Tesla Semi, the automaker’s upcoming electric semi truck, is ready for production, but CEO Elon Musk says that they need the new 4680 cells to produce any volume.
Tesla Semi
When unveiling Tesla Semi in 2017, the automaker said that the production versions of Tesla Semi, which are class 8 trucks with 80,000-lb. capacities, would have 300-mile and 500-mile range options for $150,000 and…
Tesla Energy, the automaker’s energy division, had a massive quarter showing growth in all sectors.
The company might be on its way to become a decentralized electric utility, as Elon Musk has been predicting.
Tesla Energy Q4 2020
Tesla had a record quarter for vehicle…
Aberdeen, Scotland, launches 15 60-seat hydrogen double-decker buses today.
A Tennessee solar equipment parts manufacturer raises $1.9 billion in the largest solar IPO ever.
UnderstandSolar is a free service that links you to top-rated solar installers in your region for…
Tesla Cybertruck: Elon Musk warns they need to be ‘lucky’ for electric pickup to not be delayed
January 29, 2021
Elon Musk warned that Tesla would need to be “lucky” in order to deliver some Cybertruck electric pickups this year.
Volume deliveries of the Tesla Cybertruck are not coming until 2022.
When Tesla unveiled the Cybertruck in 2019, the automaker said that production would start in 2021.
This was always an ambitious goal considering all the innovations that Tesla needed to achieve to bring the…
When Winston Churchill described “a riddle, wrapped in a mystery, inside an enigma,” he could have easily been talking about one of the many electric vehicle startups around the world. If Tesla has cracked the code, what about the numerous others that are looking to…
GM’s out with another press release saying it aspires to be fully electric in its consumer fleet by 2035. Yet the company only sells one EV, down from a few if you included the Chevy Volt/Cadillac ELR a few years ago, on its lots. Press releases are easy and often for GM.
CAKE unveils solar-charging electric motorcycle designed to catch poachers in Africa
January 28, 2021
We first reported late last year on Swedish electric motorcycle manufacturer CAKE’s ambitious plan to deliver solar-charging electric motorcycles to Africa to combat poachers.
Now the company is unveiling the new bikes, known as the CAKE Kalk AP, for anti-poaching operations.
The bikes are built on the existing CAKE Kalk platform, which has long been a favorite in the premium electric dirt…
Tesla new Model S/X refresh: 12 new features yet to be announced
January 28, 2021
Electrek has obtained more information about Tesla’s new Model S and Model X and some of the smaller changes that have yet to be announced.
Tesla officially unveiled the new Model S and Model X refresh yesterday, but surprisingly, it was sort of in the sidelines of the…
Lucid Motors is preparing to start production soon of the Air, its first electric car, and it is showing the progress at its factory in Arizona.
Today, the automaker is unveiling its paint shop.
Lucid AMP-1 factory
The electric car startup impressed many earlier this year…
Tesla (TSLA) releases Q4 2020 results: record revenue of $10.7 billion but misses on earnings
January 28, 2021
Tesla (TSLA) has released its financial results and shareholders letter for the fourth quarter of 2020 and full-year 2020 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 Q4 Earnings Expectations
As we reported in our Q4 earnings preview…
