Tesla released its Q2 2019 delivery and production numbers today and the company smashed its previous record by almost 5,000 cars. The stock price (TSLA) has been up by as much as 8% in aftermarket trading after the announcement. Over the last few weeks, we have been reporting Tesla is within reach of a new […]
Tesla’s V3 Superchargers Deliver 250 kW Charging & 1,722 km/hr
Tesla’s V3 Supercharging Stations Force Owners To Abandon Meals In Favor Of Coffee Update: CleanTechnica has taken to calling Tesla’s V3 Superchargers “Nanochargers” because nano applies to everything and, thus, means nothing. Elon vented about “nano” in a mini Tweet storm last year and I have to admit that it endeared us to the word. Just the […]
Tesla Electric Airplane? Elon Musk sees electric aircraft in 5 years
Tesla CEO Elon Musk started discussing the potential for electric airplanes, which he thinks could be viable in about 5 years. Could a Tesla airplane be in Musk’s plans? We are already starting to see electric airplane programs, like the Pipistrel Alpha Electro all-electric plane and the Siemens and Magnus’ eFusion, but battery technology still […]
Tesla Led The Charge, But More Premium Electric Vehicles Are Arriving
Alex Schefer loves his Teslas — the Model S he and his wife use to tote their kids around, the Roadster that’s part of their premium car-sharing club. But he’s been waiting not-so-patiently to have some other options for luxury electric vehicles. “This car came out in 2012,” he says, from behind the wheel of […]
Tesla has a secret lab trying to build its own battery cells to reduce dependence on Panasonic
Tesla is developing the means to manufacture its own battery cells, current and recent employees told CNBC. The main cost component of an EV is its battery pack and battery cells, according to research by IHS Markit. Since 2014, Tesla has mostly relied on its partner Panasonic to produce battery cells for its vehicles and […]
I WENT TO AUSTRALIA TO TEST OUT TESLA’S VISION OF THE FUTURE
Elon Musk and his fans may love sports cars, but the company’s biggest contribution may be reassuringly boring Forget about Tesla’s cars for a minute — about the self-driving taxis or semis or whatever else Tesla CEO Elon Musk is currently hyped about on Twitter. This story is about the virtue of being boring, a […]
520 Tesla Powerwalls To Be Used In Largest Rollout Of AC-Coupled Li-ion Batteries In Telecoms Sector
Econet are rolling out a first-of-its-kind and also the largest deployment of AC-coupled Li-ion batteries in the telecoms sector. Econet will deploy a giant Tesla Powerwall 2 fleet on its mobile network after a successful 12 month trial. Photos from Tesla Powerwall trial installation at Econet. The first phase will see Econet deploy 520 Powerwall […]
Tesla’s Drop Continues in US Residential Solar Rankings
The company’s market share has plunged as it moves to lower its customer acquisition costs. Tesla sank to third place among U.S. residential solar providers for installations in the first quarter of 2019, continuing the one-time market leader’s dramatic decline. The latest ranking from Wood Mackenzie Power & Renewables shows Vivint Solar knocking Tesla out […]
Porsche CEO gives props to Tesla, says EVs are coming in masses to the US in op-ed
Porsche has been making a 180-degree turn on all-electric vehicles in recent years. They are now giving props to Tesla and saying that electric vehicles are coming to the US in masses in a new op-ed in a major newspaper. Klaus Zellmer, CEO of Porsche North America, penned an opinion article called ‘Porsche thinks you’ll […]
Tesla big battery paves way for artificial intelligence to dominate energy trades
Around the world, and particularly in Australia, energy traders are trying to get their minds, and their algorithms, around the complexities of trading in variable wind and solar projects and super-fast battery storage installations. Maybe they should give up now, and hand it over to artificial intelligence. US-based software-as-a-service platform provider AMS says automated trading […]