Faraday Future, Tesla, Paris, Skoda, Nissan.

Faraday Future to build second facility: The electric carmaker has gotten the green light to set up its second factory in the city of Vallejo, California (we reported). The production site will be developed on an old Navy shipyard that has not been used since the late 90s. The details will be negotiated over the next six months.
abc10.com, latimes.com

Rear shunt: A Swiss driver had to learn the hard way that it is wise tokeep your hands on the wheel and foot on the brake, even when driving a Tesla with Autopilot. The EV hit a truck that was parked on the left lane of a motorway. Tesla also continues to tell drivers to be ready to take over, as the system is not perfect yet.
fortune.com, electrek.co

Paris tightens driving bans: From July, only cars first registered after 1996 and motorbikes that were registered after June 1st, 1999, will be allowed to drive in the city on weekdays. Paris will also issue pollution badges to easily identify polluters. About 10 percent of Paris’ cars will be affected. As always, EVs have nothing to worry about.
cnet.com, treehugger.com

Skoda eyes U.S.: The carmaker has registered different model names in the U.S., including the Superb (we reported), which will become available as a plug-in hybrid from 2019. A purely electric Skoda is in the cards for 2020/2021.
hybridcars.com

Nissan powered by the sun: The carmaker commissioned a solar plant at its factory in Sunderland, UK, its largest production site in Europe and home to the Nissan Leaf. The 19,000 solar panels have a combined capacity of 4.75 MW. Together with ten wind turbines on site, it meets 7% of the battery plant’s energy needs.
nissaninsider.co.uk