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Tesla has welcomed Chipotle president Jack Hartung to its Board of Directors. Hartung will officially start his tenure at the electric vehicle maker on June 1, 2025. Tesla announced the addition of its new director in a post on social media platform X. Jack Hartung’s Role With Hartung’s addition, the Read more

Tesla may be doing something quite special in the Giga Berlin-Brandenburg complex. Based on observations from a recent drone flyover of the site, it appears that Tesla may also be using FSD Unsupervised to move freshly produced Model Y vehicles to the factory’s staging area. New Drone Footage Recent footage Read more

Tesla has offered an interesting promotion for its vehicles to the drivers of one of its future ride-hailing rivals as it continues to work toward the launch of its autonomous Robotaxi platform. This morning, Tesla launched a $1,000 off promotion to Lyft drivers who plan to utilize one of the Read more

Pando Electric, a provider of multifamily EV charging solutions, has formed a strategic partnership with homeowners’ association management company Associa. Pando will be a preferred EV charging vendor for Associa’s managed communities, which serve over 7.5 million homeowners in the US. The first project for the new partners: Pando Electric Read more

Poland’s Ministry of Economic Development and Technology has offered Ascend Elements up to 1.22 billion Polish złoty ($320 million US) to support construction of a precursor cathode active material (pCAM) manufacturing facility in the country. pCAM is a high-value, precisely engineered material used in the manufacture of lithium-ion batteries. Ascend Read more

Charged recently spoke with Mathieu Béguin, North America Regional Product Manager at LEM, to explore the company’s advancements in EV charging infrastructure—specifically in DC metering technology. LEM, a global provider of current and voltage sensors, has developed an integrated solution that spans DC charging stations from 50 kW to 400 Read more

Gravity, an EVSE hardware and software developer and EV charging site operator, plans to deploy a network of eight public charging sites across greater Los Angeles, offering charging power of up to 500 kW—a blazing-fast rate that only a few of the latest EV models can take advantage of. The Read more

Wait, Mazda sells an EV for less than $20,000? The EZ-6 is sold in China but will launch in Europe and other global markets later this year. With overseas deliveries kicking off, Mazda unveiled a sporty new EZ-6 edition that’s actually pretty sleek. Will it arrive overseas? more…

We also discuss Nissan’s radical plan for a turnaround and Tesla’s request to Panasonic to increase U.S battery production.