Archive for the 'Energy' Category
Using Tesla Cybertruck to Power Off-Grid Tiny House
December 5th, 2019I love it, although a lot of that math is meaningless because we don’t have any solid Cybertruck battery or inverter specs. Anyway, shine on you crazy diamond. Via: Electric Bike: This article is about how I plan to power my off-grid Tiny House using nothing but the CyberTruck (hopefully with the solar panel option) […]
Carmakers Shed 80,000 Jobs as Electric Shift Upends Industry
December 4th, 2019Via: Bloomberg: It’s turning out to be one of the worst years ever for auto workers across the globe amid shrinking demand and a tectonic shift in vehicle technology, with Daimler AG and Audi announcing almost 20,000 job cuts in just the past week. All told, carmakers are eliminating more than 80,000 jobs during the […]
New Zealand Startup Extracts Lithium from Fluid Used in Geothermal Powerplants
November 28th, 2019Via: Driven: Taupo company Geo40 says it has cracked a chemical process to produce lithium at “near battery grade” from geothermal fluid discharged from central North Island power stations.
Hundreds of Banks and Government Sites Burned in Iran Unrest
November 27th, 2019Via: Reuters: Approximately 731 banks and 140 government sites were torched in recent unrest in Iran, Interior Minister Abdolreza Rahmani Fazli said in remarks published by the official IRNA news agency on Wednesday. More than 50 bases used by security forces were attacked and approximately 70 gas stations were also burned, he said, without specifying […]
Ford Can Only Produce a Maximum of 50,000 Mustang Mach E Electric Vehicles in First Year Due to Battery Constraints
November 27th, 2019Via: SlashGear: Battery constraints will limit the number of Mustang Mach-E electric SUVs in Ford’s first year of production, the automaker has confirmed. … Joe Hinrichs, Ford President of Automotive, confirmed that the first year of production would top out at around 50,000 of the SUVs. That’ll be shared globally around all of the markets […]
Audi to Cut 10% of Workers to Fund Shift to Electric Vehicles
November 26th, 2019Via: Reuters: Volkswagen’s luxury car unit Audi on Tuesday said it would cut one in ten jobs, freeing up billions of euros to fund its shift toward electric vehicle production.
Ford Challenged Tesla to an ‘Apples to Apples’ Tug-of-War Between Pickup Trucks – Musk Says ‘Bring It On’
November 26th, 2019Update: Ford Chickens Out Via: Electrek: Ford now says that it is not participating in the Tesla Cybertruck vs. F-150 tug-of-war rematch as it calls the first one “absurd.” As we reported earlier today, Tesla CEO Elon Musk agreed to redo the Cybertruck vs. Ford F-150 tug-of-war challenge after claims the first one wasn’t fair. […]
Was Bolivian Coup About Lithium?
November 26th, 2019Via: Counterpunch: Over the course of the past few years, Bolivia has struggled to raise investment to develop the lithium reserves in a way that brings the wealth back into the country for its people. Morales’ Vice President Álvaro García Linera had said that lithium is the “fuel that will feed the world.” Bolivia was […]
California Faces Decade of ‘Unique’ Wildfire Blackouts
November 22nd, 2019Via: Reuters: California utility PG&E Corp has imposed 10 intentional blackouts this year to reduce risks its power infrastructure could spark wildfires and said they will continue for a decade. PG&E initially said outages would happen only a couple of times a year, but millions of Californians were hit by four massive shutdowns in October […]
Tesla Unveils Cybertruck: Electric Pickup with Range Up to 500 Miles, Stainless Steel Body, Starting Price of $39,900
November 21st, 2019Update: Tesla Already Received 146,000 Cybertruck Pre-Orders Worth Over $8 Billion — Update: Tesla Cybertruck Will Have Solar Roof Option to Add 15 Miles of Range Per Day — Will people ignore how weird it looks in order to get specs that no other truck has? Probably. Via: Electrek: After months of hype, Tesla has […]
