💰 $3.3M Grant for EV Transition: Penn State University secures a $3.3 million grant from the state to replace diesel fleets with zero-emissions electric vehicles. 🚚 Truck Replacement Initiative: PSU plans to replace five Class 6 and Class 7 box trucks with Battery Electric Vehicles (BEVs). 🔌 Charging Infrastructure Development: The grant includes the installation…
🚗 Uber Partners with Kia: Uber becomes Kia’s first major client for its PBV (Platform Beyond Vehicle) for ride-hailing. 📝 Memorandum of Understanding (MoU): The two companies sign an MoU at CES 2024, aligning their goals for environmentally-friendly initiatives. 🛣️ PBV Unveiled at CES 2024: Kia introduces the PBV at CES 2024, a platform that…
📉 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…
🚗 Tesla plans to build its largest Service Center in North America in Vancouver, British Columbia. 🏢 The facility will cover 120,000 square feet and serve as a hub for delivery operations, vehicle preparation, servicing, and sales/showroom activities. 🌐 Unlike traditional Tesla Service Centers, this hub aims to encompass the entire Tesla ownership experience, facilitating…
💵 Tesla is implementing a pay increase for all its production workers in the United States. 📈 The pay increases come after a record-setting year for Tesla’s production and deliveries. 🛠️ “Production associates, material handlers, and quality inspectors” are set to receive a “market adjustment pay increase.” 📰 The information comes from a flyer reportedly…
💼 Hertz has made a “strategic decision” to reduce its electric vehicle (EV) fleet by one-third, cutting 20,000 vehicles. 📉 The decision is driven by a decrease in the value of Hertz’s EV fleet, with approximately $245 million of incremental net depreciation expense in Q4 2023. 🚗 The EVs put up for sale will still…
🚫 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. 🌐…