Cleantech & EV’s

Elon Musk announces a date, August 19, for Tesla AI Day, an event to share progress in the automaker’s software and hardware development related to artificial intelligence. The CEO aims to use the event as a recruiting platform for Tesla’s AI team. Over the last few years, Tesla started holding events, not really to unveil new products, but to present new technologies that it has been…

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Solar manufacturer Maxeon Solar Technologies, a spin-off from US-based SunPower Corporation that’s controlled by French energy giant TotalEnergies, is getting EU funds to manufacture its stick-on Maxeon Air solar panels. EU money Maxeon will use the money to manufacture the Maxeon Airs in an existing factory in Porcelette, France, in the northeast of the country. But we don’t yet know how…

Tesla (TSLA) is currently implementing a major shift in its retail strategy, according to sources familiar with the matter. The automaker will move away from showrooms in fancy malls, and instead it will focus on cheaper locations, remote managing of test drive fleet, and delivery centers. Tesla’s confusing retail strategies Since Tesla doesn’t use the franchise dealer model and instead owns…