According to Electrek, the event is likely to focus on handing over the first Semi trucks to customers, one of which is expected to be Pepsi. Previously, Tesla CEO Elon Musk said the company wouldn’t unveil any new vehicles as it works to ramp up production for its existing vehicles, as well as pre-production for the Semi and Cybertruck.
California voters rejected Prop 30, which would have increased taxes on people making over $2 million a year to subsidize electric vehicle purchases for low-income residents, among other climate change fighting measures. Opponents claimed the measure would have been a huge windfall for Lyft, even though it wasn’t really clear how. It’s a weird result, considering the state’s voters handed Lyft (and Uber) a giant win by approving Prop 22 just two years ago. Why so fickle, California?
The Swedish automaker’s new flagship electric vehicle will have 300 miles of range, a starting price under $80,000, and a host of high-powered tech from suppliers like Google, Qualcomm, Luminar, Nvidia, and more.
You’ve probably seen that that Simpsons meme of Apu jumping in front of a bullet that’s commonly deployed against Elon Musk fans who feel the need to come up with weird excuses for every criticism lobbed at their favorite billionaire. Well, they’ve had enough of your snide memes, and dammit if they aren’t going to crowdsource a great rebuttal. Any day now!
