The Model 3 is going to level up Tesla’s game in many ways, with the first and foremost being the lower price point. Bringing a Tesla to market that is on par with the average sales price of a new car in the US changes everything and truly opens up the brand to the mass market for the first time in its existence.
eMotorWerks has announced a new strategic partnership with the Share&Charge blockchain transaction platform that enables any eMotorWerks charging station owner to charge for use of their station. The innovation unlocks previously nonexistent functionality in the stations and turns every compatible eMotorWerks charging station into a potential money-making opportunity.
Our tractor has started shaking violently … and seems to have a sore throat. I didn’t really notice it initially, but now this strikes me as a disastrous concern.
Until now, no one believed that autonomous cars — robotic vehicles that operate without human control— could make moral and ethical choices, an issue that has been central to the ongoing debate about their use. But German scientists now think otherwise. They believe eventually it may be possible to introduce elements of morality and ethics into self-driving cars.
Panasonic’s Shingo Okamoto explains, “Car roofs have the potential to become a new market for solar panels. We made history in the auto industry and in the solar industry with the sun powering mass-produced cars for the first time in the world.”
One of the biggest concerns I’ve noticed from many Tesla Model 3 reservation holders is the 3’s trunk. Will it be big enough? Will it fit a stroller or bike? Will it safely house my full-sized LEGO Batman?
100 new service centers, 1,400 new technicians, 350 new mobile service trucks — that’s the Tesla plan to expand its service capabilities to satisfy the needs of its customers as it begins production of the Model 3, its first mass-market car — or so it hopes.
The Netherlands is the country where all passenger trains are powered by wind energy, where your groceries can be delivered by all-electric vans, and where people cycle over solar bike lanes, so the Dutch must be sustainability champions, no?
The Tesla Model 3 that begins rolling off the assembly line this month will be a close cousin to the one Elon Musk introduced at a gala event in southern California on March 30, 2016. That’s when CleanTechnica senior editors Zachary Shahan and Kyle Field crashed the event and recorded 20 minutes of exclusive video of the pre-production prototypes that were on hand for people to drive that night.
AEP Ohio is extending its $10,000 discount on the price of a new Nissan Leaf in Ohio through the end of September.
