February 2022

Fisker is taking reservations for $29,900 Ohio-built Pear urban EV it hasn’t shown yet

Fisker on Tuesday announced that it is accepting reservations for its Pear electric car, despite not having actually shown said car yet. The company said this five-passenger “agile urban EV” will have a $29,900 starting price, with deliveries scheduled to start in 2024. Customers can pay $250 now for one reservation, and $100 for each

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SpaceX preparing to assemble launch tower for Starship’s first Florida pad

SpaceX has slowly but surely begun the process of building Starship’s first Florida launch pad – including preparations for the off-site assembly of a second skyscraper-sized ‘launch tower.’ This is not the first time. Back in late 2019, SpaceX began work on a Starship launch pad located at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center (KSC) LC-39A pad,

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Tesla gets pressure from NY Retirement Fund over DFEH’s systemic racism allegations

The New York State Common Retirement Fund is currently urging Texas-based electric vehicle maker Tesla to disclose how much the company spends on settling complaints related to sexual harassment and racial discrimination. The Fund’s requests were filed in a shareholder proposal last week after the California Department of Fair Employment and Housing (DFEH) filed its

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Ford launches Tesla-like insurance program with State Farm

Ford and State Farm launched a Tesla-like insurance program called Drive Safe & Save Connected Car. The insurance program is available for customers with certain connected Ford or Lincoln vehicles.  Similar to Tesla Insurance, Ford’s Drive Safe & Save insurance program adjusts premiums depending on a vehicle’s mileage and the driver’s driving behavior. Tesla Insurance

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The Boring Company starts registrations for its 2022-Not-a-Boring Competition

The Boring Company (TBC) recently announced the commencement of its 2022-2023 Not-a-Boring Competition. TBC invited teams to sign up and register for the upcoming competition via its Twitter account.  The Not-a-Boring Competition challenges teams to think of tunneling solutions and find ways to beat TBC’s ultimate rival: Gary the Snail. The Boring Company upped the

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Tesla signs 5-year lithium supply deal with Australia’s Liontown Resources: Report

Tesla signed a 5-year lithium supply deal with Liontown Resources, which is expected to commence in 2024. Liontown will supply Tesla with Lithium Spodumene Concentrate from the battery metal company’s new AU$473 million ($338M) Kathleen Valley Lithium Project in Western Australia.  “Australian-based battery materials company Liontown Resources Limited (ASX: LTR) is pleased to announce that

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