EV - Unusual Whales

Tesla is slated to reach its best sales quarter ever

Per Market Watch Tesla is expected to report its best sales quarter ever for tis Q2 earnings. This comes as the company reported 466,000 EV deliveries earlier this month, which reportedly surpassed initial expectations of Wall Street. Bill Selesky, Argus Research analyst, initially expected there to only be 450,

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Kia is investing in a US EV plant to build its EV9 SUVs in 2024 with a budget of $200 million

Per Reuters Kia has recently announced that it plans to build a new plant in the US capable of building its EV9 SUVs in 2024. The decision comes with a supposed $200 million budget. The company noted that they will be supplying around 200 jobs with this factory to help

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Amazon ordered 100,000 vehicles from Rivian in 2019 and expects them to be part of its global fleet by 2030

Per Reuters In 2019, Amazon made a huge order to buy 100,000 vehicles from Rivian, and so far, the company has only been able to launch a few EVs. The electric vans which were ordered are now being deployed in Germany. More specifically, the electric vans will be deployed

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Rivian exceeds Q2 estimates by delivering 12,640 vehicles compared to the expected 11,298

Rivian recently had a small victory after surpassing second-quarter estimates for the number of vehicles delivered. The company was able to deliver 12,640 vehicles compared to the expected 11,298. The report by Reuters noted that this resulted in the EV company's shares increasing by 9% during

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Volvo adopts to Tesla charging standard following Ford, GM, and Rivian

Per CNBC Volvo is following other EV makers to adopt the Tesla charging standard, making it easier for their products to use Tesla's charging stations. This comes as the company wants to make owning an electric car easier for its customers. The move would give its EVs access

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EVs will force demand reversal for transportation fuels by 2027

Per Bloomberg One of the main attributes of electric cars is that, as the name suggests, they are powered by electricity and not regular fuels. Now, BloombergNEF analysts believe there could be a demand reversal for transportation fuels by 2027. It was noted that despite how EVs could see a

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Tesla Model Y was the best-selling car in Europe for Q1, 2023

Per JATO JATO Dynamics, an industry analyst, published a recent report that shared how the Tesla Model Y became the best-selling car in Europe for the first quarter of 2023. This came as the model led the overall rankings in March as well. "A new vehicle has taken top

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Nikola faces Nasdaq delisting after receiving a notice as the company struggled to maintain its minimum bid price

Per Reuters Nikola was once one of the companies that tried to rival Tesla in the EV space as it aimed to focus on electric trucks. The company faced a delisting notice from Nasdaq as it struggled to meet requirements. Specifically, Nikola struggled to meet Nasdaq's requirements regarding

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Soros sold 10.8 million Rivian shares in Q1, leaving just 3.6 million shares

Per Bloomberg Soros has recently sold his entire Tesla stock, and aside from that, he also decided to unload his stake in Rivian after a decline of 90%. This came as the billionaire investor's investment firm sold 10.8 million Rivian shares in the first quarter. This reduced

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The share of US adults that say they or someone within their household owns or leases an EV sits at just 8%

Per CBS News The share of US adults that say they or at least someone within their household owns or leases an electric vehicle sits at just 8%. The same percentage said their household has a plug-in hybrid vehicle. This comes as four in ten US adults said that they

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Walmart plans thousands of U.S. stores to offer EV charging in 2030

Per The Washington Post As the leading retail company by revenue, Walmart plans to expand its business further, entering the EV industry on the "charging" end. By 2030, the company wants thousands of its stores in the U.S. to offer EV charging, adding another potential profit driver

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Ford expects 2023 EV unit losses to reach $3 billion

Ford has disclosed a new financial reporting structure revealing it expects its EV unit to bring the company $3 billion in losses this year. The company's EV businesses are divided into two, Ford Blue and Ford Pro. Ford Blue is the company's arm responsible for selling

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White House asks for Elon Musk's help for EV charging station expansion despite Biden previously not mentioning Tesla

