It’s fair to say that Fiat Chrysler Automobiles (FCA) hasn’t been the fastest off the mark when it comes to electric cars. With the lead-footedness displayed across all its brands – Abarth, Alfa Romeo, Chrysler, Dodge, Fiat, Jeep, Lancia, Maserati and Ram – you could be forgiven for thinking that the Italian-American multinational simply isn’t interested in having an electric future. Or…
This software is ramping up remote solar and storage design
December 2, 2020
Aurora Solar, a San Francisco-based SaaS company that develops tools that enable solar professionals to design and sell solar remotely — rather useful in a pandemic, eh? — announced yesterday that it has raised $50 million in Series B, bringing the company’s total…
Tesla (TSLA) is trying to convince Cybertruck reservation holders to lease new Tesla vehicles now amid an important end-of-year delivery push.
When Tesla unveiled the Cybertruck last year, the automaker started taking reservations with $100 deposits.
The highly-anticipated…
In today’s Electrek Green Energy Brief (EGEB):
Alstom’s Coradia iLint has completed test operation in Austria and is ready for production.
A huge cash investment at Aurora Solar enables the growth of remote, accurate installations.
It’s #GivingTuesday — here are three ways to give that benefit our environment.
UnderstandSolar is a free service that links you to top-rated solar installers…
Elon Musk wants Tesla to focus on profits or warns that TSLA will fall like ‘soufflé under a sledgehammer’
December 2, 2020
In a new email to Tesla employees obtained by Electrek, CEO Elon Musk says that he wants the automaker to focus on profits and cost-saving.
If not, the CEO warns that Tesla’s stock (TSLA) could fall drastically.
Tesla’s stock is currently on an incredible rise…
Ford upgrades Mustang Mach-E top performance with impressive 0-60 mph in 3.5 seconds
December 2, 2020
Ford announced today that Mustang Mach-E GT Performance Edition will accelerate from 0 to 60 mph in just 3.5 seconds.
It makes the Mach-E a true performance vehicle.
For years, Ford said that it was planning for its first all-electric car to be a small SUV/crossover, but…
Elon Musk: Tesla (TSLA) is open to merging with other automakers after valuation surge to record high
December 2, 2020
Elon Musk made a new comment about being open to discuss a merger between Tesla and other automakers.
The comment is interesting in the context that Tesla is now the world’s most valuable automaker by a wide margin, and the industry is in the middle of an extremely disruptive transition.
While Tesla was never a subsidiary of another automaker, it did have partnerships with established…
Lucid completes factory construction, aims to ramp up to 400,000 electric cars per year
December 1, 2020
Lucid Motor announced that it completed the first phase of construction at its EV factory in Arizona.
Eventually, they plan to produce up to 400,000 electric cars per year at the facility after future expansions.
The electric car startup impressed many earlier this year…
The RevoNEX and its impending production has been the subject of much speculation over the last few months. Now the latest news suggests that the bike will be produced not in KYMCO’s native Taiwan, but rather in Italy.
KYMCO RevoNEX production in Italy
KYMCO’s first…
Herbert Diess, the head of the Volkswagen group, has released a blog post discussing his effort to reform the giant automaker, including revealing ‘Mission T’, his plan to “catch up with Tesla”.
It comes as the executive forced a vote of confidence over his leadership at Volkswagen.
Diess came to Volkswagen from BMW in 2015 amidst the Dieselgate scandal and started a wide-ranging effort…
