A team at the University of Strathclyde in Glasgow has figured out how to recycle glass-reinforced polymer composites (GRP) that are used in wind turbine blades. The university has partnered with Norwegian offshore wind developer Aker Offshore Wind and green investment company Aker Horizons to implement its new technology.
This plan could potentially prevent a huge number of wind turbine blades…
Honda recently announced a big push for electrification, pledging that it would be 100% electric by 2040, at which point it would no longer sell gas-powered vehicles. And with motorcycles making up a decent chunk of Honda’s sales, the company is now announcing plans for…
Ford has set a price for its highest-performance versions of the Mach-E — the GT and GT Performance editions. The GT got a $600 price drop from $60,500 to $59,900, and the GT Performance will be priced at $64,900.
Ford will start taking orders for the vehicles on…
Tesla (TSLA) releases Q1 2021 results: delivers on high expectations with $10 billion in revenue
April 27, 2021
Tesla (TSLA) has released its financial results and shareholders letter for the first quarter of 2021 after market close today.
We are updating this post with all the details from the financial results, shareholders’ letter, and the conference call later tonight. Refresh for the latest information.
Tesla Q1 2021 Earnings Expectations
As we reported in our Q1 earnings preview post earlier…
Tesla’s new refreshed Model S has been delayed without much explanation or updated timeline, but the automaker said today that deliveries “should start very shortly.”
In January, Tesla introduced a refresh version of the Model S and Model X that brings a new…
EPA acknowledges federal law, drops trump’s illegal attempt to block California clean air
April 27, 2021
The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced Monday that it is “reconsidering the previous administration’s withdrawal of California’s waiver to enforce greenhouse gas standards for cars and light trucks.”
While this is being reported as headline news, not…
Tesla (TSLA) is set to announce its first-quarter 2021 financial results today, April 26, after the markets close. As usual, a conference call and Q&A with Tesla’s management is scheduled after the results.
We’ll take a look below at what both the street and retail investors are expecting for the quarterly results.
Tesla Q1 2021 deliveries
As usual, Tesla’s vehicle deliveries drive…
Ultra high-end (and ultra expensive) Stromer releases more affordable Stromer ST2 e-bike
April 26, 2021
Swiss electric bicycle company Stromer has just announced an update to the company’s ST2 line of electric bikes, making the Stromer ST2 better than ever.
The Stromer ST2 is the first bike in the company’s lineup to offer a Gates carbon belt drive.
These drive systems…
Two riders, one e-bike: Dual passenger electric bikes offering twice the work and play
April 25, 2021
While bicycles have generally been a “one bike, one rider” type of proposition, electric bicycles flip the script by using motor assist to add extra utility. And a new wave of multi-passenger electric bikes are opening the door for two-up riding that hasn’t typically…
Tesla starts offering free Powerwalls to people with big price increases on solar roof
April 25, 2021
Tesla is starting to offer free Powerwalls to people who received big price increases on solar roof projects that were already under contracts.
Last month, we reported that Tesla is drastically increasing the price of its solar roof tiles by as much as 50% based on an extremely inconsistent new “complexity factor.”
Even with the lowest complexity factor, the average quote price went up…
