This Electric Car Just Broke a Guinness World Record

Electric cars aren’t for everyone.

This is certainly the case for those who require sturdy trucks that have significant towing capabilities. 

A good friend of mine has been itching to get an electric vehicle for a long time, but he needs something that can tow his 9,000-pound RV.

Just take a look at this thing…

Even though the high-end Ford F-150 Lightning electric truck claims it can tow up to 10,000 pounds, real-world data respectfully disagrees. 

This isn’t to downplay the Ford F-150 Lightning at all, as it’s an exceptional vehicle and has more than enough towing capacity for most folks with small trailers or boats. And one day, electric trucks will have far more towing capacity than they have today.

In fact, last week, Iveco, a commercial vehicle manufacturer in the Netherlands, debuted its new eDaily electric van, which broke a Guinness World Record by towing nearly 340,000 pounds.

Yes, you read that correctly — 340,000 pounds.

Take a look…

Of course, this is not something that any van or pickup truck would ever be required to tow. This was really more for show.

That being said, it does prove that electric vehicle technology is advancing rapidly.

Hell, there’s even an electric car now that doesn’t need to be plugged in.

It can actually drive solely on solar power.

Embedded in the roof of the vehicle are high-efficiency and highly durable solar cells that generate enough juice to drive most folks to and from work every single day without ever having to plug into a charging station.

Think about that for a minute…

An electric car that runs on what is essentially “free fuel.”

Make no mistake: This is a game-changer of epic proportions.

But it’s not solely the result of the vehicle itself.

It’s the result of a special kind of solar panel that isn’t really designed for rooftops but rather for cars. And every major carmaker that’s now looking to integrate solar roofs into its electric cars is going to need these specialized solar cells and panels to make that happen.

To clarify, some of the carmakers that will ultimately integrate solar into their electric vehicles include Toyota, Tesla, Ford, GM, VW, and Hyundai.

To put that in perspective, the combined market cap of those six automakers exceeds $1.36 trillion.

That’s trillion with a T.

Every one of these carmakers is planning on integrating solar cells and panels into new iterations of its electric cars, but there’s only one company that has the solar technology that can actually power a full-size, highway-capable car.

So as you can imagine, we’re all over this thing.

In fact, we even put together this short investment report on the company behind this next-generation solar technology that’s responsible for this revolution in solar-powered transportation.

I know it may be a bit hard to wrap your head around, but so was Tesla when it first went public with a vision of millions of electric cars on the roads.

And look at Tesla today, boasting a market cap of more than $870 billion with millions of those electric vehicles on the roads.

Those who saw the big picture back when Tesla first went public made absolute fortunes. Some even call them “Tesla-naires.” 

The same thing could happen again with the only company that has the technology to power a new generation of solar-electric cars, with the first one hitting the road this year.

Make no mistake: This IS going to happen.

And if you don’t believe me, just look at the evidence for yourself. 

To a new way of life and a new generation of wealth…

Jeff Siegel

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