Nikola has been the biggest example of hydrogen’s promises — and pitfalls. The startup claimed its H2-powered truck will have an operational range of as much as 1,200 miles when it was released in 2020. That never happened, though the company did spend most of last year watching its valuation soar to new heights thanks to the meteoric rise in Tesla’s stock price. As the hype grew, GM announced it would acquire an 11 percent stake in the buzzy company, while also lending a hand with Nikola’s battery-electric and hydrogen fuel cell vehicles, including the Badger pickup truck. … [Read more...] about General Motors, after flubbing its deal with Nikola, eyes a new hydrogen truck project
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Tesla turns Model Y and China success into its first annual profit
While Tesla didn’t lay out a specific delivery estimate for 2021 in its presentation, the company did say that it now has the ability to make as many as 1.05 million cars in a year at its factories in Fremont, California, and Shanghai, China. In a call with investors late Wednesday afternoon, CEO Elon Musk said he expects a potential 50 percent increase in production in 2021, which would result in around 750,000 vehicles. … [Read more...] about Tesla turns Model Y and China success into its first annual profit
Doomsday Clock stands at 100 seconds to midnight
When the Doomsday Clock debuted on the cover of the BAS's magazine in 1947, its minute hand was positioned at seven minutes to midnight. At the time, nuclear weapons were thought to be humanity's biggest threat. Though the number of nuclear weapons in military stockpiles has declined worldwide since the Cold War, global inventories show that approximately 13,410 warheads remain, the Federation of American Scientists (FAS) reported in Sept. 2020. Of those warheads, about 91% belong to the U.S. and Russia, FAS says. … [Read more...] about Doomsday Clock stands at 100 seconds to midnight
