Tesla’s stock (TSLA) is rising again today as Goldman Sachs reports that Tesla’s mobile app downloads point to a possible delivery beat in Q3.
The end of the quarter is coming and the market is trying to gauge how Tesla’s deliveries are tracking for its goal to deliver 500,000 cars in 2020.
Tesla’s stock was up by as much as 4% this morning after erasing last week’s losses…
EGEB: 25% of new cars in Europe will be EVs by 2025
September 15, 2020
One in four cars produced in Europe will be fully electric by 2025, according to a new study.
The UK’s All-Party Parliamentary Group for the Environment makes the Green Alliance its secretariat.
Scotland makes its interest-free Low Carbon Transport Loan available for…
This country is now giving interest-free government loans for used EVs
September 15, 2020
Scotland’s government will extend the Low Carbon Transport Loan to cover used EVs for the first time, starting on September 28. The extension will now enable an individual or business to obtain a loan of up to £20,000, interest free, over five years.
The loan is being…
Tesla releases new software update enabling Autopilot to stay in passing lane if you want
September 15, 2020
Tesla has started pushing a new software update enabling Autopilot to stay in the passing lane instead of moving back to the right lane like you normally should.
Self-driving vehicles have the potential to greatly alleviate traffic by simply driving in better and more appropriate ways than the average human driver.
Two things that make a big difference are simply keeping a more reasonable…
Tesla to fix rapidly dying 12v batteries with software update, Musk teases more to come
September 15, 2020
CEO Elon Musk is teasing a fix to Tesla’s long-standing issue with its 12-volt batteries not lasting long inside its vehicles and more to come regarding the electric architecture.
Like in most cars, the 12-volt battery system in Tesla vehicles powers the lights, media…
The latest drone flyover of Tesla Gigafactory Berlin shows some impressive progress, as the novel construction technique is already producing large buildings.
It has been a month since we shared a Tesla Gigafactory Berlin construction update, and a lot of progress has been made in the last month.
Tesla’s factory under construction is subject to constant drone flyovers from people in the Tesla…
BP report: Oil is dying, long live green energy
September 14, 2020
BP stated in a forecast published today that oil may have reached its peak due to the pandemic and that renewables will take the place of fossil fuels.
BP’s report
BP has released its 2020 Energy Outlook, which is remarkably different from its 2019 report, when BP’s…
GM unveils Hummer EV’s Crab Mode — a four-wheel steering system
September 14, 2020
GM has unveiled the Hummer EV’s Crab Mode, a four-wheel steering system that enables the electric pickup truck to drive diagonally.
As we reported earlier this year, GM is bringing back the Hummer brand starting with the GMC HUMMER EV, an electric pickup truck with…
A year and a half ago German startup NOVUS unveiled the first prototype of their new carbon fiber electric motorcycle. The design has since been updated into a more robust bike, yet the sky-high price has remained just as lofty.
I’m not going to bury the lede here.
The NOVUS electric motorcycle is priced at €39,900 without VAT or €46,284 with VAT.
That’s US$47,000 or US$54,500, for…
