The Biden administration has published its $2 trillion infrastructure plan, which is called The American Jobs Plan, on the White House website. He’ll discuss the plan today in a speech in Pittsburgh.
It’s extremely comprehensive – and that’s an understatement – so we pulled out the clean energy overview in a quick roundup here.
The New York Times points out:
Officials said that, if…
Tesla (TSLA) could surprise with strong deliveries in Q1 despite production constraints
April 1, 2021
Tesla (TSLA) might surprise us with deliveries in the first quarter, despite having run into some issues on the production side.
The first quarter is about to end, and Tesla is expected to release its production and delivery results by the end of the week.
The market is…
Tesla is going to hire over 10,000 people at Gigafactory Texas over next year, launches student worker effort
April 1, 2021
Tesla is going to hire over 10,000 employees at Gigafactory Texas over the next year. CEO Elon Musk has gotten involved in the recruiting effort, and Tesla has launched an initiative to try to hire student workers.
As Electrek reported earlier this week, Tesla is starting…
Lexus has unveiled a new electric SUV concept, the “LF-Z Electrified,” but it’s not something it plans to bring to production. Rather, the automaker says that it is “symbolic” of its next-generation Lexus.
Toyota, Lexus’s parent company, has notoriously been a laggard in the auto industry when it comes to battery-electric vehicles.
The Japanese automaker has heavily invested in…
Before today, Gocycle already had some of the fanciest folders in the e-bike world, but the company’s new fourth generation e-bikes are set to increase the lead. The new models announced today include the Gocycle G4, G4i, and G4i+.
We’re now getting our first look…
The “long-term” partnership announced today is between Volvo Autonomous Solutions and self-driving startup Aurora. The two plan to jointly develop globally-leading autonomous transport solutions at scale, beginning with North America.
The partnership announced in a…
Eugene, Oregon-based Arcimoto is preparing to go global and has just hired a chief international business officer to oversee international expansion.
Arcimoto snatched up former Mahindra executive Dilip K. Sundaram as the company’s new chief international business officer.
Sundaram was the former president – Corporate Affairs of Mahindra Group – Americas.
Arcimoto founder and CEO Mark…
Electric vehicle spotlight (EVS): Magna International
March 31, 2021
This week’s EV spotlight is on an automotive manufacturer that is by no means up and coming. Magna International has over 60 years of experience manufacturing auto parts. However, it is the company’s recent focus on electric mobility solutions and AI that has earned it…
Tesla and Toyota are rumored to be partnering on a new electric SUV, but it is based on a report that doesn’t have a lot of credibility.
We weren’t planning to share this report, but several other publications are sharing it seriously, so we thought we would cover it…
Tesla Semi production line at new Nevada building is coming up with a goal of 5 electric trucks per week
March 31, 2021
Tesla is building a new Tesla Semi production line at a new building near its Gigafactory Nevada plant, and it plans to produce five electric trucks per week, according to sources familiar with the matter.
Over the last few weeks, we have been trying to gauge the situation regarding Tesla Semi production after some vague comments by Elon Musk about the program being constrained by battery cell…
