「 "CT [Cybertruck] windshield did not withstand a freak sudden hailstorm in Austin, rest of vehicle seems fine," writes Redditor xanderhud in r/cybertruck. "None of the other cars parked next to it had windshield damage but they had lots of dings in their body. Pretty disappointing, will let y’all know how much it costs to fix." 」
Elon Musk might say Tesla is preparing for its “next growth phase cycle,” but laying off 14,000 people after news the mass-market vehicle was canceled and sales are dropping doesn’t suggest things are going all that great.
"The BYD Group of China has recently announced its entry into the passenger vehicle market in Pakistan in collaboration with Mega Conglomerate Pvt Ltd, the parent company of Hub Power and Haleeb Foods."
Good news. The legal battle to strip California and the other 17 states of their waiver to set vehicle gas emissions, which started during the previous administration, is still ongoing, but he US Court of Appeals in DC just announced that it has upheld the waiver.
I am involved in this case as one of the declarants, and it is a privilege to witness firsthand the quiet and crucial work that many are doing day by day for important causes like this one.
I have to take a short weekend trip to Montana and after considering different transit options, I decided to rent a car and drive; it's a bit of a road trip, but I found great rental deals and was excited to rent an electric car to try it out as we're considering buying one.
lol, Montana is huge and has hardly any charging stations on the route 🙃 According to one of the EV charging maps there are single chargers in towns about 150 miles apart, which seems dicey to me?
We gotta invest in charging stations. Every town with a gas station should have EV chargers. Every grocery store should have EV chargers. "It's just not practical to drive an EV" is 100% an infrastructure problem.
Yes, I know rail would be better in a lot of cases, but:
The US is MASSIVE and dispersed; connecting every rural town will never happen
Pickup trucks are stupid in cities, but in rural areas they're king
What if we turn the macho US national pride masculinity of pickup trucks on its head, for the sake of the climate? Make US-made electric cars the cock-swinging option.
(It pained me to write that because toxic masculinity is so incredibly stupid, but it's 100% what sells trucks...)
Capitalism loves convincing people they need to buy a new thing, and in this case, replacing gas trucks with electric trucks in the rural US would do a lot of good...
Now it's always a good time to decarbonize and the sooner the better, but unless you totally can't swing it now would be a good time to do it in order to get a quicker return on investment.
Speaking of investing in decarbonization, did you know that a 2024 Nissan Leaf EV only costs $500 more than a 2024 Toyota Prius gas burner? That's what they say in this story.
"For the first time, some of the fastest-growing markets were found in Eastern Europe and Southeast Asia. The trajectory laid out by countries that came before them shows how #EVs can surge from 5% to 25% of new cars in under four years.
While each country’s journey to 5% plays out differently, timelines converge in the years that follow."
1.5% of all light-duty vehicles in operation on U.S. roads are EVs already in case you're wondering why there is such a coordinated attack campaign being waged against them. The fossil fuel industry wants to continue selling their polluting products and they have a lot of resources to help keep Americans captive.
With Joe Biden in the White House and enough Democrats in Congress though they'll lose this battle for our planet's future
Tesla just dropped the price of the Model Y by more than $5,000, after producing 46,561 more vehicles than it delivered in the first quarter. Given the slow down in sales the company should be stocking their support centers with spare parts because those have been so hard to get which often delays repairs. This has been a major sore spot for the EV maker. But will the company do this or just keep allowing service to be disappointing? #Tesla#EVs
Between 2018 and 2022, CO2 emissions from all sources across the San Francisco Bay Area dropped about 1.8% annually, a decrease the researchers attribute to the rise in EVs.
The Bay Area has the highest EV adoption rate in the country: last year, electric cars, pickup trucks, and SUVs made up nearly 40% of new auto registrations in San Jose and 34% in San Francisco.
Elon Musk never wanted to build the low-cost car, according to Walter Isaacson. He wanted the design team to focus on the robotaxi, but they eventually convinced him to do both. Now he’s overruled them again.
If the board really cares about Tesla, they’d use this to oust Musk.
Niche mastodon announcement 📣 for #PeopleInScotland who drive #EVs. The charge point at Roybridge is working for the first time in forever. It is also a lovely evening for a drive to #Skye 🤣☔️☔️☔️ #Scotland
New battery factory is open in Spring Hill, Tennessee!
The plant has capacity for 35 gigawatt hours of batteries per year and features smart highly automated manufacturing and quality control processes to maximize efficiency.
Ultium Cells’ first plant in Ohio, also with capacity of 35 GWh, began production in November 2022. The JV is investing US$2.6bn in a third plant in Michigan with capacity of 50 GWh, scheduled to start output in 2025.
Tesla deliveries are down 20% from last quarter, but Elon Musk wants you to know it’s not because the business is struggling. It’s all the fault of Houthis and arsonists!