinformation” issued on its website Wednesday, Tesla said it is “absolutely against any form of discrimination, harassment, or unfair treatment of any kind.”
The plaintiff is former employee Marcus Vaughn, who claimed he was routinely called the “n-word” by supervisors while working at Tesla. Vaughn also said he was fired in October “for not having a positive attitude” after complaining to Tesla’s human resources department. Read more…
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Tesla is a ‘hotbed for racist behavior,’ class-action lawsuit claims
Tesla has faced lawsuits over discrimination before. Now, the automaker has been slapped with a class-action complaint that claims Tesla is a “hotbed for racist behavior” across one of Tesla’s factories.
Former Tesla employee Marcus Vaughn filed the …
The badass new Corvette isn’t part of GM’s ‘all-electric’ future
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GM might be positioning itself for an all-electric future, but it’s still producing stupidly-fast supercars like the gas-powered 2019 Corvette ZR1.
GM unveiled this beast a few days before the 2017 Dubai auto show. The Corvette ZR1 — a life-sized Hot Wheels toy for adults — will hit roads in spring 2018.
The iconic Corvette sports car has been racing across highways since 1953, and although it’s been made badder and faster over the years, the 2019 ZR1 is the most powerful Corvette yet. In fact, it’s now one of the most high-performance factory-produced cars around: It hits speeds of 210 miles per hour thanks to its 755-horsepower engine. Read more…
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View More The badass new Corvette isn’t part of GM’s ‘all-electric’ futureElon Musk says the Tesla Semi will blow your mind ‘out of your skull’
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Never one lost for a hyperbole, Elon Musk promoted Thursday’s upcoming Tesla Semi Truck unveiling in Hawthorne, California, with a little Rick and Morty-inspired hucksterism.
The Tesla CEO, who has a known affinity for the acerbic, dimension-twisting show, also revealed on Sunday in the same tweet that, like the Model 3 launch in July, this one will be live streamed on Thursday, November 16, starting at 8 PM PST.
Tesla Semi Truck unveil to be webcast live on Thursday at 8pm! This will blow your mind clear out of your skull and into an alternate dimension. Just need to find my portal gun …
— Elon Musk (@elonmusk) November 12, 2017 Read more…
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View More Elon Musk says the Tesla Semi will blow your mind ‘out of your skull’Tesla’s newest driving mode is ‘Chill’
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Tesla streamed out a new software update to its electric vehicles this week; included is a new acceleration mode called simply “Chill.”
Earlier this week, the car reviewer DragTimes posted a video in which they stumbled upon the new mellow driving option while testing out the latest update in a Tesla Model S, the company’s luxury-class electric vehicle. Here’s how Tesla, in the settings on its touchscreen dashboard, describes Chill mode:
While experimenting with Chill in the Model S 100D, DragTimes found its acceleration in standard mode hit 0 to 60 in just under 4 seconds. But when in Chill mode, the Model S hit 0 to 60 mph in 7.2 seconds, which was described as “ridiculously slow, like what is even the point — no one wants to drive like that.” Read more…
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View More Tesla’s newest driving mode is ‘Chill’Tencent could play a role redesigning Snapchat following $2B investment
Tencent, the Chinese internet giant valued at $470 billion, may have a hand in rebooting the Snapchat app to make it more competitive with Instagram and Facebook.
Off the back of some very poor financials announced this week, parent company Snap said it is retooling the messaging app “to make it easier to use.”
Now Tencent, which upped its stake in Snap with the purchase of 12… Read More
Elon Musk met with controversial Turkish President and no one knows why
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Elon Musk visited Turkey and met with the country’s president Recep Tayyip Erdogan, but no one knows exactly why — but the summit could have something to do with Tesla and Turkey’s domestic automotive ambitions.
The meeting comes shortly after five Turkish businesses launched a joint venture to produce a Turkish-made vehicle, according to the Associated Press. The project was reportedly encouraged by Erdogan, and the state has sponsored electric auto projects in the past that aimed to compete with Tesla in the country.
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View More Elon Musk met with controversial Turkish President and no one knows whyTesla acquires automated manufacturing machine supplier Perbix
Tesla is moving to turn around its output challenges with the Model 3, with a new acquisition reported by Bloomberg of a supplier whose focus is on automating production. The automaker acquired Perbix, a supplier it’s been working with for the past few years, with the deal coming to light just after Tesla addressed its production difficulties with the Model 3 on its most recent… Read More
Tesla electric semi truck reveal confirmed for November 16
Tesla will unveil its electric semi truck on November 16, the company confirmed today via email invites sent to press. The invites feature a full-size off-center image of the Tesla truck, still mostly clad in shadow, besides those iconic headlights we’ve seen in earlier teaser material. Read More
That proposed tax plan would kill the $7,500 electric vehicle credit
The tax plan proposed by House Republicans has hiding in it the repeal of a $7,500 tax credit that has arguably been one of the main drivers of electric vehicle purchases. Removing the credit would almost certainly adversely affect sales of elect…
View More That proposed tax plan would kill the $7,500 electric vehicle creditThat proposed tax plan would kill the $7,500 electric vehicle credit
The tax plan proposed by House Republicans has hiding in it the repeal of a $7,500 tax credit that has arguably been one of the main drivers of electric vehicle purchases. Removing the credit would almost certainly adversely affect sales of elect…
View More That proposed tax plan would kill the $7,500 electric vehicle credit