Credit to Author: Steve Hanley| Date: Thu, 21 Nov 2019 16:38:36 +0000
People thinking about buying an electric car have questions, like how long do the batteries last and what happens if they fail? Here are some answers.
Credit to Author: Jo Borrás| Date: Wed, 20 Nov 2019 15:13:39 +0000
Blockchain technology is (in the simplest way I can think of to describe it) a time-stamped series of transactions that are linked together, mathematically, to form a “chain.” Each transaction in the chain is a “block,” and they’re tied together using a cryptographic algorithm (fancy math) in a way that makes it impossible for the chain to be modified
Credit to Author: Zachary Shahan| Date: Wed, 20 Nov 2019 01:24:53 +0000
The most popular CleanTechnica stories last week included fun content about an off-grid month with SunPower solar panels + Tesla Powerwalls, the just-beginning economies of scale Tesla is getting from its gigafactories, a pitch for Elon Musk’s The Boring Company getting into pumped hydro, Tesla dominating US electric vehicle sales, and much more. Scroll down for the headlines and click through to the ones that tickle your fancy!
Credit to Author: Kyle Field| Date: Tue, 19 Nov 2019 20:05:04 +0000
The Nikola Motor Company dropped a bomb on the electric vehicle industry today with news of a pending acquisition of a team that has developed next generation battery technology. The news comes with claims of a cathode with 4 times the energy density of today’s lithium-ion cells, lasts for 2,000 cycles, and at a cell cost of 50% less than today’s lithium-ion cells
Credit to Author: Steve Hanley| Date: Mon, 18 Nov 2019 23:12:23 +0000
New details about the new Tesla Gigafactory 4 near Berlin have begun to emerge. The first cars are expected to roll off the line in 2021, but Elon Musk may have other ideas.
Credit to Author: Zachary Shahan| Date: Sat, 16 Nov 2019 04:38:45 +0000
There’s too much electric vehicle news to cover every week to have full stories on all of the pieces. Writers pick the stories that interest them, which leaves many less glamorous items (especially non-Tesla news) on the bench. To make up for that a bit and highlight several stories that I think shouldn’t be skipped, below is a roundup of recent electric vehicle news
Credit to Author: Winter Wilson| Date: Thu, 14 Nov 2019 06:50:48 +0000
In this episode of our Cleantech Talk podcast interview series, Zach Shahan sits down with Pat Sapinsley, Managing Director of Cleantech Initiatives at the Urban Future Lab / ACRE at NYU Tandon School of Engineering, to talk about her work
Credit to Author: Zachary Shahan| Date: Wed, 13 Nov 2019 18:01:42 +0000
I used to find the debate between Tesla critics (most notably short sellers) and Tesla fans as somewhat interesting but mostly straightforward. Tesla critics somehow thought that Tesla inherently couldn’t make profits on its products. Tesla fans thought and explained how Tesla could. Tesla critics thought Tesla couldn’t learn the art and skill of efficient, smooth mass production. Tesla fans noted many times, this isn’t rocket science (ahem). Tesla critics thought major automakers would come out with electric vehicles superior to what Tesla offered and would thus kill the company. Tesla fans highlighted Tesla’s leadership in batteries, software, self-driving tech, design, customer communications, and overall reputation
Credit to Author: Cynthia Shahan| Date: Tue, 12 Nov 2019 18:23:27 +0000
Tesla and SpaceX CEO Elon Musk’s visions are being realized well in and out of this world, as the past week reveals. Elon Musk’s life has been surfing through land, sky, and space this week. Last fall, Musk tweeted, “Pace of innovation is all that matters in the long run.” He is certainly demonstrating that’s his companies’ mutual obsession
Credit to Author: Zachary Shahan| Date: Tue, 12 Nov 2019 09:10:28 +0000
A few weeks ago, thanks to a friendly Tesla fan on Twitter, The Guardian, and Rainforest Action Network, I shared the news that the top 3 banks funding fossil fuel development also — through a different arm — are providing bearish forecasts for Tesla [TSLA] and recommending traders sell the stock rather than buy it. The update this week: despite a surprise profit in quarter 3 and much of the market swinging in the other direction, the Tesla analysts at these top 3 fossil fuel funders are holding steady on their bearish stance and recommendation to sell