Tesla (TSLA) is set to announce its fourth-quarter 2020 and full-year financial results tomorrow, January 27, 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 Q4 2020 deliveries
As usual, Tesla’s vehicle…
President Joe Biden has just announced that he will replace the entire US federal fleet with electric vehicles made in the US.
The US federal fleet consists of over 645,000 vehicles, according to the latest Federal Fleet Report. This includes 245k civilian vehicles, 173k…
Quick Charge Podcast: January 25, 2021
January 26, 2021
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…
How to get the most range out of your Tesla
January 26, 2021
While electric vehicles like Tesla have continued to grow in sales exponentially in recent years, they are still a fairly new concept for many people. A majority of consumers purchasing EVs have never previously owned one and may not be aware of the ways traditional ICE vehicles differ. Since these vehicles are electric, the battery is essentially your gas tank, and its health is vital to the…
Tesla has reportedly partnered with Samsung on a new 5nm chip for full self-driving, according to a new report coming from Korea.
Tesla moves to design its own chips
Back in 2016, Tesla started building a team of chip architects led by legendary chip designer Jim Keller to…
Apollo Ghost review: Testing a 34 mph electric scooter with better suspension than my first car
January 26, 2021
Between its powerful motor and large battery, the Apollo Ghost electric scooter has a lot going for it. But one of my favorite parts has to be the long-travel suspension that makes this scooter a true urban assault scooter.
Whether it’s bouncing over potholes or hopping…
Ford F150 Electric leads Tesla Cybertruck on appeal with potential electric pickup buyers
January 26, 2021
Despite a lack of information, the Ford F150 Electric is leading Tesla Cybertruck on appeal with potential electric pickup buyers, according to an interesting new survey.
Electric pickup trucks
The electrification of pickup trucks is critical to accelerating electric vehicle adoption in the US, where they were 2.9 million pickups sold last year.
It’s the biggest segment of passenger vehicles…
In today’s Electrek Green Energy Brief (EGEB):
Renewable energy overtook fossil fuels as the EU’s main source of electricity for the first time in 2020.
These are the top 10 most sustainable companies in the world, according to the 2021 Global 100 index.
UnderstandSolar…
Tesla and Waymo took to media and social media to spar over who has the best self-driving technology.
Waymo on Tesla
Waymo and Tesla have widely different approaches to developing full self-driving technology, but they both intend to come out of it with a system capable of…
Shell buys Ubitricity, UK’s largest EV charging network
January 26, 2021
Royal Dutch Shell said today that it is acquiring 100% of Ubitricity, the UK’s largest public electric vehicle charging network. The amount of the acquisition is undisclosed, and the deal is expected to close later in 2021.
But Shell’s true road map to net zero by 2050 won’t become more clear until next month’s strategy update.
Ubitricity, founded in Germany, is a leading provider of…
