Cleantech & EV’s

Ford has filed for trademarks for electric versions of its smaller Maverick and Ranger pickup trucks, but it’s not clear what they will be called. When Ford launched the F-150 Lightning, an all-electric version of its best-selling pickup truck, the Blue Oval company made it clear that it wasn’t stopping there. CEO Jim Farley stated that he sees the automaker electrifying several more popular…

Tesla has been laying off thousands of employees over the last month, and a survey of where they are going has yielded interesting results. Where they are not going is just as interesting. Last month, we reported on Elon Musk telling Tesla executives in an email that they need to cut 10% of the workforce and pause hiring due to having a “super-bad feeling” about the economy. Later, the CEO…

Taiga Motors has started deliveries of its Orca personal electric watercraft, basically an electric jet ski, and we got a chance to try it. It’s pure unadulterated fun on the water. After being in the electric vehicle world for a decade, I’ve become extremely conscious of my energy usage. When I look at people flying around on jet skis on the water, I always thought that it looked fun, but I…