Cleantech & EV’s

Volkswagen has to halt electric vehicle production for a week at two German factories over supply chain issues. This is going to affect EV supply for several of the German automaker’s brands. Supply chain issues, and especially the chip shortage, have had major impacts on the auto industry. For Volkswagen, Germany’s Automobilwoche reports that the automaker was able to prioritize chip supply…

New court filings revealed that Tesla is currently fighting a $162 million lawsuit from JPMorgan over some expired warrants that the bank claims were affected by Elon Musk’s “funding secured” tweet in 2018. Even three years later, Musk’s failed attempt to bring Tesla private that started with a tweet that announced that the funding for the transaction was “secured” is still haunting…

Tesla took out a Tesla Semi truck to charge at its Megacharger station at Gigafactory Nevada as the company received an important visit. Things are starting to move on the Tesla Semi front. When unveiling the electric semi-truck back in 2017, Tesla said that deliveries would start in 2019. Clearly, the program has been delayed several times. Last year, CEO Elon Musk told employees in an email…

Ever since I began riding electric bikes from Ride1Up back in 2018, I’ve found that the company does two things very well. First, it makes classic-looking e-bikes that perform even better than they look. And secondly, it does so for a price that leaves me scratching my head wondering how they can sell it for that little. The is a perfect example on both counts. Right out of the box, this…