Since 2017, Tesla has mass-manufactured batteries for its cars and energy storage products at its Gigafactory in Nevada, with its partner Panasonic. On Tuesday, Sept. 22, Tesla is holding its annual shareholders’ meeting in conjunction with a “battery day” where it could announce details about its own new type of battery cell. Tesla demonstrations often […]
Tesla Strikes Solar Roof Installation Partnerships
Tesla Inc (NASDAQ: TSLA) has been installing the company’s solar roof product for over a year now, and ramping up installation speed and production during that time.Now it looks like Tesla will be relying on other companies to reach more homes.Tesla is training multiple companies to install solar roofs across the U.S., according to Electrek.Tesla […]
Elon Musk says Tesla has ‘many exciting things’ to reveal on Battery Day
Tesla will reveal “exciting” news on Sept. 22, the automaker’s CEO Elon Musk declared on Twitter. Musk on Friday gave an update about the company’s upcoming Battery Day event. The hyped-up ceremony will be held immediately following Tesla’s annual shareholder’s meeting later this month. “Many exciting things will be unveiled on Battery Day 9/22,” Musk […]
Electric-car startup Lucid to follow Tesla into energy storage
The Newark, California-based company is developing home batteries — similar to Tesla’s Powerwall — and utility-scale devices, Chief Executive Officer Peter Rawlinson said in an interview Lucid Motors Inc., the electric-vehicle startup that has yet to build a production car, is following Tesla Inc.’s footsteps into the energy-storage business. The Newark, California-based company is developing […]
Electric-car startup Lucid to follow Tesla into energy storage
Lucid aims to have a prototype of a commercial system installed at its headquarters by the start of next year that will store power generated from solar panels on the facility’s roof and provide electricity during peak hours. Inc., the electric-vehicle startup that has yet to build a production car, is following Tesla Inc.’s footsteps […]
One of the brains behind Tesla found a new way to make electric cars cheaper
What’s the secret to building a more affordable electric vehicle? JB Straubel has an answer. It starts with a pile of old cell phones. Almost every day old iPhones and other used personal electronics arrive by the truckload at a warehouse in Carson City, Nev., where workers crack them open, pull out their batteries and […]
Incompetent Charging Could Stall Electric Car Sales In Europe, Excluding Tesla
Clunky and inadequate charging facilities across Europe could stall the expected rush to buy affordable electric cars as news leaks out long-journeys can be a lottery and a nightmare. Across Europe there is a mishmash of different electric charging station operators and unless this system is reformed pronto, cross country travel will remain an obstacle […]
Tesla to build world’s largest energy storage facility
Tesla and Pacific Gas & Electric (PG&E) are taking utility-scale battery storage to the next level with the joint construction of a 182.5MW lithium ion system in Monterey County, California, US. PG&E will own the facility at its substation in Moss Landing, California, but the design, construction and maintenance operations will combine efforts from them […]
How the Energy Storage Industry Responded to the Arizona Battery Fire
Arizona Public Service’s battery fire could have slowed the U.S. storage market. That hasn’t happened. The energy storage industry didn’t wait for the outcome of Arizona Public Service’s year-long investigation into the battery fire that injured four firefighters in April 2019 to start improving the safety of grid batteries. The McMicken fire set off a […]
Electric-vehicle startup Canoo to go public, joining the wave of companies chasing Tesla’s success
Our mission to help you navigate the new normal is fueled by subscribers. To enjoy unlimited access to our journalism, subscribe today. Electric-vehicle startup Canoo announced Tuesday morning that it will go public at a $2.4 billion valuation later this year. It joins a raft of EV makers making the jump to public markets. Like […]