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Elon Musk clarifies that Tesla layoffs are just for salaried employees, still hiring hourly workers

June 3, 2022
Elon Musk has clarified that Tesla laying off 10% of its workforce only applies to “salaried employees,” and that the automaker is still hiring hourly workers. Earlier today, 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. Now, the CEO has decided to clarify…
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The USPS is already testing mail delivery by electric bike with these neat little US-built mail bikes

June 3, 2022
I recently wrote an opinion piece about how the United States Postal Service (USPS) could look to solve its gas-guzzler truck problem by following Europe’s example of delivering mail with smaller electric cargo bikes. As it turns out, the postal service has already been testing this out, and the little electric mail bikes look pretty snazzy too. Not only are they designed to carry heavy cargo…
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Colorado commits $65 million to electric school buses

June 3, 2022
Colorado Governor Jared Polis has signed into law SB 193, an air-quality bill which among other things creates a $65 million grant program for electric school buses in the state. A number of states and cities have committed to buying electric school buses, with thousands planned nationwide. Some places have targeted a move to 100% electric school buses in coming years, with Boston targeting 2030…
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Quick Charge Podcast: June 2, 2022

June 3, 2022
Listen to a recap of the top stories of the day from Electrek. Quick Charge is available now on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, TuneIn and our RSS feed for Overcast and other podcast players. New episodes of Quick Charge are recorded Monday through Thursday and again on…
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Ford invests $1.5 billion in building an “all-new commercial electric vehicle” in Ohio

June 2, 2022
Ford announced today a new $1.5 billion investment in building an “all-new commercial electric vehicle” in Ohio. Today, Ford announced $3.7 billion in investments in creating 6,200 jobs in the US. Most of the money is for the production of an all-new Ranger pickup at the Michigan Assembly Plant in Wayne and an all-new Mustang coupe at Flat Rock Assembly Plant. Some of the money is also going…
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