TEN 323 – President Biden Acts on Climate Change, Store Dot’s Five Minute Charge Becomes Reality, Rivian Scores $2.65 Billion Investment
On today’s show:
President Biden puts America back on track to lowering its emissions, rejoining the Paris Climate Accord, and prepares to boost renewables, BP-backed Israeli firm StoreDot delivers the first commercial engineering samples of its revolutionary ultra-fast rechargeable battery, and Rivian brings in a massive two point six five billion dollars in its latest investment round.
The Timings:
- 00:00 – Introduction
- 00:32 – Welcome
- 00:49 – President Biden makes a fresh start, re-enters Paris Agreement and pushes for a more renewable, low-carbon future.
- 01:41 – Mercedes-Benz EQA revealed, but won’t be sold globally.
- 02:39 – GM announces CAD $1 Billion investment in Ontario facility where Bright Drop electric trucks will be built.
- 03:25 – StoreDot delivers its first commercial samples for ground-breaking 5-minute fast-charge battery
- 04:19 – Porsche launches the entry-level, rear-wheel drive Taycan
- 05:17 – As it posts new hiring jobs on its website for its new battery production line, Tesla publishes a short video of its 4680 production line.
- 06:14 – Microsoft, GM, Cruise team up to commercialize self-driving vehicles, and Microsoft joins a new funding round in Cruise worth $2 billion.
- 07:08 – Tesla has dropped the price of its MCU upgrade – but seems to be pushing customers to pay to upgrade something NHTSA asked it to recall and replace.
- 08:15 – Rivian closes on a massive $2.65 billion investment round
- 09:09 Volkswagen CEO Herbert Diess now has twitter – and he’s promising big things of Volskwagen’s Project Trinity
- 09:27 – Elon Musk has announced a $100 million cash prize for the best carbon capture technology out there, but promises details next week.
- 09:45 – Porsche Taycan 4S gets a 10% EPA range increase for 2021 model year, but there’s a catch.
- 10:05 – Delorean Motor Company hints that it may, finally, be ready to produce replica electric cars
- 10:22 – Fiat Chrysler and Peugeot Citroen join forces as merger becomes official
- 10:37 – Nissan teases a winter camper made from an e-NV200 Evalia
- 10:56 – GreenTheOnly suggests that a tow hitch is coming to U.S. Model 3s at last – as well as adjustable suspension for Model Y and Model 3.
- 11:14 — BMW teases a new video of the i4 EV in final calibration testing
- 11:31 – Andy Palmer warns the UK Government that it needs an urgent expansion in battery production facilities or it will lose the auto industry
- 11:49 – Model Y boosted California Tesla registrations at the end of last year, according to a new registration report from cross-sell.com
- 12:06 – Alrendo Motorcycles reveals the TS-Bravo
- 12:25 – Electric bicycles are expected to triple in sales in Europe in five years
- 12:43 – Model 3 price dropped in Europe by a not insignificant amount
- 13:03 – Carbon emissions from SUVs were cancelled out by EVs in 2020 – but not reduced
- 13:27 – Tesla hiring social media experts to help deal with complaints to Elon, Tesla
- 13:41 – The latest J.D. Power survey tells us what we already knew: when you go EV, you don’t go back to gas.
- 13:59 – Ares Design in Italy makes a bespoke Tesla Model S convertible.
- 14:16 – Canadian company LiIon gets another big order for 60 electrified school buses
- 14:34 – Opel and Vauxhall announce smaller, all-electric Combo e-Cargo
- 14:50 – BC, Canada, increases incentives for commercial electric big-rigs
- 15:11 – Sono Motors Releases new ad for Sion EV
- 15:44 – Ford confirms that it’s delaying deliveries of Mustang Mach E for quality review purposes – but now owners seem to be having their deliveries pushed forward again
- 16:24 – Volocopter officially applies for official certifications to operate commercially in the U.S. and EU
