Cleantech & EV’s

Elon Musk has released a picture of a Tesla Cybertruck “production candidate,” which he says he tested today. The CEO called it Tesla’s “best product ever.” Last month, Tesla announced that it had “built the first Cybertruck at Gigafactory Texas.” We were surprised by the announcement because, as Electrek previously reported, Tesla told suppliers to be ready for Cybertruck…

A new report claims that Tesla Gigafactory Berlin production has been dipping under the 5,000 units per week that the automaker reported earlier this year. When Tesla launched Model Y production at Giga Berlin, the goal was to ramp things up to 5,000 units per week. The goal was achieved in March 2023, based on Tesla’s own announcement. The assumption was that Tesla was still ramping up or at…

Up-and-coming EV maker Polestar (PSNY) just announced a significant production milestone. The Swedish EV maker’s 150,000th Polestar 2 electric sedan rolled off the assembly line Wednesday as it expands the brand globally. Polestar was known for its high-performance vehicles built alongside Volvo for over two decades. However, after Geely bought out Volvo, Polestar was established as a…

A Tesla Cybertruck, likely the final version of the electric pickup truck, was spotted being tested on the automaker’s own test track in Fremont. As we reported last week, it feels like the Cybertruck program is really on the cusp of reaching production. We were particularly excited when we saw that Tesla Cybertrucks are now coming out of Gigafactory Texas in numbers, with nine electric pickup…