“ I think if you’re a senior leader at Tesla, you’re praying and hoping that either Elon changes focus or gets off this Twitter thing .” L ast year, Elon Musk was cracking jokes on Saturday Night Live. Now, he is the butt of them. In the past week, he's been ridiculed on almost every
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A benefit of owning an electric car is being able to conveniently recharge it at home overnight when power demand is low and electricity rates are especially cheap. But with the state pushing for a huge expansion in EV sales to curb carbon emissions, this kind of nighttime charging may not be such a bargain…
Fisker Inc., a Los Angeles-based electric vehicle startup planning to deliver European-built SUVs late this year, is looking into adding a U.S. production site for its Ocean model now that changes to federal EV tax credits given to carbuyers favor those assembled at domestic plants. Fisker’s Ocean SUV is expected to go into production in…
Nikola Inc., which aims to be a leader in battery- and hydrogen-powered heavy trucks, has begun production of electric semis at its new Arizona plant, getting to market at least a year ahead of Elon Musk’s delayed Tesla Semi. The company’s Coolidge plant, about an hour southeast of its Phoenix headquarters, marked the start of…
Henrik Fisker, CEO of electric-car maker Fisker Inc., was a high-profile Twitter departure this week, deleting his account over concerns about how the social media platform will operate under ownership by Elon Musk, a long-time rival. Twitter’s board on April 25 accepted Musk’s $44 billion bid to buy the company and take it private. Fisker,…