Cleantech & EV’s

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Twitter announced today that Tesla CEO Elon Musk will be joining its board of directors after he bought over 9% of the company and became its largest shareholder. However, Musk’s board participation comes with a stipulation that he can’t own more than 14.9% of the company in order to avoid a hostile takeover. Yesterday, an SEC filing revealed that Musk has been buying shares of Twitter and…

We have seen many automakers benchmark and reverse-engineer Tesla vehicles, but rarely the other way around. Tesla was spotted testing a Lucid Air – which has over 500 miles of range – on its test track at Fremont factory. Lucid and Tesla have a long, tumultuous history. The company was founded by Bernard Tse, a former Tesla Vice President and board member. At the time, it was called…

The world’s leading shared micromobility company, Lime, has just launched a month-long campaign under the tagline ‘Break Up With Cars.’ If you’ve been wondering whether a car may be more harm than good for you (and for your city), then Lime is trying to incentivize your way over the edge towards going car-free. Car-free is a growing trend among urban residents who have found that the…