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The Boring Company Completes 1st Tunnel For Las Vegas Loop Project

February 15, 20206 years ago Steve Hanley 0 Comments

This tunnel will connect the South Hall of the Las Vegas Convention Center, where the annual Consumer Electronics Show (CES) is held, with the new 1.4 million square foot West Hall located in another part of its 200 acre campus. The trip by car on surface streets would normally take about 15 minutes. Elon Musk says that time will be slashed to around 1 minute using electrified vehicles that can travel at speeds of up to 155 mph underground.

Tesla Model S Now Has 390 Mile Range

February 15, 20206 years ago Steve Hanley 0 Comments

Elon Musk says the latest Tesla Model S Long Range Plus can travel 390 miles or more on a single charge. The range of the Model X has also gone up to over 350 miles.

11% Electric Vehicle Share In France!

February 15, 20206 years ago José Pontes 0 Comments

The French plug-in passenger electric vehicle market broke all of its previous records in January, with all-electric models jumping 258% to 10,952 units and plug-in hybrid electric vehicles surging 238% to 3,813 registrations.

Tesla Steps Into The Utility Space With New Grid Controller Patent

February 14, 20206 years ago Kyle Field 0 Comments

This week, Tesla locked in a new patent for a distributed electrical grid management system, with capability to control everything from massive grid-scale energy storage installations down to your washing machine to keep everything humming along nicely.

Taiwan Military Chooses Tesla Model 3 For Its EV Fleet

February 14, 20206 years ago Johnna Crider 0 Comments

Tesla’s Model 3 has been chosen for the Taiwan military’s EV fleet, Tesmanian reports. The Republic of China Military Police (ROCMP), as it is officially known, had a budget of 3.18 million Taiwanese dollars, or $103,000 in US dollars. Tesla won the contract, which resulted in a total of two Model 3 Standard Range Plus vehicles being purchased along with wall chargers and a solar system to charge the vehicles.

EVs Outsold Manual-Transmission Vehicles In 2019 In USA

February 14, 20206 years ago Johnna Crider 0 Comments

Electric vehicles outsold manual-transmission vehicles in the USA for the first time in 2019. This is just another data point showing that consumers are making wiser choices when it comes to driving and choosing more and more zero-emissions vehicles.

Delta Airlines’ Claim Of Becoming Carbon Neutral In March Is Disingenuous At Best

February 14, 20206 years ago Michael Barnard 0 Comments

The Delta CEO said that the company isn’t going to decarbonize, it isn’t going to buy offsets, and they are going to spend about $100 million a year moving chairs around on the deck of the Hindenburg.

Tesla Raises $2B In Capital — What That Means & Could Mean

February 14, 20206 years ago Johnna Crider 0 Comments

Tesla provided a $2 billion common stock offering this week, creating capital for the company to ensure its ongoing success. This $2 billion dilutive common stock offering shocked and surprised many analysts on Wall Street.

NASCAR Plans To Introduce Hybrid Technology

February 14, 20206 years ago Steve Hanley 0 Comments

NASCAR is on track to introduce hybrid technology at some tracks starting next year as it tries to strike a balance between the needs of manufacturers and fans.

Global e-Mobility Funding Report — Q3 2019

February 13, 20206 years ago Maarten Vinkhuyzen 0 Comments

The Global e-Mobility Funding Report for the third quarter of 2019 showed a total of $2.7 billion raised by 45 electric vehicle (EV) companies across the world. This funding amount is even higher in reality since another 18 EV-related companies didn’t disclose any financial details.