Tesla Inc. is plotting an entry into Japan’s energy sector with plans to provide power companies with large storage batteries and energy management systems that will support the country’s shift to renewable energy, the Nikkei newspaper reported without attribution. Tesla will start by delivering batteries for an energy storage project in Japan’s northern island of […]
Tesla Aims to Sell 20 Million EVs Per Year By 2030
In its ‘2020 Impact Report’, the Elon Musk-run EV maker said that its customers helped accelerate the world’s transition to sustainable energy by avoiding 5.0 million metric tons of CO2e emissions last year. San Francisco : Tesla aims to sell 20 million electric vehicles per year by 2030 — from 0.5 million in 2020 — […]
VW Joins Tesla in Call For Lower Import Tax On EVs in India
Cutting duties on electric vehicles (EVs) even to 25% – from current levels as high as 100% – would not pose a “big threat” to domestic players, but would help to drive investment, the German carmaker’s India head told Reuters in an interview. Volkswagen AG, the world’s second-largest carmaker, is calling for lower import duties […]
Big Blow to Tesla As Govt Has No Plans to Cut Import Duties on Electric Vehicles
Tesla’s plan to sell electric vehicles in India may face further delay over high import duties. Here is all you need to know. The government said it has no plans to cut import duties on electric vehicles after US-based electric carmaker Tesla made an appeal to authorities to slash taxes. It is a blow to […]
A Giant Tesla Battery Pack Burst Into Flames During Testing, And It Took 150 Firefighters 4 Days to Put Out
A huge Tesla battery pack was on fire for four days until firefighters managed to put it out. The “Megapack,” at an upcoming Australian power project, caught fire in a trial, authorities said. It took 150 firefighters and more than 30 fire trucks to extinguish the fire, they said. A Tesla “Megapack” battery pack caught […]
Tesla Megapack Caught Fire At Victorian Big Battery Site in Australia
A fire occurred within a Tesla Megapack at one of the largest batteries in the world in Australia’s Victoria state on Friday morning, CNBC confirmed. Paris-based renewable energy giant Neoen worked with Tesla and AusNet Services to develop the grid-scale project. The state of Victoria is aiming for a renewable energy target of 50% by […]
Tesla Deployed 1.3 GWh of Energy Storage in Q2 2021 with ‘Megapacks Sold Out to 2023’
Tesla has reported more than 200% year-on-year increases in both solar and energy storage deployments for the second quarter of this year, during which time the company also produced and delivered more than 200,000 vehicles. Tesla posted its Q2 2021 financial results late on Monday (26 July). It said it had installed 85MW of solar […]
Tesla Seeks Reduction in Import Duties on EVs
New Delhi : US-based electric car major Tesla has demanded reduction in import duties on electric vehicles (EVs) in India, a senior government official said on Friday. At present, cars imported as completely built units (CBUs) attract customs duty ranging from 60 per cent to 100 per cent, depending on engine size and cost, insurance […]
Tesla Lobbies India For Sharply Lower Import Taxes on EVs: Sources
Its pitch, however, is likely to face resistance from Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s administration which has championed high import taxes for many industries in a bid to boost local manufacturing. New Delhi : Tesla Inc has written to Indian ministries seeking a big reduction in import duties on electric vehicles (EVs), a move it says […]
BHP to Supply Greener Australian Nickel to Tesla
BHP to supply Tesla from Nickel West operation Nickel West to start sulphate output in Sept quarter BHP, Tesla to work on energy storage solutions MELBOURNE : Global miner BHP Group (BHP.AX) said on Thursday it signed a nickel supply agreement with Tesla Inc (TSLA.O) and will work with the electric carmaker on lowering carbon […]