The groundbreaking installations came from business as usual, rather than in response to extreme events. The U.S. energy storage industry delivered record deployments in 2018, driven by a strong fourth quarter for utility-scale projects. But the new achievement for the young industry pales compared to what’s to come: an expected doubling in 2019, followed by […]
ET GBS 2019: Electric-mobility needed to charge up India’s cities
Any technological innovation in the transportation sector has to be both high-volume and low-cost, said Nandan Nilekani. NEW DELHI: Innovations in electric mobility across categories such as cars, flying vehicles and hyperloop are needed to address growing transportation needs of India’s rapidly expanding cities, said speakers at the Global Business Summit in New Delhi. Any […]
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Tesla Powerwalls Are in High Demand, Installers Just Don’t Have Them
The latest EnergySage survey shows strong consumer preference for Tesla’s signature battery product, but only a fraction of solar installers carry it. Only 12 percent of solar installers carry Tesla’s Powerwall, according to the latest findings in a report from EnergySage and the North American Board of Certified Energy Practitioners. The report, a nationwide survey […]
Tesla charging, Honda batteries, California buses, Green New Deal: Today’s Car News
As the first Tesla Model 3s land in European consumers’ hands, reports show they may charge faster than those in the U.S. Honda signed a rare contract to procure electric-car batteries from a Chinese supplier. California passes a law requiring all buses in the state to go electric. And our latest Twitter poll asks readers […]
Tesla Knocks $1,100 Off Price Of The Model 3
Tesla says on its website that the car starts at $42,900, still a ways from its goal of lowering the base price to $35,000. Tesla is cutting $1,100 from the base price of its car designed for the mass market, the Model 3. The electric car company now says on its website that the car […]
Toyota and Panasonic Form Joint Venture to Make Electric Vehicle Batteries
The news reflects mounting competition among global battery manufacturers. Toyota Motor Corporation and Panasonic Corporation announced Tuesday that the two companies will establish a joint venture next year to produce prismatic lithium-ion batteries, solid-state batteries, and next-generation batteries for electric vehicles. Contracts concluded today confirm earlier reports of a formal partnership between the two companies, […]
Navigant Research Names Fluence, Nidec ASI, Tesla, and RES the Leading Energy Storage Systems Integrators
Market players are moving away from providing project development services to offer integrated hardware and software solutions for a range of customers BOULDER, Colo.: A new Leaderboard Report from Navigant Research examines the strategy and execution of 12 energy storage systems integrators (ESSIs), with Fluence, Nidec ASI, Tesla, and RES ranked as the leading market […]
US Electric Vehicle Sales Increased by 81% in 2018
Tesla had a banner year. But it’s not all good news for the U.S. EV market. U.S. electric vehicle sales may be finally seeing the hockey stick growth market watchers have been waiting for. The 2018 numbers are in, and total U.S. EV sales came in at 361,307 for the year — up 81 percent […]
Another Historic EV Production Quarter in Store for Tesla
Tesla’s Model 3 is just crushing its EV rivals in the U.S. The end of the fourth quarter is not far off, and it looks like Tesla will once again set EV delivery records, grow demand for its vehicles and silence its short-sellers. If Tesla is able to sustain these delivery numbers into the coming […]