Could “Ocean” be a potential nameplate for an upcoming BEV model from Lucid? It’s certainly possible following a recent filing submitted by the American automaker to the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO). Sorry, Fisker. Air. Gravity. Ocean? While it remains a mere legal forethought at this point, Lucid’s recent trademark filing hints, at… Continue reading Lucid Ocean? With Fisker now bankrupt, another EV automaker is swooping in on the trademark
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Tesla Cybertruck makes it to Dubai as police vehicle
Tesla Cybertruck, which is officially only sold in the US, has made it to Dubai and it’s apparently going to be a police vehicle. Over the last year, Tesla has taken Cybertruck units all over the world for marketing purposes, but Tesla’s plan to bring the vehicle to markets outside of North America is still… Continue reading Tesla Cybertruck makes it to Dubai as police vehicle
Honda is more American than Ford, Tesla still 3/10, Jeep deals, and Fisker goes under
On today’s Quick Charge, it’s a tale of two CEOs – one getting a $56 billion payday while the other one pulls the plug on his namesake company for the third time. Also: the Honda Ridgeline is the most American pickup you can buy, Jeep’s new EV is already getting a price cut, Hyundai’s building IONIQ… Continue reading Honda is more American than Ford, Tesla still 3/10, Jeep deals, and Fisker goes under
Elon Musk says Tesla will give some new stock options to top performers
Elon Musk says Tesla will give some new stock options to top performers after shareholders approved his own record-breaking compensation package. Part of the irony behind the fact that a judge rescinded Musk’s CEO compensation package at Tesla for misleading shareholders is the fact that the weeks prior to the decision, Tesla had also canceled… Continue reading Elon Musk says Tesla will give some new stock options to top performers
Tesla Model Y tops list of most American-made cars
Tesla Model Y has again topped the list of most American-made cars, but the electric automaker has lost its clean sweep of the top 4. Thanks to Tesla’s vertical integration approach, which results in the automaker making a lot of its parts itself and in the US for the vehicles it manufactures in North America,… Continue reading Tesla Model Y tops list of most American-made cars
The time has come: Fisker has filed for bankruptcy
After many signals suggesting that it would happen, Fisker has officially filed for bankruptcy. The chapter 11 filing came late Monday night in Delaware, where Fisker is incorporated. Soon after, Fisker posted a statement on its website. In the statement, Fisker blamed “market and macroeconomic headwinds that have impacted our ability to operate efficiently.” It… Continue reading The time has come: Fisker has filed for bankruptcy
Elon Musk says he is working on ‘Tesla Master Plan Part 4’
Elon Musk claims he is working on ‘Tesla Master Plan Part 4’ – a second part of the on going master plan in as many years. Part One and Two of Musk’s “master plan” for Tesla have been important pieces of literature at the company that, in many ways, laid the path to its success.… Continue reading Elon Musk says he is working on ‘Tesla Master Plan Part 4’
GM Ultium battery plant ratifies UAW contract deal with big pay increase
Workers at GM’s Ultium battery plant in Lordstown, Ohio have voted to ratify their UAW contract deal with GM, earning big pay increases as they are brought under the national UAW/GM master agreement. Soon after GM’s Ultium plant opened, workers had noted high turnover at the plant, as workers found they could move to other… Continue reading GM Ultium battery plant ratifies UAW contract deal with big pay increase
Here’s how scorching heat affects your EV’s range
Photo: Tesla As the US prepares for brutal heat, we found out how high temperatures affect EV range from battery range experts Recurrent. Thanks to a heat dome over the US Midwest and Northeast, the National Weather Service says millions of people are facing “dangerously hot conditions” over the next five days. Heat index temperatures… Continue reading Here’s how scorching heat affects your EV’s range
Tesla Model 3 Long Range gets access to federal tax credit, now starts at $40,000
Photo: Tesla Tesla Model 3 Long Range has now officially become eligible for the $7,500 federal tax credit for electric vehicles. With increasing restrictions on battery material and component sourcing limiting the eligibility of some electric vehicles to the up to $7,500 federal tax credit, it has sometimes been difficult to track which cars have… Continue reading Tesla Model 3 Long Range gets access to federal tax credit, now starts at $40,000