A couple days ago rumors began circulating that GM was possibly planning to work with Tesla on an electric pickup truck, and another that GM and Amazon was due to invest in electric pickup truck maker Rivian. Part of that news has now been confirmed, with Rivian announcing an investment…
There are two Paradise’s that have been destroyed in the USA, one of which clearly happened during President Trump’s time in office. We’re talking about physical places, not some mystical fairy land Paradise. The first is of course Paradise California that burned to the ground in November. The second destroyed…
Reuters has an exclusive news report that GM and Amazon are looking to invest in Rivian, the startup that plans to build an all-electric Adventurer truck. The report cites unnamed sources who say the deal will valuate Rivian at the $1 to $2 billion level. Both companies would get “minority…
Today Cleantechnica posted a news scoop that Tesla and GM are working together on a fully electric pickup truck using a Tesla drive train. It’s known that Tesla is working on an electric pickup truck, but we’d all expected Tesla to build their own rather than work with an incumbent…
With the 2018 elections the USA elected a sweeping change in Congress, lots of new Representatives elected in the Democratic Party many touting a proudly Progressive line. Perhaps the boldest one is also the youngest, Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, the new Representative from Bronx/Queens. One of Ocasio-Cortez’s key proposals is the Green New Deal,…
Today Nissan unveiled a trio of electric vehicle ecosystem announcements, but separately said it was delaying launch of the 60 kiloWatt-hour Nissan Leaf. This follows the turmoil over revelation that Renault/Nissan/Mitsubishi Alliance leader Carlos Ghosn was being fired from Nissan following revelations of fraudulent financial filings. The announcements today have…
Today, Rivian revealed an awesome fully electric pickup truck that — if it comes to market — will blow up the sort of stereotype saying that EV’s cannot haul a big boat to the lake for the weekend. Namely, the Rivian R1T has massive towing capacity, and will be offered…
Today General Motors announced a plan to close several factories and to cancel several vehicle lines, including the Chevy Volt. GM’s press release discusses several plants being closed in a realignment of the company that will eventually see GM produce more electric vehicles, and more autonomous vehicles. One of those…
It seems the news media never wants to portray Americans as refugees. The press can describe folks in poorer countries as refugees when they’re fleeing a war or something, but I’ve never heard citizens of any rich country like America described as refugees. In the area near Paradise California, thousands…
Nissan Motors has announced its former CEO and current Chairman, Carlos Ghosn, is alleged to have under-reported his compensation to Japanese authorities for years, hence committing tax and securities fraud. Subsequently he, and another Nissan board member, have been arrested by Japanese authorities, and there are allegations of similar misconduct…
Paradise California has been destroyed by a massive wildfire and while the news has focused on the devastation in Paradise, there is another story. PG&E is surely to be blamed for starting the fire, because a PG&E power line went down outside of Pulga at the same time. But, why…
The November 8, 2018 wildfire called the Camp Fire destroyed the town of Paradise California. But, it did not destroy the entire town. Some buildings and houses survived the firestorm, but not because of flukes of fate, instead some homeowners prepared ahead of time because they knew about the fire…
Subsequent to the “Camp Fire” which destroyed Paradise California, on November 8, 2018, President Trump blamed California’s forestry policies saying that “There is no reason for these massive, deadly and costly forest fires in California except that forest management is so poor,” and Trump threatened to withhold federal payments to…
Back in 2014 Harley-Davidson got a lot of attention by daring to show an electric motorcycle prototype, called Project LiveWire. Today at the EICMA show in Milan Italy, Harley-Davidson unveiled the production-ready 2020 LiveWire due for shipping in 2019. The LiveWire bike shown in 2014 was a big yawn in…
I am back in the USA, and my first experience coming home made be want to turn around and head right back to Romania. The taxi driver while driving me home from the airport said “Welcome Home”, and I’m sure he was trying to be friendly, but the taxi fare…
