Lordstown Motors Electric Pickup Will Use “Tesla Batteries” From LG
Lordstown Motors’ electric pickup truck will use the same “Tesla Batteries” from LG Chem found in the Model 3 and Model Y, and it’s making an RV, too!
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3 Tesla Mining & Battery Developments
Reports on a few different matters on Tesla mining and batteries have been leaking out lately — since Battery Day, basically. We’ve covered a couple of them individually, but there are three that I’m looping together for one piece here.
Tesla’s Advantage With Its Battery Technology — Low Cost
It appears Tesla has an advantage over its rivals, such as GM and Porsche, when it comes to the new battery technology that it is developing. Tesla has long been a leader on EV batteries, for years seeming to have a significantly lower cost (cost per kWh of capacity) for batteries than others.
Tesla Is A Tech Company — Here’s Why
Tesla is a tech company, not just a car company. Although, some still seem to believe otherwise. Joel Feder sparked a debate on Twitter by voicing his thoughts about Tesla. In his tweet, he says, “Reminder: Tesla is a car company. Tesla is not a tech company. It builds cars.”
Neoen Is Hopeful New Tesla Battery Capacity Will Be Online In March
Neoen, a French renewable energy developer, is hoping to have the additional capacity at Tesla’s big battery in South Australia online in March.
HBO’s VICE Looks At Our Energy Future
For years, HBO’s investigative news series, VICE, has given viewers a glimpse of how climate change is impacting the world. From glacier melt in Greenland and Antarctica, to rising seas in Bangladesh, VICE has provided alarming documentation that our planet is, indeed, in trouble. But last Friday, Shane Smith, VICE’s co-founder … [continued]
“Stealth” Woman-Owned Startup Nails Tesla Battery For Hybrid-Electric Buildings
This little startup has just pulled off a big deal to use Tesla batteries in a cutting edge virtual power plant project called Hybrid-Electric Buildings.
SolarCity To Offer Off-Grid Solar Energy/Battery System To Eligible Customers In Hawaii In 2016
Those living in Hawaii that are interested in going off-grid will soon have a new option for doing so available to them via SolarCity, based on a recent press release. According to that release, the company will begin offering off-grid solar energy + battery systems to eligible customers in the … [continued]
Tesla Could Help Customers Go Off Grid
Originally published on RenewEconomy. Morgan Stanley’s investigation into the potential of consumers to go off-grid in a major way in the US depends on a number of factors. The falling cost of solar we know about, and the rising cost of poles and wires is also well understood. The new element is the falling cost of battery … [continued]
Are EV Battery Prices Much Lower Than We Think? Under $200/kWh?
A couple of CleanTechnica’s readers/advisors recently gathered together some interesting numbers and insights. To start this piece, I’ll just repost what one of them passed along to me: I’m finding Chevy Volt replacement batteries online for about $2,300. $2,300/16 kWh = $144/kWh Retail. On the GM Parts Store site a … [continued]
