🚌 Eight public school districts in Michigan awarded grant money for electric buses. 💰 Detroit, Lansing, and Pontiac to receive over $5.9 million each for 15 electric school buses. 🌎 Funding part of the 2021 Bipartisan Infrastructure Law, promoting clean school bus programs. 🚌 Additional funding from third-party grantees for buses in Flint, Redford Union,…
💰 Lucid is offering up to $10,000 Air credit for 2023 Air models until the end of January 2024. 🚗 The offer includes up to $7,500 Air credits for 2023 Air Pure and Air Touring trims, and up to $10,000 for the 2023 Air Grand Touring trim. 💵 The credits are available for cash payments…
🌿 Ford is experimenting with auto part prototypes made from olive tree scraps. ♻️ Pruning olive trees in Andalusia, Spain, creates 7 million tons of waste annually. 🌍 The COMPOlive project aims to repurpose olive tree waste into durable and lighter auto part prototypes. 🚗 Ford reduced plastic usage and carbon footprint with prototypes made…
📉 Lucid reports disappointing Q4 and full-year 2023 delivery and production figures. 🚗 Q4 deliveries stand at 1,734 vehicles, a 10% decrease from the same quarter a year earlier. 🎯 Despite the Q4 setback, Lucid achieves its annual production goal of 8,000 to 8,500 units. 🔍 For the entire year, Lucid builds 8,428 vehicles and…
🚫 Elon Musk not attending Vibrant Gujarat Global Summit in India, according to state official 💡 Earlier speculations suggested Tesla might announce a domestic facility decision at the event 🤔 Anonymous state official questions Musk’s potential attendance, emphasizing his absence from key sessions 🌐 Gujarat remains determined to secure a deal with Tesla if the…
🚗 Fisker has abandoned plans for direct sales to customers. 🏬 The startup is shifting to auto dealerships for sales and services. 💰 High-interest rates and expensive real estate contributed to the decision. 🌐 Fisker aims to give the money saved to dealers to expedite expansion. 🚙 The production of the all-electric Ocean crossover SUV…
🚗 The upgraded Tesla Model 3’s estimated delivery date in North America has been adjusted to Feb-Mar 2024. 📅 The initial estimated delivery date for both the RWD and AWD variants was January to February 2024. 📈 The updated delivery estimate for both variants is now February to March 2024. 🌐 Speculations suggest the adjustment…
🤔 IF Metall head, Marie Nilsson, acknowledges the potential negative effect of the strike on Tesla. 🚗 Nilsson emphasizes that the union has nothing against Tesla as a car. 🤷 Nilsson doesn’t completely dismiss the idea of buying a Tesla in the future, indicating a willingness to consider it once the conflict is resolved. 🌐…
💼 IF Metall expelled some members who refused to participate in protests against Tesla. 🚗 A Tesla Sweden mechanic, expelled from IF Metall, shared positive views on working conditions at Tesla. 🌍 The mechanic refused to strike due to environmental concerns, job enjoyment, and customer safety. 😰 The expelled member feels harassed by IF Metall,…
🎬 Tesla’s electric vehicles emerge as Hollywood’s favorite without traditional advertising, per a study by Auto Trader UK. 🚗 The flagship Model S sedan leads with an impressive 419 appearances in movies, TV shows, and music videos. 📽️ Model 3 follows as Hollywood’s second most-popular Tesla with 167 appearances, while Model X and Model Y…