Presenting at and covering the EV Transportation & Technology Summit in Cocoa, Florida, last year was a genuine pleasure and very informative. I’m happy to share that (despite my wife’s immigration visa being in limbo for ~9 months longer than it’s supposed to be … and counting) I’ll be presenting … [continued]
By The Beam Team A sustainable future is on the horizon and there are truly incredible renewable energy developments coming to light every day. Every day, we’re shaking off our dependence on fossil fuels a little more, with zero-emissions energy sources set to overtake non-renewables as our main global power … [continued]
I was going to run a very short survey on a few electric car matters, but then I realized it’s been almost one year since we ran our initial EV-driver and potential-driver surveys, and we’re ripe for an update. The surveys are still quite short, but might take a few minutes to … [continued]
Tesla’s partner for the lithium-ion battery Gigafactory in Nevada, Panasonic Corporation of Japan, has publicly revealed that it expects its annual sales of auto-related lithium-ion batteries to more than double within 3 years owing to expected strong and growing demand for Tesla’s products, according to recent reports. The executive officer … [continued]
Originally published on Carbon Brief. By Simon Evans The UK could adopt solar, electric vehicles and batteries much faster than expected just a year ago, according to the National Grid. The new outlook is part of a rapidly changing landscape for the UK energy system, laid out in the 2016 … [continued]
The first cradle-to-gate emissions assessment for a mass-produced, lithium-ion electric vehicle battery-pack has been created by researchers from Ford’s Research and Innovation Center and LG Chem’s Corporate R&D group. The assessment relates to the lithium-ion battery pack used in the Ford Focus Electric. A new paper detailing the work has … [continued]
Even at current market prices, various different energy storage options make economic sense for renewable energy projects in some locations, according to new research from MIT. The energy storage options profiled by the study included: battery systems, pumped hydroelectric storage, and compressed air energy storage, amongst others. While these options … [continued]
Nissan EV batteries that were no longer suitable for vehicles have found another life as stationary energy storage at a data center in France. Saint-Romain de Colbosc Eco Park is the site of the Webaxys data center. Nissan collaborated with Eaton, a power management company, to create the energy storage system. “This installation … [continued]
Here they are! Enjoy the beauties if you haven’t yet, and be nice if you jump into the comments. 😀 Why Tesla Model 3 Will Upend The Global Auto Industry (Cleantech Revolution Tour Video) Tesla Model 3 & The Economics Of Autonomy — Why An Autonomous ICE Vehicle Is Relatively … [continued]
Update: As an extra item, note that the company is planning to open a 100 MWh battery factory in Austria in 2017. No Gigafactory (Tesla’s Gigafactory target is 50,000 MWh a year), but not a bad start. Update #2: Here’s a slide (screenshot from the video in the comments) showing some … [continued]
