The Charge Around Australia project will power a Tesla electric car with 18 of the team’s printed plastic solar panels, each 18 metres long, rolling them out beside the vehicle to soak up sunlight when it needs a charge. Scientists in Australia are testing printed solar panels they will use to power a Tesla on […]
Tesla, Block and Blockstream to mine bitcoin off solar power in Texas – EQ Mag Pro
Electric-vehicle maker Tesla Inc TSLA.O>, payments firm Block Inc (SQ.N) and blockchain company Blockstream Corp will collaborate to mine bitcoin using solar power in Texas, Blockstream CEO Adam Back said on Friday. Tesla is building the solar power infrastructure and providing its Megapack batteries, Back added. Blockstream and Block,which waspreviously known as Square, had said […]
Tesla drops from the top three residential solar installer ranking – EQ Mag Pro
WoodMac ranks the leading U.S. residential solar installers The 2019 leaders through Q1: 1. Sunrun – 11% market share 2. Vivint Solar – 7.6% 3. Tesla / SolarCity – 6.3% Tesla installed 6.3 percent of U.S. residential solar capacity in the first quarter of 2019, marking the first time the company has fallen to third […]
Tesla electric vehicles to get two new paint colours at Berlin Gigafactory – EQ Mag Pro
Elon Musk stated that Tesla’s new “world’s most advanced paint facility” at the Gigafactory Berlin will offer two new paint hues. Tesla used to offer a number of hues in the early days of the Model S, but the automaker chose to consolidate options and now only offers a handful of colour options that have […]
Tesla removes radar from Model S, Model X electric vehicles. Here’s why – EQ Mag Pro
Tesla has come up with another way to decontent — er, simplify its flagship cars. Much like the Model 3 and Model Y, the Model S and Model X will no longer come equipped with radar sensors. It’s all in an effort for the company to move forward with their “Tesla Vision” plan, according to […]
Here’s how much each Tesla electric car costs to make – EQ Mag Pro
Tesla aims to reduce its vehicle production cost significantly and increase profit margin further. Tesla is one of the most valuable auto companies in the world worth around $1.6 trillion. Do you know how much each Tesla cars cost to produce? The average cost to make a Tesla electric car is an impressive $36,000. The […]
EV battery makers are getting their hands on everything-Business Journal – EQ Mag Pro
One of the most abundant and essential ingredients in electric vehicle batteries is beginning to experience demand pressures, showing how supply chain troubles are getting deeper and the value chain even more expensive. Tesla Inc. last week signed a deal with Australian mining company Syrah Resources Ltd. to procure materials from the firm’s Louisiana operations, […]
Emerging technologies, efficient processes: inside energy storage methods – EQ Mag Pro
As renewables make up an increasingly large share of the world’s energy mix, efficient storage solutions will be needed to make the most of this power potential. JP Casey profiles some of the emerging and established methods of energy storage in the world today. Producing power as the world looks to decarbonize its energy mix […]
Tesla wooed by states after Elon Musk flags government problems – EQ Mag Pro
Politicians from at least four Indian states took to Twitter to invite Tesla Inc. to set up shop in their provinces, just days after billionaire founder Elon Musk said the U.S. electric-vehicle pioneer was still facing a lot of challenges with the national government. The pitches, tweeted over the weekend, touted everything from infrastructure, sustainability […]
Tesla inks deal to get key battery component outside China – EQ Mag Pro
Tesla is turning to Mozambique for a key component in its electric car batteries in what analysts believe is a first-of-its-kind deal designed to reduce its dependence on China for graphite. Elon Musk’s company signed an agreement last month with Australia’s Syrah Resources, which operates one of the world’s largest graphite mines in the southern […]