Key Points Tesla shareholders are voting this week on Elon Musk’s $50 billion pay package. The plan would restore Musk’s stock options and raise his stake in Tesla. CalPERS and Norway’s sovereign wealth fund have opposed the proposal. The meeting also includes a proposed AI partnership with Musk’s xAI venture. … Continue reading “Can Musk Become a Trillionaire? Tesla Investors Split Over $50 Billion Pay Deal – iShook Finance”
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The 2025 Hyundai IONIQ 5 was one of the most affordable EVs you could lease in the US. Although the $7,500 EV credit has now expired, Hyundai is keeping the savings going with the 2026 model. Hyundai extends EV deals for the 2026 IONIQ 5 Hyundai reduced prices on the 2026 IONIQ 5 by up … Continue reading “The Hyundai IONIQ 5 is still a great deal”
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Toyota has priority to receive the all-important cathode material for solid-state batteries from a supplier starting in 2028. It already has a deal with another company for the solid electrolyte, the other key component for a solid-state battery. Toyota says its first solid-state-powered EVs could hit the market as early as 2027. Solid-state batteries promise … Continue reading “Toyota Just Struck A Key Deal To Make Solid-State Batteries”
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The 2025 Hyundai IONIQ 5 SEL is more expensive than the more basic SE, but it’s a better lease deal this month – here’s the lowdown. The 2025 IONIQ 5 SE Standard Range is the cheapest lease deal right now because it can be leased for $199 per month over 24 months with $3,999 due at … Continue reading “The SEL trim is the best 2025 Hyundai IONIQ 5 lease deal right now”
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Is Elon Musk using the missing $1.4B to fund anti-Tesla protests as part of a massive false flag operation that will give him control of both the police and the courts? There’s absolutely ZERO evidence to support that idea (plus: I just made it up), but it’s 2025 and that means anything goes on today’s bats**t … Continue reading “Elon’s missing billions, Tesla terrorism, bots rig surveys, and a Nissan battery deal”
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Japan reportedly plans to try to convince Tesla to invest in Nissan after the merger with Honda fell through. Do you think it makes sense? Shortly after being announced, Nissan and Honda’s planned merger quickly fell apart earlier this month. The problem appears to be that Nissan expected a merger while Honda was looking for … Continue reading “Nissan turning to Tesla as potential investor after Honda deal fell through”
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Candela, the Swedish electric boat maker known for its hydrofoil recreational boats and commercial ferries, is grabbing headlines yet again. This time the company is announcing a new C-series funding round and the first P-12 electric ferry headed to the US. The P-12 is the company’s first operational hydrofoil electric ferry, and it builds upon … Continue reading “Lake Tahoe getting hydrofoil electric ferry as Candela lands major deal”
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Maryland-based nonprofit Climate United announced its intention to spend $250 million to buy up to 500 electric semi trucks over three years in what the group is calling “the biggest single order of zero emission Class 8 trucks in the country.” First, we should state the obvious: as hard as it is to imagine a … Continue reading “US nonprofit set to buy 500 electric semi trucks by 2028 in $250M deal”
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Large-scale energy storage today is dominated by lithium-ion batteries, which use an electrochemical reaction to pack away and discharge power. Exowatt, instead, stores solar energy in a thermal battery (a fancy term for a hot brick) that can hold its energy for up to 24 hours. Humans have been storing heat energy in hot materials for millennia; manufacturers … Continue reading “Exowatt aims to repurpose old tech to deal with new AI power demand”
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Toyota hybrids are a hot commodity right now, and we haven’t seen any newsworthy holiday discount deals from Toyota in years. That said, the bZ4X EV might be the best deal in Toyota’s Labor Day lineup. Jameson Dow and Peter Johnson first covered the massive discounts dealers are putting on the Toyota bZ4X (and its … Continue reading “bZ4X might be your best chance to score a Labor Day deal on a new Toyota”