Published on July 17th, 2019 | by Kyle Field
Tesla just rolled out a series of updates to the Model 3 configurator that lowered prices across the board in many countries. The new change was accompanied by a flip flop on the base color of all of Tesla's vehicles — from black to "pearl white." It is now an extra $750 to add black but no extra charge to choose white. Grey ("midnight silver metallic") and blue ("deep blue metallic") cost $1000 and red costs $... Read More →
Published on July 17th, 2019 | by Saurabh
With the launch of the Faster Adoption and Manufacturing of Hybrid & Electric Vehicles (FAME-II) scheme in India, several cities are planning to introduce thousands of electric buses over the next few years. Several large and [&hellip... Read More →
Published on July 17th, 2019 | by Saurabh
With the announcement of proposed incentives for manufacture of batteries, Indian companies have started firming up plans to set up large production factories. One of India’s largest chemical manufacturing companies — Tata Chemicals — announced plans [&hellip... Read More →
Published on July 17th, 2019 | by Kyle Field
Apple co-founder and computer tweaker extraordinaire Steve “Woz” Wozniak is sipping on the Tesla juice with his purchase of a set of 2 Powerwalls for his Los Gatos home. Power usage at the “Woz Home” will [&hellip... Read More →
Published on July 17th, 2019 | by Michael Barnard
Solar geoengineering is a bandaid on the symptoms, not a cure for the causes. It's like putting out the fires caused by an arsonist wandering around with a flamethrower instead of confiscating and shutting off the flamethrower itself. Global heating would slow and stabilize if we stopped forcing more CO2 into the system. But it's unclear if that's as true for oceanic carbon uptake... Read More →
Published on July 17th, 2019 | by Steve Hanley
Honda says it is working on a modular chassis for electric cars that will be ready in 2025. Toyota has partnered with CATL for battery production and research. ... Read More →
Published on July 17th, 2019 | by Kyle Field
The city of Rock Hill, South Carolina, added transit bus service for residents that is the manifestation of the future of transit in two key areas... Read More →
Published on July 17th, 2019 | by Steve Hanley
Researchers at Stanford and TUM claim excess renewable energy could be used to make zero-emissions hydrogen at a profit in the right circumstances. They expect the process will get less costly once the technology ramps up. ... Read More →
Published on July 17th, 2019 | by Jake Richardson
Some people say they like the smell of gasoline, but that sweet odor they are talking about is probably a chemical called benzene, which is a known carcinogen. The World Health Organization, an international public health [&hellip... Read More →
Published on July 17th, 2019 | by Jennifer Sensiba
Last night, Elon Musk’s Neuralink held a media event to show us all what they’ve been doing for the last couple of years. After much secrecy and tons of speculation, they finally gave us a peek [&hellip... Read More →
Published on July 17th, 2019 | by Steve Hanley
Wildfires in California are prompting utility companies to shut down portions of the grid during times of high risk. That is giving a boost to renewable energy and storage companies like Tesla, Sunrun and Bloom Energy. ... Read More →
Published on July 17th, 2019 | by Jose Pontes
The German plug-in vehicle (PEV) market continued on the right track in June, having registered 8,631 units. Fully electric vehicles (BEVs) were up strong, +117% year over year (YoY), compensating for the plug-in hybrid (PHEV) drop of –9%, and all-electrics now represent two-thirds of plug-in registrations. The PEV share of the overall auto market was 2.7% in May, with BEVs alone hitting 1.8%. That pushed the 2019 plug-in share slightly up, to 2.6% (1.7% BEV)... Read More →
Published on July 16th, 2019 | by Steve Hanley
The UK government wants all new homes to have an EV charger installed to help promote the purchase of electric cars. It also wants public charging networks to accept payment by ordinary debit or charge cards. ... Read More →
Published on July 16th, 2019 | by Joshua S Hill
The Abu Dhabi Future Energy Company, better known as Masdar, announced last week that it has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with the Armenian National Interests Fund (ANIF) to explore collaborating on 200 megawatt (MW) of solar PV, 200 MW of onshore wind, and another 100 MW of floating solar PV. ... Read More →
Published on July 16th, 2019 | by Tina Casey
Natural gas is booming, but a new pilot project for biogas renewable energy certificates is yet another sign that the boom is about to bust... Read More →
Published on July 16th, 2019 | by Smiti
As India looks to prep charging infrastructure to support the planned surge in electric vehicles, the government is looking to finalize the charging standards to be deployed. Media reports quote unnamed sources in the Ministry of [&hellip... Read More →
Published on July 16th, 2019 | by Joshua S Hill
Norwegian oil, gas, and wind company Equinor has announced this week that it will partner with Korea National Oil Corporation (KNOC) and the Korean power company Korea East-West Power (EWP) to develop the 200 megawatt (MW) floating offshore wind project Donghae 1 off Ulsan in South Korea. ... Read More →
Published on July 16th, 2019 | by Steve Hanley
The Australian government may have little interest in renewable energy, but neighboring countries like Singapore, Indonesia, South Korea and Japan certainly do. ... Read More →
Published on July 16th, 2019 | by Jake Richardson
The California Clean Vehicle Rebate Project provides a rebate of up to $7,000 when a California resident who is eligible for the program buys or leases a new all-electric, plug-in hybrid, or fuel-cell electric vehicle... Read More →
Published on July 16th, 2019 | by Chanan Bos
Tesla CEO Elon Musk today tweeted several times regarding Autopilot and Full Self Driving (FSD). As we had heard before, once FSD is successfully implemented and Tesla can start operating robotaxis, the price of Tesla cars will increase significantly. But there's more... Read More →
Published on July 16th, 2019 | by Johnna Crider
The Tesla Gigafactory in Shanghai hired its first staff group, so that the company can start trial production in September. This is big news for Tesla. The goals that Elon Musk set out in January are being met on time... Read More →
Published on July 16th, 2019 | by Kyle Field
German car rental company nextmove ran a head-to-head test and confirmed that lowering the Tesla Model 3 increases efficiency 7% on the highway compared to the stock suspension. In related news, the team also found that [&hellip... Read More →
Published on July 16th, 2019 | by Jennifer Sensiba
The Nissan LEAF certainly doesn't have a reputation as a serious performance car. With far less power than any Tesla, "semi-independent" rear suspension like you'd find under a Chevy Cavalier, and many similarities with the Versa, the LEAF is widely regarded as an economy car, not a luxury or sports car. It certainly isn't seen as a real competitor to a Tesla, even an older Model ... Read More →
Published on July 16th, 2019 | by Kyle Field
Tesloop made a name for itself running a shuttle service from Los Angeles to Las Vegas and back with Teslas. Several months ago, the company suspended service to reshape the company around a completely new set [&hellip... Read More →
