Archive for the 'Energy' Category
GM Electric Bicycles Unveiled
November 2nd, 2018Tesla might also do an electric bike. Via: Electrek: Today is a big day for car companies jumping on the electric bicycle bandwagon. First Elon Musk dropped a bombshell saying Tesla might build an electric bike, and now GM electric bicycles are on the horizon too. GM gave a surprise announcement this morning where they […]
Cummins and Hyundai Building All-Electric Excavator
October 31st, 2018Via: Electrek: Electric propulsion is taking over almost every segment of transportation and now it’s even getting into heavy machinery. Cummins and Hyundai partnered up to make a new small all-electric excavator. They unveiled the prototype this week. D. S. Kim, Senior Executive Vice President & CTO at Hyundai Construction Equipment (HCE) announced the new […]
VW and Ford in Talks on Self-Driving and Electric Vehicles
October 31st, 2018Via: Reuters: Volkswagen AG and Ford Motor Co are in “exploratory talks” to jointly develop self-driving and electric vehicles in a far-reaching strategic alliance meant to save the companies billions of dollars, according to a person familiar with the matter.
1949 Mercury Coupe Goes Electric with a Tesla Battery Pack
October 31st, 2018Via: Electrek: ICON, a restomod company based in Los Angeles, and Stealth EV, a company specializing in electric car conversions, unveiled a new EV conversion at SEMA today: a 1949 Mercury coupe with a Tesla battery pack. They say that the 1949 Mercury EV Derelict was commissioned by a longtime client, who gave ICON the […]
The Parallel Stories of Tesla and Apple, as Model 3 Has Its ‘iPhone Moment’
October 25th, 2018Part of my comment on Tesla from 9 October: The long argument, of course, is that Tesla is different. Is it? Yep. I think so. In my opinion, the correct past analogy is Apple and the initial release of the iPhone. What Tesla is doing is “iPhone” level in terms of EVs and energy storage. […]
Tesla Surprises with $312 Million Profit in Third Quarter
October 24th, 2018Via: Autoblog: Tesla is reporting that the Model 3 has gross margins of over 20 percent, which has in part driven Tesla into profitability. Ahead of the earnings webcast, Tesla released a shareholder letter detailing its third-quarter results. According to the letter, Tesla has turned a profit — and a sizable one. The letter reports […]
Tesla Increases the Price of the Powerwall as Demand Greatly Outpaces Production
October 12th, 2018Disclosure: I sell solar power systems in New Zealand. — I wrote a comment on Tesla and the Powerwall a few days ago: I can’t personally speak to the quality of Tesla’s vehicles, but I’ve had a Powerwall 2 at home since the end of June and, as a working professional in the solar + […]
Tesla Model 3 Is #1 Top Selling American Car In USA
October 9th, 2018Via: CleanTechnica: Tesla’s production and sales growth is stunning. It is one of the most dramatic manufacturing stories in US history, let alone 2018. The sales records and eye-warping bar charts are in multiple important categories, not just in the electric vehicle space. However, one story I haven’t seen highlighted yet is that the Tesla […]
The World’s Most Beautiful Battery
October 7th, 2018Via: Bloomberg: High in the Austrian Alps, a utility has adapted a 70-year-old facility to store solar and wind energy for when it’s needed most.
Tesla’s Most Credible Rival Raises $1 Billion from Saudi Arabia
September 17th, 2018Via: Ars Technica: Lucid Motors, the electric car startup we described as Tesla’s most credible rival last year, got a shot in the arm on Monday as Saudi Arabia’s sovereign wealth fund announced a $1 billion investment. The company aims to bring its first car to market in 2020.
