TOKYO: Tesla Inc (TSLA.O) will start installing its Powerwall home power storage batteries in Japan next spring, the U.S. electric car and battery maker said on Tuesday, marking the product’s debut in Asia. The 13.5 kilowatt-hour (kWh) Powerwall can store power generated by solar panels and costs 990,000 yen ($9,135), including the Backup Gateway system […]
Porsche Steps Up Tesla Battle With $117,000 Electric Taycan
Porsche is intensifying its battle against Tesla Inc. with the unveiling of a 105,607-euro ($116,590) version of the electric Taycan that’s pitched at a similar price point to the top-line version of the U.S. company’s Model S. The entry-level Taycan 4S is available for pre-orders now and will enter showrooms in early January, the Volkswagen […]
Could predictive analytics help Tesla drop the cost of battery packs to $100 per kWh?
“Yes,” says Kari Terho, director and head of Smart Factory of Elisa Smart Factory. Here he explains how his team has boosted the battery cell production yield by 16% with Predictive Quality Analytics at eLab, the electromobility research centere in the University of Aachen in Germany. The battery pack cost of $100/kWh (€90.8/kWhf) is a primary […]
Tesla May Soon Have a Battery That Can Last a Million Miles
Elon Musk promised Tesla would soon have a million-mile battery, more than double what drivers can expect today. A new paper suggests he wasn’t exaggerating. Last April, Elon Musk promised that Tesla would soon be able to power its electric cars for more than 1 million miles over the course of their lifespan. At the […]
Amazon joins Walmart in blaming Tesla solar panels for fires
Amazon.com Inc. said a June 2018 blaze on the roof of one of its warehouses in Redlands, California, involved a solar system that Tesla’s SolarCity division installed. New Delhi: Walmart Inc. isn’t the only corporation that has seen its Tesla Inc. solar panels catch fire. On Friday, Amazon.com Inc. said a June 2018 blaze on […]
Walmart sues Tesla for negligence after repeated solar system fires
Walmart Inc (WMT.N) on Tuesday sued Tesla Inc (TSLA.O), accusing it of “widespread negligence” that led to repeated fires of its solar systems and asking a court to force Tesla to remove solar panels from more than 240 of its U.S. stores. Solar energy systems installed and maintained by the electric car maker were responsible […]
Sales of premium diesel cars down 95% in Norway as Tesla eats into market share
Norway has the highest EV ownership per capita in the world New Delhi: Sales of some diesel car models were down more than 95 per cent over the past six years in norway, according to Rystad Energy, an independent energy research firm. “Sales of certain diesel models are in free-fall as Norwegians turn to Tesla […]
Tesla, Two Chinese Firms Show Interest In India’s Rs 50,000 Crore Plan To Build Six Lithium-Ion Battery ‘Gigafactories’
Elon Musk’s Tesla and two Chinese firms, Contemporary Amperex Technology and BYD Auto Company, have shown interest in being part of the Narendra Modi government’s plan to invest around Rs 50,000 crore to build mega factories to produce lithium-ion batteries in the country, business daily Mint has reported. The programme, which is being managed by […]
Elon Musk’s Latest Plan for the Solar Market: Rentals
Tesla continues to search for a viable solar strategy after logging its lowest-ever quarterly installations in the second quarter. Tesla will now rent solar systems to customers in six states for $50 a month, in a scheme to boost residential solar deployments after it logged its lowest quarterly installations ever in Q2. In a Sunday […]
Tesla shows interest in India’s plans to build battery plants
The robust global interest comes amid the govt’s push to make India a hub for making EVs and their components India will need six gigawatt-scale facilities (of 10GWh each) by 2025 and 12 by 2030, according to a NITI estimate New Delhi: Tesla and China’s Contemporary Amperex Technology Co. Ltd (CATL) are among the companies […]