Chick-fil-A is piloting solar + storage microgrids in California
Chick-fil-A is working with microgrid developer SolMicroGrid to pilot solar and battery storage microgrids at its restaurants in California.
Chinese authorities delay approval for BYD’s pending EV plant in Mexico amid fears of the technology leaking into the US
Booming global EV automaker Build Your Dreams (BYD) has hit a snag with the Chinese government, which has delayed the green light to build a new plant in Mexico amid fears that proprietary technology in the southern part of North America could more easily make its way into the United States
Elon Musk promotes negative Tesla survey turned positive by bots
Elon Musk has shared a survey that was clearly negative about Tesla last week, but it was made to look positive for Tesla after bots rigged the results.
Tesla vandalism: Trump and AG claim someone ‘coordinate and fund’ them
President Trump and Attorney General Bondi have suggested that someone is “coordinating and funding” the instances of Tesla vandalism in the US.
Thousands of Tesla owners doxxed. The only way to get off the list? Sell your car
Amid worldwide protests against Tesla due to CEO Elon Musk’s involvement in the company, hackers have released a website with address and contact information of thousands of Tesla owners. And the same hackers say that the only way to get off the list is to prove that you’ve sold your car.
Tesla (TSLA) obtains ride-hailing permit in California, no robotaxi yet
Tesla (TSLA) has officially obtained a permit in California to operate an internal fleet for a ride-hailing service, but it’s not for robotaxi yet.
In fact, the automaker hasn’t even applied for an autonomous driving permit yet.
Dodge Charger EV gets a new ‘Bludicrous’ color and up to $12,500 in discounts
The world’s first electric muscle car, as Dodge calls it, is now arriving at dealerships in a new “Bludicrous” color. Dodge also launched a new virtual experience that lets you create the Charger you’ve been dreaming of right on your phone. To sweeten the deal, Dodge is offering hefty discounts of up to $12,500 on the new Charger Daytona EV.
100+ US-made wind turbines are headed to 2 RWE Texas projects
GE Vernova is going to supply more than 100 US-made wind turbines to renewables developer RWE for 308 megawatts (MW) of wind projects in west Texas.
Siemens slashes its worldwide EV charging workforce by 35%
Siemens announced today that it’s cutting around 6,000 jobs worldwide, and 450 of them will be in its EV charging business.