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Fisker pivots to franchised dealerships for EV sales, support

Baua Electric

And Fisker has shown potential follow-up models, including the affordable Pear, the Alaska pickup truck, and Ronin convertible. Mandatory EV-related upgrades have become a sticking point for Ford and General Motors as the two automakers try to prepare their dealer networks for much higher volumes of EV sales.

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EV ute overload: The electric pickups coming soon

EV Central

GMC Hummer EV 2021 GMC Hummer EV pickup truck While General Motors is making a massive commitment to EVs and has teased an electrified Chevrolet pick-up to go head-to-head with the F-150, the one concrete indication we have seen so far of its battery electric pick-up capabilities is the GMC Hummer SUT.

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US designates Graphite One Project as “High-Priority Infrastructure Project”

Green Car Congress

announced that it received notice on 15 January 2021 that its Alaska-based Graphite Creek Project has been designated a High-Priority Infrastructure Project (HPIP) by the US Government’s Federal Permitting Improvement Steering Committee (FPISC). and General Motors. Canada-based Graphite One Inc. Graphite as a critical mineral.

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Opinion: Fmr President Trump was wrong to call Elon Musk “another b t artist”

Teslarati

” The former president held a rally in Anchorage, Alaska, where he claimed that Elon Musk had said that he voted for Trump. The current president even went on to claim that General Motors’ Mary Barra was the true leader of the EV industry when it is actually Tesla. He also voted for Hillary Clinton.