On June 13, Tesla CEO tweeted that he will accept Bitcoin electric vehicle payments again. However, this only happens when Bitcoin miners can prove that about 50% of the energy they use is clean energy. According to Reuters, Bitcoin price increased 5% to 37,360.63 USD at 1:10 am on June 14 (Vietnam time) after Mr. Musk’s tweet. Musk also said that Tesla will sell about 10% of its Bitcoin holdings to show that Bitcoin can be easily liquidated. During the first quarter of the year, Tesla sold about $272 million in “virtual assets,” which reduced its operating loss by $101 million. Tesla CEO comments about cryptocurrencies often cause price fluctuations. As a result, he was criticized by CEO Magda Wierzycka of asset management company Sygnia as a “market manipulator” and that the US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) should investigate. In February, Tesla revealed in an SEC filing that it had purchased $1.5 billion in Bitcoin and would accept Bitcoin as payment for its products. However, then the electric car company paused due to concerns about the method of mining virtual currency, which requires huge electricity consumption, affecting climate change. “We are concerned about the rapidly increasing use of fossil fuels to mine and trade Bitcoin, especially coal, which is the worst emitter,” Musk tweeted in May. Du Lam (According to Reuters)

Strength of Tesla electric car is the ability to upgrade the vehicle’s software over a network connection, similar to what today’s smartphone models do. However, not every software upgrade that the US automaker has released also brings benefits to users. Recently, a court in Norway has declared Tesla brand penalty due to the limitation of the vehicle’s charging current as well as the vehicle battery capacity. Accordingly, the US electric vehicle brand must compensate 16,000 USD (365 million VND) for each customer affected by this software upgrade. It is known that most Tesla models with limited charging current and battery capacity are Model S and Model X vehicles equipped with high-capacity 85 kWh battery packs. Currently this battery pack has been discontinued in 2016. Tesla electric vehicle models equipped with 85kWh battery packs have been affected by the software update Over the past few years, many Tesla car users have complained about the car having a shorter range after a major software update rolled out in 2019. In connection with this incident, many users have created many Hot topics and discussions on the Reddit platform and Tesla car user forums. Some users said that after the Tesla electric car was upgraded with software, the vehicle’s travel range was reduced by about 20 km compared to before. Also because of the above incident, many people have filed a lawsuit in the California court. In this indictment, the user accuses the Tesla car brand of using the car battery capacity limit feature through a software update. As such, it appears that Tesla’s software update affects not only users in the US but also a lot of people in other markets, including Norway, where the courts have sided with users. A representative of the US electric car company said that the software upgrades that users complain about are important, in order to “protect the battery pack as well as improve its usage life”. It is known that after the court ruling in Norway, Tesla will have a few weeks to appeal. A representative of the US electric car company said that the software upgrades that users complain about are important, in order to “protect the battery pack as well as improve its usage life”. The class-action lawsuit against Tesla in the US is still pending.

Illustration. Source: CNN “Electric car data security is very important. And Tesla will make efforts to ensure this data security,” billionaire Tesla posted information on Weibo. According to Reuters and Bloomberg, earlier this year, the Chinese military banned Tesla electric vehicles from entering military facilities over concerns that the cameras installed in the vehicles could be used for surveillance. Tesla CEO – Elon Musk voiced China’s concerns about this information. “We always want to keep any customer information confidential. If a customer finds out that Tesla is using an electric car to spy in China or anywhere else, we will shut down,” Billion said US billionaire Elon Musk said at the China Development Forum in March. Tesla has recently faced many challenges in the Chinese electric vehicle market. In February, the company was summoned by regulators to discuss the quality of electric vehicles made in Shanghai. Chinese authorities expressed concern about a number of problems with the vehicles manufactured by the company, such as abnormal acceleration and battery fires. The company has faced direct criticism from consumers. In February, Tesla was forced to apologize after a customer provided a video of an issue with charging. In a public interview last month, billionaire Musk emphasized: “I am very confident about Tesla’s future in China. The Chinese economy will thrive in the next decade and will become a major economy. best of the world”.

