Tesla co-founder and former CTO JB Straubel is officially joining the company’s board of directors following a shareholder vote.
JB Straubel was a co-founder at Tesla and the company’s longtime chief technology officer until he left in 2019 to launch Redwood Materials, which is helping create a North American battery supply chain.
After Elon Musk, Straubel was the most well-known executive…
Here's how North America's first utility-scale solar recycling plant is ramping up for the clean energy boom
May 17, 2023
We Recycle Solar is deploying new machinery and technology to quadruple its processing capacity to 522 million pounds per year by 2028.
We Recycle Solar, which is permitted by the US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to handle hazardous secondary materials that come…
Tesla is planning to finish the design and engineering of the next-generation Tesla Roadster by the end of this year and “hopefully” put the vehicle into production next year, according to CEO Elon Musk at Tesla’s shareholder meeting today.
The next-generation…
Tesla CEO Elon Musk said that the company is going to “try advertising” after years of resisting the idea and even saying that he “hates advertising.”
For years, Musk has famously said that he despises advertising. He said that Tesla doesn’t pay or provide discounts for celebrities to drive its cars and that the automaker doesn’t pay to advertise – though we have seen exceptions…
Tesla has teased its next electric car with a new image of the silhouette, and Elon Musk says it is already being built.
Today, Tesla held its annual shareholder meeting. While CEO Elon Musk said that the meeting was not the right place to make a new product announcement…
Despite plans to scale back in the region, Ford is planning to use the market in China as a “listening post” to help the automaker better understand EV battery tech.
According to CEO Jim Farley, speaking with the , Ford will use a concentrated approach in China amid…
Tesla is displaying a new Cybertruck at its annual shareholder event today, and it is giving a close look at the latest prototype of the electric truck.
The Cybertruck could potentially start production in the coming weeks, and Tesla has been spotted testing some increasingly more refined prototypes that are getting closer to the production version.
Today, Tesla is holding its annual shareholder…
The US House and Senate voted to restore solar tariffs – and Biden just vetoed that [update]
May 16, 2023
The US House of Representatives and Senate voted to restore tariffs on solar panels made in four Southeast Asian countries. President Joe Biden just vetoed that legislation. And good thing, because that legislation would have seriously injured the young US solar…
LNG Electric may become one of the top three owner-operators of EV charging stations in the US by 2028, as it’s deploying a huge number of EV charging stations at hotels.
That’s because the EV charging provider is partnering with digital infrastructure consultancy MD7…
EV maker Polestar (PSNY) is looking for new partners in an effort to boost electric vehicle adoption and decarbonize the auto industry’s supply chain.
Electrification alone will not be enough
Polestar is emerging as a pioneer in the fight against climate change. After delivering over 51,000 vehicles last year, Polestar looks to keep the momentum going, forecasting between 16% to 46% YOY growth…
