This week on the Electrek Podcast, we discuss the most popular news in the world of sustainable transport and energy, including the Nikola and GM partnership, the unveiling of the Lucid Air, Tesla exporting the Model 3 made-in-China exports, and more.
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Here are a few of the articles that we will discuss during the podcast today:
- Nikola (NKLA) announces deal with GM to engineer and produce its electric/hydrogen pickup truck, and more
- Nikola’s (NKLA) house of cards crumbles as GM acts like nothing is happening
- Lucid launches Air electric sedan, unveils production design and full specs
- Tesla to export Model 3 made-in-China cars, something Elon Musk said they wouldn’t do
- Tesla (TSLA) excluded from S&P 500 reshuffle despite being worth 9x all 3 new firms combined
- Tesla (TSLA) crashes, announces completion of capital raise
- Tesla aims for ‘first completion’ of Gigafactory Texas in May 2021
- Uber announces $800 million to accelerate transition to electric cars, but only aims for 100% electric by 2040
- GM partners with Uber to help drivers buy Chevy Bolt EV with deep discounts
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Author: Fred Lambert
Source: Electrek
