#Feds investigating ‘violent’ Tesla-trailer crash in Detroit

#Feds investigating ‘violent’ Tesla-trailer crash in Detroit

“#Feds investigating ‘violent’ Tesla-trailer crash in Detroit” The US government’s highway safety agency is sending a team to Detroit to investigate a crash involving a Tesla that drove beneath a semitrailer. The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration says Monday night that a special crash investigation team will go to the city to investigate the “violent…

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#Lordstown Motors stock sinks after Hindenburg Research report

#Lordstown Motors stock sinks after Hindenburg Research report

“#Lordstown Motors stock sinks after Hindenburg Research report” Lordstown Motors shares plummeted Friday after a fiery short-seller accused the electric-vehicle startup of touting bogus pre-orders for its forthcoming pickup truck. The General Motors-backed company is the latest target of Hindenburg Research, which rose to prominence last September after publishing a damning report on Nikola, another…

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#Machine catches fire at Tesla factory in California

#Machine catches fire at Tesla factory in California

“#Machine catches fire at Tesla factory in California” A machine caught fire at the northern California factory where Tesla makes the bulk of its cars, according to local officials. The flames broke out Thursday afternoon in a part of the Fremont plant that’s currently under construction, the Fremont Fire Department said. Firefighters who responded to…

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#Volvo plans to make only electric vehicles by 2030

#Volvo plans to make only electric vehicles by 2030

“#Volvo plans to make only electric vehicles by 2030” Volvo says it will make only electric vehicles by 2030. But if you want one, you’ll have to buy it online. The Swedish automaker said Tuesday that it is phasing out the production of all cars with internal combustion engines — including hybrids. “There is no…

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#Nikola admits founder Trevor Milton made ‘inaccurate’ claims

#Nikola admits founder Trevor Milton made ‘inaccurate’ claims

“#Nikola admits founder Trevor Milton made ‘inaccurate’ claims” Nikola admitted that founder and former chairman Trevor Milton made several “inaccurate” claims about the electric-truck maker’s business before he resigned under pressure last year. An internal investigation affirmed several findings of the Hindenburg Research report that threw Nikola into chaos last fall after the short-selling firm…

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#Lucid Motors SPAC shares tank after deal to go public

#Lucid Motors SPAC shares tank after deal to go public

“#Lucid Motors SPAC shares tank after deal to go public” Shares of a blank-check company that’s set to merge with electric-car maker Lucid Motors tumbled Tuesday after it inked a deal to take the Tesla rival public. Churchill Capital Corp IV — a special purpose acquisition company, or SPAC, backed by former Citigroup banker Michael Klein…

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#Ford to go all electric in Europe by 2030

#Ford to go all electric in Europe by 2030

“#Ford to go all electric in Europe by 2030” FRANKFURT, Germany — Ford is vowing to convert its entire passenger vehicle lineup in Europe to electric power by 2030 in just the latest sign of the seismic technological changes sweeping the auto industry. Ford will spend $1 billion to revamp its factory in Cologne, Germany…

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#Jaguar becomes latest automaker to go fully electric

#Jaguar becomes latest automaker to go fully electric

“#Jaguar becomes latest automaker to go fully electric” Enlarge Image Jaguar Land Rover’s bold new concept vehicle, Project Vector, has been unveiled as part of the company’s Destination Zero journey, offering its vision of an autonomous, electric, connected future for urban mobility on February 18, 2020. Getty Images for Jaguar Land Rov Luxury automaker Jaguar’s…

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#Apple, Nissan reportedly discussed electric car partnership

#Apple, Nissan reportedly discussed electric car partnership

“#Apple, Nissan reportedly discussed electric car partnership” Apple approached Nissan in recent months about working together to develop an autonomous electric car, a new report says. But the discussions did not get far before they fell apart over a disagreement about branding, the Financial Times reported Sunday, citing unnamed people briefed on the matter. Nissan…

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