Joe Manchin Says F*** You To Cleantech, Turns Back On BBB
Say it isn’t so, Joe! The Senator has a long history of fighting climate action — how can cleantech solutions now find a place in the mainstream?
Say it isn’t so, Joe! The Senator has a long history of fighting climate action — how can cleantech solutions now find a place in the mainstream?
First of all, it is definitely true that there are strong (and obvious) reasons for why Tesla should be a part of any EV event anywhere in the United States, especially one organized by national-level politicians. I’ll come back to those reasons at the end of this piece. However, the … [continued]
There’s finally a response from the White House on why it excluded Tesla from its EV event. Technically, it’s more than just an EV event, as some in the comments kindly corrected, but the event is centering around selling a lot more EVs by 2030 — a 50% target market … [continued]
Originally published on RMI.org. By Madeline Tyson President Biden’s infrastructure plan (The American Jobs Plan) aligns recovery stimulus and climate action. This is smart: experts conclude that the green stimulus delivers high returns in job creation. To date, stimulus hasn’t been that green overall globally but the US plan will make a positive difference for our nation and the planet. To reap the … [continued]
Yesterday morning, it looked like Austin would definitely be the new location for Gigafactory 5 (Giga Texas). KXAN reported that Tesla submitted an application with Del Valle ISD for “Gigafactory” and there are $68 million tax incentives proposed.
Earlier this month, Ford was planning to restart production at its Hermosillo Assembly Plant. Other Ford plants that are closed due to COVID-19 were supposed to reopen on April 14. For now, Ford has announced that several of its North American production facilities have closed indefinitely.
A bill was recently introduced in Ohio (HB546) to remove the disproportionate and unfair electric vehicle tax.
On Monday, General Motors announced its plans to build all-electric trucks and SUVs, along with the Cruise Origin, an electric autonomous ride sharing sharing vehicle, at the Detroit-Hamtramck assembly plant. I spoke with GM leadership about the news. Some initial notes are below. More are coming in a future article.
Tesla and the UAW seem to be on a collision course. Can any good come from a fight between these two giants?
In response to numerous reports in the mainstream media that conditions at the company’s Fremont manufacturing facility are possibly unsafe, a Tesla spokesperson recently commented that journalists are being used by the United Auto Workers union to discredit the company, and to aid in its unionizing efforts.