TEN 324 – Tesla’s amazing Q4, GM, Nissan Pledge Carbon Neutrality, Faraday Future Back From the Dead

The Timings:
00:00 – Introduction
00:23 – Welcome
00:41 – Tesla has a stellar fourth quarter for 2020.
01:36 – Europe became the world’s largest plug-in car marketplace in 2020
02:32 – General Motors pledges to go zero tailpipe and carbon neutral
03:21 – Tesla Model S, Model X get a major upgrade
04:25 – Lordstown Motors says it’s going to start building Lordstown Endurance Beta trucks next month, confirms an electric van, battery supply agreement with LG Chem
05:13 – Tesla Semi is ready for production, but Tesla needs 4680 cells to make it happen
06:04 – Survey from Cox Automotive suggests pickup truck owners want conventionality in their electric pickups
06:59 – Faraday Future could get another go with a potential IPO, partnership with Geely
07:53 – Cake revealed new solar-power motorcycle that’s designed to help catch poachers in Africa
08:46 – Nissan promises carbon neutrality by 2050
09:40 – Lucid Unveils its brand-new, state of the air Paint shop in Case Grande, AZ
09:56 – Elon Musk says a Tesla Van will become reality – when Tesla has the batteries for it.
10:12 – Tesla confirms that the second-generation Roadster is yet again delayed — this time to 2022.
10:34 – Elon Musk says that Tesla Cybertruck will be delivered at the end of the year in small volumes “if we get lucky”
10:53 – First Bus, Aberdeen, Launches world’s first Hydrogen double-decker bus fleet
11:10 – XPeng rolls out new Over-the-air, prepares for its version of Autopilot
11:32 – Volta Trucks raises $20 million in latest round
11:47 – 1/3 of all UK Van Drivers say they’re keen to switch to electric
12:05 – Hyundai-Backed Urban Air Port Air One gets official backing to become the UK’s first urban VTOL airport project
12:23 – Volkswagen Group Components begins its first battery recycling pilot program
12:45 – Ford will make Mustang Mach E in China for Chinese marketplace
13:03 – Arcimoto buys Tilting Motor Works and promises to bring micro mobility EVs to market.
13:22 – Stellantis, Tesla, BMW all to benefit from new European battery investment program
13:41 – Tesla confirms it’s had preliminary discussions with other automakers about licensing its autopilot system
13:56 – Biden administration commits to turning the Federal Fleet all electric
14:14 – Shell acquires Ubitricity
14:30 – Boeing says it will make its planes capable of biofuel flight by 2030
14:48 – Diesel truck sales are surging, despite electric trucks being around the corner.
15:05 – General Motors to provide Hydrogen Fuel cell stacks to Navistar
15:24 – NTHSA reaching out to Tesla over that new steering yoke in Model S, Model X
15:41 – Hyundai Kona EV catches fire in South Korea after recall
16:02 – Hydrogen vehicle sales tanked in 2020
16:22 – Byton is under investigation for delayed insolvency proceedings
17:05 – Dog saved by Autopilot
18:13 – Thanks, and Goodbye!
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