Tesla today announced that it had purchased $1.5B in bitcoin, pushing the cyrptocurrency to an all-time high, currently approaching $43,000. The company announced the move in an SEC filing today.
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The Electrek Review: The Mach E is Ford’s most important Mustang in 56 years
When we were invited to Ford’s campus in 2019 to check out what we’d learn was the new Mustang Mach E, we were told we were witnessing the future of the iconic 118-year-old American auto manufacturer. We soon learned that Ford wasn’t…
GM unveils amusing ‘No way, Norway’ EV Superbowl ad starring Will Ferrell
As promised, GM has a new ad campaign running on the 2021 Super Bowl touting its commitment to electric vehicles against Norway‘s, a country pushing up against two-thirds of its vehicle sales being EVs…
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Opinion: GM ‘aspires’ to be fully electric by 2035. Is that enough? (No)
GM’s out with another press release saying it aspires to be fully electric in its consumer fleet by 2035. Yet the company only sells one EV, down from a few if you included the Chevy Volt/Cadillac ELR a few years ago, on its lots. Press releases…
2021 Porsche Taycan 4S gets 10% more EPA range. We tell you why
The EPA has the updated range estimates for the 2021 Porsche Taycan 4S, its midrange model now that the standard model Taycan has been announced. Surprisingly, the range jumped from 203 miles in 2020 to 227 miles of range this year, a gain of over 10%…
You can now buy a Porsche Taycan in the US for under $80,000
Before today, buying a Porsche Taycan in the US was a six-figure layout. The first full battery electric vehicle from Porsche was only offered in packages starting from $103K for the Taycan 4S to $185K for the Turbo S (reviewed here).
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GM’s BrightDrop will build electric delivery vehicles, 500 Fedex trucks this year
The GM announcements keep coming at CES 2021 this year. Today GM CEO Mary Barra announced a new division called BrightDrop that would be building electric delivery vehicles and the technology to go along with it.
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GM updates its logo for 5th time in history for upcoming electric transition campaign
GM is starting a huge campaign this week in the US and will be rolling out in phases globally to highlight the automaker’s move to electrification. The campaign was done by McCann as well as the logo and type, which was developed in-house. It…
Electrek’s ebike of the year is the 33mph Juiced HyperScorpion
The year 2020 wasn’t horrible for everyone. For the companies that make electric bikes, a convenient, inexpensive, and fun way to avoid public transportation, business was so good that supply chain shortages made their products hard to find. Man…
It appears Tesla’s first Hawaiian Supercharger will be on Larry Ellison’s 3,400-person island
Lanai Island, a former pineapple plantation that was almost entirely (98%) purchased by Oracle founder and Tesla board member Larry Ellison for $300 million in 2012, is the first in Hawaii to see a Supercharger permit filed by Tesla.
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