Elon Musk is frustrated by media coverage of Tesla Battery Day, calling it “sad” and expressing his belief that there’s a a lack of appreciation for manufacturing.
In an interview that appears to have been edited on Kara Swisher’s podcast, Tesla CEO Elon Musk complained about the media coverage of last week’s event:
The press coverage of this event was sad. Most of the press coverage…
Honda unveils sleek new electric SUV concept, showing ‘future mass-production model’ trend
September 28, 2020
Honda has unveiled a sleek new electric SUV concept in China, and the automaker claims that it’s an indication of a “future mass-production model.”
At the 2020 Beijing International Automotive Exhibition, Honda unveiled the “Honda SUV e:concept.”
Unfortunately…
64 countries pledge to reverse biodiversity loss by 2030
September 28, 2020
World leaders, including the entire European Union, have committed to reversing biodiversity loss by 2030 in a 10-point pledge.
Biodiversity pledge
The announcement comes ahead of a major UN biodiversity summit, which will be virtual from New York, on Wednesday. The…
Ford announces $1.8 billion investment to produce ‘fully battery electric vehicles’ in Canada
September 28, 2020
Ford announced today that it is investing $1.8 billion CAD to produce “fully battery electric vehicles” in Canada.
The announcement is part of a deal between Ford and Unifor, an important general trade union in Canada, on a new national labour agreement.
The deal includes several new benefits for Ford employees in Canada:
Competitive alternative work schedules to maximize production…
Here’s how Harley-Davidson modified 2 adventure LiveWire motorcycles for a 15,000 mile trip
September 28, 2020
Harley-Davidson used a combination of unreleased components, design modifications and good old-fashioned ingenuity to turn two of their LiveWire electric motorcycles from urban roadsters to overlanding adventure motorcycles for the Long Way Up series.
When Ewan McGregor…
EGEB: Solar pay-as-you-go market leader secures $90M
September 28, 2020
Greenlight Planet, the largest solar home product provider in sub-Saharan Africa and South Asia, secures $90 million.
World leaders make a 10-point pledge to save the planet ahead of a UN summit.
Maryland becomes the first US state to ban foam food containers.
Arcadia Power…
Tesla (TSLA) signs lithium supply agreement with North Carolina project, sends stock up 200%
September 28, 2020
Tesla has signed a lithium supply agreement with Piedmont Lithium’s North Carolina project — sending the stock price of the latter up 200%.
Piedmont Lithium, an Australia-based junior lithium mining company developing a project in North Carolina, announced that it signed a deal with Tesla.
The company wrote in a press release:
“The Agreement is for an initial five-year term on a…
VW ID.4 spotted in wild in CA ahead of launch
September 28, 2020
We got our first look of the upcoming VW ID.4 at a private event last week, but now the car has shown up in public. Over the weekend, it was spotted by reddit user awang44 in a parking lot for a public park in Foster City, California, just a few miles from VW’s Innovation…
Tesla is looking to acquire stake in LG’s battery business, surprising report says
September 28, 2020
Tesla is looking to acquire a stake in LG’s upcoming separated battery business, according to a surprising new report.
LG Chem has been rumored to be looking at separating its battery business from its other operations and making them a new publicly-listed entity.
Now The…
Tesla to make two new different electric cars at Giga Berlin and Shanghai, Elon Musk confirms
September 28, 2020
Elon Musk clarifies that Tesla plans to make two new and different electric car models at Gigafactory Berlin and Shanghai as the automaker is planning to make cheaper electric cars.
Tesla’s short- and mid-term product roadmaps have been somewhat clear until recently.
The automaker is planning to bring to market the Cybertruck, Tesla Semi, and Roadster over the next two years.
After that, things…