Per Washington Post Elon Musk had a private meeting with senior White House officials regarding the expansion of EV charging stations. This meeting came after Musk said that Tesla was ignored and more attention was given to other "legacy auto makers." In a previous report by CNBC on

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China Sold 5X More EVs Compared to the US in 2022

Per Forbes China has remained a huge market for electric vehicles compared to other markets like the US. Data showed that the country's EV sales were 5x more than the US. The China Passenger Car Association released 2022 sales data which revealed how their EV sales did against

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Tesla Receives $2.2 Million Fine from South Korea After Failure to Disclose Low-Temp EV Performance

Per Reuters Tesla was slapped with a $2.2 million fine from South Korea's antitrust regulator. The Korea Fair Trade Commission (KFTC) said that from August 2019 until recently, the company failed to disclose its true driving ranges, cost-effectiveness, and performance. The KFTC shared how Tesla EVs driving

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Unusual Options Activity in Preferred Apartment Communities, Inc. (APTS), Lucid Group, Inc. (LCID), and Fossil Group, Inc. (FOSL)

Unusual Options Activity in Preferred Apartment Communities, Inc. (APTS) Today, February 07, 2022, among the underlying components of the NYSE, we saw unusual or noteworthy options trading volume and activity in APTS, which opened at $17.38. * There were 4,610 contracts bought to open at the ask on the

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Unusual Options Activity in Futu Holdings Limited (FUTU), Rivian Automotive, Inc. (RIVN), and Petróleo Brasileiro S.A. - Petrobras (PBR)

Unusual Options Activity in Futu Holdings Limited (FUTU) Today, January 27, 2022,in the Nasdaq Global Market Composite (NasdaqGM), we saw unusual or noteworthy options trading volume and activity in Futu, which opened at $39.82. The following orders on the $35 strike call option came in separately in order

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Unusual Options Activity in Tesla, Inc. (TSLA), 3M Company (MMM), and Energy Transfer LP (ET)

Unusual Options Activity in Tesla, Inc. (TSLA) Today, January 26, 2022, in the market capitalization-weighted index NASDAQ Global Select Market Composite (NasdaqGS), we saw unusual or noteworthy options trading volume and activity in Tesla, which opened at $952.43. The following orders on the $1025 strike call option came in

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A Review of Unusual Options Activity in Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company Limited (TSM) and Unusual Options Activity in The Kroger Co. (KR)

A Review of Unusual Options Activity in Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company Limited (TSM) Reported yesterday, and again in the NYSE, we saw unusual activity in Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company Limited (TSM), which opened then at $140.75 and today at $$136.09. * The trades have been tracked via reports from

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Unusual Options Activity in Aflac Incorporated (AFL), Snap Inc. (SNAP), and Rivian Automotive, Inc. (RIVN)

Unusual Options Activity in Aflac Incorporated (AFL) Today, November 22, 2021, among the underlying components of the NYSE, we saw unusual or noteworthy options trading volume and activity in Aflac Incorporated, which opened at $55.76. * There were 17,600 contracts traded on the $45 strike put option, bought to

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Unusual Options Activity in Bloomin' Brands, Inc. (BLMN), Tesla, Inc. (TSLA), and NVIDIA Corporation (NVDA)

Unusual Options Activity in Bloomin' Brands, Inc. (BLMN) Today, November 02, 2021, in the market capitalization-weighted index NASDAQ Global Select Market Composite (NasdaqGS), we saw unusual or noteworthy options trading volume and activity in Bloomin' Brands, Inc., which opened at $21.85. * There were 5,000 contracts traded

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QuantumScape (QS) Soaring on Partner News; SmileDirectClub (SDC) Still Dominates Reddit Chatter

QuantumScape [https://www.nasdaq.com/market-activity/stocks/qs](QS) is moving quickly during the morning trading session following a Form 8-K filing [https://d18rn0p25nwr6d.cloudfront.net/CIK-0001811414/c880fe3b-6a21-4011-9f34-9ce4d667353c.pdf] indicating that QuantumScape has entered into an agreement with yet another big player in automotive manufacturing. The new partner, referred to