How did US electric vehicle sales go in 2020? We’ve published reports for Europe and China, but US electric vehicle sales have been left nearly untouched. The problems are: 1) there is no unified reporting agency for the country that reports out vehicle registrations, 2) there aren’t even state reports on this that we could… Continue reading Cleantechnica: 2020 US Electric Vehicle Sales Report 000579
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Clean Technica: Global Plugin Vehicle Sales Up 43% In 2020, European Sales Up 137%000578
Plugin electric vehicles (fully electric vehicles as well as plugin hybrids) had a sales increase of 43% in 2020 compared to 2019 according to new data from EV Volumes. That meant a rise from 2.5% market share in 2019 to 4.2% share of the global light-duty vehicle market in 2020. In the first half of… Continue reading Clean Technica: Global Plugin Vehicle Sales Up 43% In 2020, European Sales Up 137%000578
Cleantechnica: Tesla Is Honoring Black History Month 000577
Black History Month here in America is really important, because it sheds light on the stories of many African Americans who have fought for justice — whether fighting slavery and for freedom, or fighting for voting rights and equal rights, or fighting for the right to just be seen as human. It’s terrible what African… Continue reading Cleantechnica: Tesla Is Honoring Black History Month 000577
Clean Technica: UFODrive Aims To Dominate The Globe With EV Rentals000575
UFODrive is a car rental service in Europe that only offers electric vehicles and has a unique story born from an idea on how to provide better service in an industry that is inundated with long wait times and confusing paperwork. I spoke with CEO Aidan McClean, who shared a bit about UFODrive with me… Continue reading Clean Technica: UFODrive Aims To Dominate The Globe With EV Rentals000575
Autocar confidential: Fisker’s pre-order prosperity, Aston Martin’s sales goals and more
In this week’s round-up of industry gossip, Fisker reveals pre-order statistics for its Ocean electric SUV, Peugeot discusses the electrification of its range and Lawrence Stroll shares his bold predictions for Aston Martin sales. Ocean rising Fisker has received 11,000 pre-orders worldwide for its Ocean electric SUV, the firm’s boss, Henrik Fisker, told Autocar. The… Continue reading Autocar confidential: Fisker’s pre-order prosperity, Aston Martin’s sales goals and more
A Tesla for a bitcoin: Musk drives up cryptocurrency price with $1.5 billion purchase
(Reuters) – Bitcoin took another large stride toward mainstream acceptance on Monday after billionaire Elon Musk’s electric vehicle company Tesla Inc revealed it had bought $1.5 billion of the cryptocurrency and would soon accept it as a form of payment for cars, sending the cryptocurrency shooting higher. The announcements, buried deep in Tesla’s 2020 annual… Continue reading A Tesla for a bitcoin: Musk drives up cryptocurrency price with $1.5 billion purchase
Square gains 10% as the payments company rides bitcoin’s record-breaking rise
In-store transactions grew by 1% year-over-year among Square customers. Square Shares of payments company Square surged 10% on Monday after Tesla announced it is investing $1.5 billion into Bitcoin. The electric carmaker also said it may begin accepting the currency as payment, according to a regulatory filing. In October 2020, Square announced it had purchased… Continue reading Square gains 10% as the payments company rides bitcoin’s record-breaking rise
Billionaire investor Ron Baron calls Tesla’s $1.5 billion Bitcoin purchase ‘not surprising’ (TSLA)
Ron Baron says Elon Musk’s support of Bitcoin on Twitter makes the investment “not surprising.” Bitcoin rose to a record high when Tesla’s $1.5 billion investment was announced. Baron has been known for being bullish on the electric car company. Visit the Business section of Insider for more stories. Tesla shareholder Ron Baron says he… Continue reading Billionaire investor Ron Baron calls Tesla’s $1.5 billion Bitcoin purchase ‘not surprising’ (TSLA)
Tesla bought $1.5 billion in bitcoin — here are the risks it sees (TSLA)
Tesla said Monday it has invested $1.5 billion in bitcoin. It named cyberattacks, volatility, and regulatory uncertainty as risks of the investment. Tesla said it plans to accept bitcoin as a form of payment for its products soon. Visit the Business section of Insider for more stories. Given Tesla CEO Elon Musk’s very public obsession… Continue reading Tesla bought $1.5 billion in bitcoin — here are the risks it sees (TSLA)
Here’s what 6 crypto experts said about Tesla’s $1.5 billion bitcoin investment
Elon Musk. Britta Pedersen-Pool/Getty Images Tesla on Monday made its biggest endorsement of bitcoin, saying it invested $1.5 billion in the token. It helps to bring bitcoin further into the mainstream, as both a form of payment and an investment. Insider compiled quotes from six experts on what this could mean for new buy-in from… Continue reading Here’s what 6 crypto experts said about Tesla’s $1.5 billion bitcoin investment