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Tesla Motors could be building a new automotive plant in China without a domestic joint venture if the Ministry of Commerce alters a long-standing manufacturing rule. Bloomberg reported early this week on this possible shift in the policy by the China Ministry, where the department commented that it will “actively implement the opening up of the new-energy manufacturing sector to foreigners, together with other departments under the direction of the State Council.” This joint-venture change is huge news as Tesla and many other automotive companies have been courting China’s Ministry on rule changes that would facilitate production of electric cars in the country. Specula…

Jefferies analyst Phillipe Houchois has adjusted his 12-month price target for Tesla shares from $280 to $240 after the firm noted a miscalculation in the number of shares outstanding. The new price target for Tesla shares represents an aggressive 36 percent downside from Tuesday’s close. The Wall St. firm issued a revised report Wednesday morning that corrects the number of Tesla shares outstanding used in the original valuation, from 139.6 million shares to 165.2 million shares outstanding in its note entitled “Erratum: Tesla and the Permanent Revolution.” “This note corrects the PT from $280 to $240 due to an error in the DCF [discounted cash flow] share count – No…

Kurdish independence referendum: What impact on the region? Â

Tesla CEO Elon Musk has made it very clear that he is worried about artificial intelligence development leading to an eventual demise of the human race. He has signed letters to the United Nations calling for an autonomous weapons ban, and even sparred with Silicon Valley moguls, like Mark Zuckerberg, over the risk AI development presents. Another leading voice in the industry, Google’s AI Chief John Giannandrea, has come out saying that all the hysteria induced by people like Musk is over hyped. “I am definitely not worried about the AI apocalypse,” Giannandrea said at the TechCrunch Disrupt conference in San Francisco on Tuesday. “I think itÂ’s perfectl…

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The age of batteries is just getting started. In the latest episode of our animated series, Sooner Than You Think, Bloomberg’s Tom Randall does the math on when solar plus batteries might start wiping fossil fuels off the grid.

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Tesla has rolled out an over-the-air software update that allows its drivers to see the maximum attainable charging speed at each Supercharger location ahead of time. Software release notes for v8.1 (2017.36 1b27c6d) reveal a new ‘Supercharger powerÂ’ feature that displays the maximum power available at each location, beneath its respective onboard navigation map icon. “With this release, weÂ’re adding power information for Superchargers so that you can easily find a charger that meets your charging needs. Supercharging your Model S isnÂ’t always just about finding the nearest Supercharger. Sometimes itÂ’s about finding the one that will get you back on the road th…

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