GM has committed to an additional $7 billion in funding for electric car and autonomous vehicle programs and will launch 30 new EVs globally through 2025, CEO Mary Barra announced today. Two-thirds of these new EVs will be available in North America, and 40% (!) of GM’s US model line will be battery electric vehicles by 2025. GM also announced it would be moving its US debut of the Cadillac…
Sonnen launches all-in-one affordable home battery system
November 20, 2020
Sonnen has released sonnenCore, a cost-effective, all-in-one home battery solution. Germany-headquartered sonnen, a subsidiary of Shell, is a global market leader in smart residential energy storage and virtual power plants.
sonnenCore provides customers with access to…
GM teases new Chevy electric pickup truck prototype
November 20, 2020
GM has teased a new electric pickup truck prototype in the background of a new investor presentation.
We bring you a glimpse of it.
Late last year, after both Tesla and Ford confirmed plans to bring all-electric pickup trucks to market in 2021, GM announced its own…
GM gives first peek at GMC Hummer EV SUV version
November 20, 2020
GM has given everyone a first peek at the SUV version of the GMC Hummer EV, which will complement the previously unveiled pickup truck version.
As we reported earlier today, GM made some EV announcements at Barclay’s Automotive conference, including an acceleration of its EV plans with 30 new EVs by 2025.
At the event, the automaker gave glimpse of three prototypes in the background of the…
Tesla pushes to expand Supercharger network in Canada, launches search for new site hosts
November 19, 2020
Tesla is currently on a mission to expand its infrastructure to support its rapidly growing fleet, and in Canada, it’s now taking the form of a new push to expand the Supercharger network.
The automaker launched a new effort to search for new site hosts.
The Supercharger…
Quick Charge Podcast: November 18, 2020
November 19, 2020
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…
Tesla (TSLA) gets boost from Morgan Stanley over eyeing revenue from software services
November 19, 2020
Tesla’s stock (TSLA) is rising again today, and it can be partly attributed to Morgan Stanley turning positive on the stock over eyeing revenue from software services.
Morgan Stanley analyst Adam Jonas was an early fan of Tesla on Wall Street. He was even referred to as a “Tesla cheerleader” by some.
However, the analyst and his team at Morgan Stanley haven’t been positive on Tesla’s…
EGEB: Solar industry presents wish list to Joe Biden, Congress
November 19, 2020
In today’s Electrek Green Energy Brief (EGEB):
The US solar industry lays out policies it wants enacted early next year by the Biden administration.
More than half of Virginians want to buy EVs, but there’s an inventory problem.
Arcadia Power is committed to making…
Damon Motorcycles is announcing today its latest electric motorcycle platform known as the HyperDrive.
We’ve been following Damon since the summer of 2019, back when it was still using an electric motor from Zero Motorcycles to power its prototypes.
Since those early…
Tesla is starting to hire leadership positions for its first full-scale battery cell factory at Gigafactory Berlin in Germany.
At its ‘Battery Day‘ earlier this year, Tesla unveiled its own battery cell, the Tesla 4680, and explained its plan to produce its own battery cells for the first time.
Tesla is currently ramping up production at its pilot production line in Fremont.
As we previously…
