1. The White House announced that Tesla will open its Supercharger network in the U.S. to other brands by the end of 2024. The news comes as the Department of Transportation is reportedly considering requiring the CSS standard for EV charging stations to qualify for a $7.5B incentive program under the Inflation Reduction Act. Q: What are your thoughts on Tesla opening at least 7,500 chargers to other electric brands? Share your insights on Inside.com. |
2. Ford is pausing deliveries and production of the electric F-150 Lightning due to an unidentified potential battery issue. Ford delivered 13,258 F-150 Lightning units in 2022. Q: In light of the production halt, do you think Ford will be able to surpass 2022 sales for the electric F-150? Share your thoughts on Inside.com. |
3. Air India placed orders for at least 220 Boeing and 250 Airbus aircraft, constituting the largest combined order in airline history. The second-largest order was made by IndiGo in October 2019 and consisted of 300 Airbus planes. Q: Will Air India's order increase interest by other airlines in the region for Boeing aircraft? Share your thoughts on Inside.com. |
4. Southwest Airlines Chief Operating Officer Andrew Watterson revealed that the airline's executives received bonus cuts (amount undisclosed) due to the mass cancelations of flights in December. Southwest lost ~$800M due to canceling ~17,000 flights over software problems with its scheduling system. |
5. On Wednesday, Federal Aviation Administration Acting Administrator Billy Nolen told the Senate that the agency is starting a safety review after the Notice to Air Missions system outage that occurred on Jan. 11. A contractor unintentionally deleted files while syncing databases, which caused the cancelation of 1,300 flights and the delay of 10,000. |
6. Estonian mobility company Bolt (not to be confused with Miami-based Bolt Mobility) began offering rentals of the Carver Electric, a three-wheeled small EV, in Malta. Last month, the makers of a similar small EV in Vancouver, Veemo, went bankrupt as supply issues delayed its production. |
7. Canadian manufacturer Lion Electric announced it secured funding from Mitsubishi for its financing programs. As of November, Lion had an order book of 2,408 medium- and heavy-duty electric vehicles, of which 2,085 are buses. |