August 19th, 2019 | by Zachary Shahan
Tesla, Tesla, Tesla — we know all about Tesla's EV leadership. But who's going to put the nail in the coffin of automotive laggards? Could it be Volkswagen
August 18th, 2019 | by Jennifer Sensiba
There has been a ton of speculation about why Tesla bought Maxwell Technologies. The obvious but vague answer is that its battery technology will improve Tesla's automotive and energy storage products, but we now know the more detailed answer. It's a long story, but it's well worth the read. Please read this post to the end, as it's very easy to misunderstand this if you don't get the whole story
August 17th, 2019 | by Guest Contributor
To regular readers of this column, it will be no surprise that Tesla’s Model 3 is cheaper on a total cost of ownership basis than competing luxury sedans from BMW and Mercedes, but a Toyota Camry? Model 3 is a state-of-the-art electric vehicle with a 5-star safety rating and a driving experience that’s gotten rave reviews from every auto mag under the sun. Is it possible that it’s even in the same price class as the entry-level, reliable-but-dull Camry
August 16th, 2019 | by Steve Hanley
The Tesla virtual power plant experiment in South Australia has been an overwhelming success. Soon it may be expanded from about 1,400 homes to 50,000 homes.
August 16th, 2019 | by Kyle Field
Earlier this year, Tesla launched the third version of its Supercharging stations. While the basic functions of the V3 Superchargers are the same as previous generations, there are some subtle differences, so CleanTechnica hit the road to put the new stations to the test
August 13th, 2019 | by Johnna Crider
Who says Tesla has no demand? Certainly not the half a million reddit users who subscribe to the Tesla Motors subreddit. Tesla Motors is the top subreddit for a single vehicle brand, and it actually ranks right behind the Cars subreddit. The subreddit is also 38% larger than the subreddit Autos, which has just over 360,000 subscribers
August 12th, 2019 | by Zachary Shahan
The most popular CleanTechnica articles last week covered Tesla's 2006 master plan, potential battery progress from Tesla's battery R&D team, the start of Elon Musk's journey in North America, the Tesla Model 3's ranking as the 9th best selling car in the United States, and much more
August 10th, 2019 | by Jennifer Sensiba
A shop in Quebec is fixing up older Nissan LEAFs and giving them around 150 miles of range. Compared to the 80 or so miles of range they came with from the factory, and the much lower ranges many have after degradation, this is a huge improvement. Swap services will be available both in their shop or using an upcoming DIY kit
August 9th, 2019 | by Johnna Crider
Last month, Viv on Twitter gave us a beautiful visual reminder of the Tesla Master Plan, and showed us in the video how the plan is now actually in action and is working
August 9th, 2019 | by Steve Hanley
Jeff Dahn, one of the leading battery researchers in the world, says he and his team have devised new lithium-ion pouch cells that outperform solid-state batteries. Dahn is the principle battery researcher for Tesla.
August 8th, 2019 | by Kyle Field
July ushered in the start of the real action for our Tesla solar roof, as the installation kicked into high gear. The first materials arrived at the house and the team prepared to install the solar roof on our new home. Before we get into the installation, let's talk about the components that make up of one of Tesla's solar roofs
August 6th, 2019 | by Kyle Field
Electric bus company Proterra is pushing into new territory with a new line of vehicle electrification solutions called Proterra Powered that take the same tech Proterra has used in its vehicles for years and lets other manufacturers purchase it for their vehicles
August 4th, 2019 | by Winter Wilson
In this episode of our CleanTech Talk podcast interview series, Zach Shahan sits down with Mark Z. Jacobson, professor at Stanford University and co-founder of The Solutions Project, to discuss Mark’s work to bring together important players from science, business, culture, and community behind his vision of 100% renewable energy for 100% of people. They also talk about the early days of Tesla and some of Mark's special history and connections
August 4th, 2019 | by Zachary Shahan
The most popular stories on CleanTechnica last week were led by the story of a DIYer in Texas who bought a used Nissan LEAF and turned it into a solar car. After that, it was the usual Tesla bonanza — a major auto reviewer (in this case Edmunds) showering impressive praise on the Tesla Model 3 (calling it the "ultimate driving machine"), some hot tweets from Elon Musk (in this case regarding the coming Tesla pickup truck), and more Tesla sales record (in this case, over in Europe in June)
August 3rd, 2019 | by Kyle Field
The Phoenix Generator packs all the functionality of a solar generator into a portable package that folds up nicely into a briefcase that will make you feel like a spy from a James Bond film when you whip it out. OK, maybe I'm alone in feeling that way, but the solid build quality, matte black finish, and modern angles all contribute to a very well-built, compact solar generator
August 3rd, 2019 | by Matt Pressman
Elon Musk is consistently accused of being late. Sure, Tesla typically takes longer to launch its electric cars than Musk's overzealous timelines. But no one can argue with his sense of urgency to expedite EVs to market. On the other hand, how are legacy automakers faring in their race to go electric
August 1st, 2019 | by Tina Casey
Energy storage is the glue that holds the renewable energy revolution together, and if the latest forecast from the firm BNEF (aka Bloomberg New Energy Finance) holds true, there are more fireworks to come. BNEF has just revised its forecast for global energy storage upward to a 122-fold increase, from the current marker of 9 gigawatts globally to 1,095 gigawatts by
July 31st, 2019 | by Chanan Bos
At CleanTechnica, we have already written a few articles about this, but until the Q2 investor call, it was just a theory. In fact, even some of my colleagues considered it bullish and so in some ways I consider this to be my theory and am extremely stoked that Elon confirmed it and that this will actually happen. My writing on this started in 2018 with the article “The Future We Need — From The Tesla Gigafactory To A Chain Of Terafactories.”
July 31st, 2019 | by Jacek Fior
This article was initially published in September 2018. Now that Poland has a Tesla service center (and more coming), we're rerunning it. The arguments seem as strong as ever that Poland is a nearly ideal place for a Tesla gigafactory. Furthermore, with Elon Musk's recent comments about a need/plan for 2 terawatt-hours of Tesla battery production and Chanan Bos's dive into how that could play out, this seemed like a good time to republish Jacek's article
July 29th, 2019 | by Tina Casey
Electric vehicle stakeholders can breathe easier now that lithium production is ramping up globally, though lithium investors may be in for a rough ride
July 29th, 2019 | by Guest Contributor
Less than two years ago, Tesla built and installed the world’s largest lithium-ion battery in Hornsdale, South Australia, using Tesla Powerpack batteries. Since then, the facility saved nearly $40 million in its first year alone and helped to stabilize and balance the region’s unreliable grid
July 29th, 2019 | by Jennifer Sensiba
I'm not sure how we missed it, but in May, the inventor of the lithium-ion battery received the Royal Society's prestigious Copley Medal
July 28th, 2019 | by Zachary Shahan
The most popular articles on CleanTechnica last week were, surprisingly, not topped by a Tesla story. I don't remember the last time that was the case! In fact, the thrid most popular story also wasn't primarily about Tesla. Apparently, readers were especially pulled into reading a story about the Hyundai Sonata Hybrid's solar roof, another mainstream media review of the Tesla Model 3, and why EV transmissions are a thing and will likely become a bigger thing
July 28th, 2019 | by Anand Upadhyay
Interest in electric vehicles (EVs) is getting super hot in India. Having missed out on building its own manufacturing base for solar PV, India seems conscious about not missing the EV opportunity, especially for lithium-ion battery manufacturing (LIB)
