Cleantech & EV’s

Daimler, Mercedes-Benz’s parent company, announced a new investment plan worth €70 billion ($85 billion USD) for the years 2021 through 2025. The automaker says that most of the investment will be used “to accelerate the transformation towards electrification and digitization.” After what Daimler’s work council described as “controversial discussions”, they came to an agreement…

A new trademark for the eSR1 shows that Aprilia is likely developing an electric scooter, which would be the first electric vehicle under the brand’s name. It wouldn’t be the first for its parent company, though. Piaggio, which owns the Italian motorcycle manufacturer Aprilia, already debuted the Vespa Elettrica in 2018. Now, it looks like the Vespa Elettrica may be getting an electric…

Goldman Sachs says that Tesla (TSLA) could sell up to 20 million electric cars per year in a new note to clients. I am extremely bullish on Tesla and EVs, but they got it wrong. Goldman Sachs’ Tesla (TSLA) Note Goldman Sachs analyst Mark Delaney is out with a new note to clients today about Tesla. The firm is turning positive on the automaker and significantly increased its price target from…

Last month we reported on rumors that BMW had greenlit development of a high-performance “GP” version of the electric Mini. Today BMW announced that the car is indeed being worked on, but it will be designated as a “John Cooper Works” model, a name reserved for the brand’s highest-performance, track-ready vehicles. We didn’t get any specific information, other than the fact that…