Photo: Forbes In the past, Elon Musk has repeatedly compared bitcoin and fiat money. He also often shares about cryptocurrencies that make the value of coins like bitcoin or dogecoin fluctuate greatly. Photo: INC In February, the value of bitcoin skyrocketed after Tesla revealed it had bought $1.5 billion worth of the coin. Besides, the electric car company also confirmed that it will soon accept bitcoin as a means of payment when buying a car. Photo: Forbes Even so, the bitcoin price plummeted after the billionaire announced in May that Tesla would not accept bitcoin for car purchases due to environmental concerns. Earlier this month, he also called dogecoin “a rush” while appearing on “Saturday Night Live.” The price of the coin bearing this dog symbol then also plummeted. Photo: CBN However, a few days ago, Elon Musk made the market “crazy” when he emphasized that he had never and will not sell dogecoin.

Since its launch to date, Kia Seltos has regularly been in the group of 10 most popular Vietnamese car models. Recently, Kia globally announced the recall of 147,249 Seltos and Soul units in the US market to fix errors in the oil ring in the engine. According to the announcement from the Korean automaker, all affected vehicles are fitted with a 2.0-liter Nu MPI 4-cylinder engine. The cause of the fault is identified as improperly heat-treated the rings, causing them to leak oil out. The large-scale recall is expected to start by Kia America on June 11, 2021. Error correction may include replacing the client’s engine with a new engine in the event of a breakdown of the engine. Kia says that the installation of oil ring noise sensors is also in progress to help better control vehicle engine performance. The large-scale recall in the US has caused more or less concerns for Vietnamese consumers. Because, Kia Seltos is currently one of the best-selling cars in Vietnam. However, the unit that assembles and distributes the Kia brand, Thaco Group, said that the Seltos model in the Vietnamese market is completely out of the recall. The reason is that Kia Seltos in Vietnam does not use the same engine as the car in the US market. Specifically, the Kia Seltos versions recalled in the US are equipped with a Nu MPI 2.0L engine while the car in Vietnam uses 1.4 Turbo and 1.6L MPI engines. Kia Seltos officially launched in Vietnam at the end of July 2020. Currently, the urban SUV model has 3 versions of Deluxe, Luxury and Premium with retail prices of VND 609 million, VND 659 million and VND 729 million, respectively. Since its launch to date, Kia Seltos has regularly been in the group of 10 most popular Vietnamese car models. According to the Vietnam Automobile Manufacturers Association (VAMA), a total of 3,840 Kia Seltos cars were sold in the first three months of this year. This level of sales volume helps Kia Seltos rank 6th in the 10 most expensive cars in the market.

The only image of the new Honda Civic 2022 production version is revealed.

A few days before the official product launch ceremony on April 28, Japanese car company Honda “teased” before the image of the Civic 2022 model with many changes in design compared to the old version. .

Information from the Japanese automaker, the newly revealed image belongs to the most advanced version of the Honda Civic 2022, called Touring.

In general, the design of the new generation Civic is quite similar to the image of the prototype (Prototype) previously announced in November 2020.

Honda Civic prototype (Prototype).

Note carefully, the front part of the production Civic 2022 with additional fog lights along with glossy black accents has also been removed to replace the matte black on both grille above. , under and air vents. The dark side mirrors on the Prototype version have also been adjusted to match the body color.

As the most advanced version of the Civic 2022 series, Touring is equipped with a sunroof and front parking sensors, located in the upper grille.

In addition, a few different characteristics between the production version and the prototype can be mentioned as the two-color laser, chrome window edges …

Interior sketch of Civic 2022.

The interior image of the car has not been released, but according to the sketches, we can see many details that have been changed by Honda on the new generation Civic compared to its predecessor such as: Entertainment screen 9 inches, elongated dashboard with mesh design, new steering wheel …

According to Honda, Civic 2022 will be equipped with the latest upgraded Honda Sensing system to assist the driver and bring the most safety feeling for the driver.

The Honda Civic 2022 is expected to be launched on April 28 and will start selling from May.