Those living in New Zealand who want one of Tesla’s Powerwall energy storage battery pack offerings, but don’t want to spend the cash, may be happy to know that that there’s currently a giveaway underway that’s possibly worth a look. One of Tesla’s new sales partners for the energy storage offerings, Vector, … [continued]
Check ’em out: Tesla Letter To “Frequent” Supercharger Users Ruffles Feathers & Raises Several Questions Why Reuters Article On Tesla Is So Stupid (Or Simply Evil) (via EV Obsession) Adding Energy Storage To Home Solar: Does It Make Sense? (via Thoughts of a Lapsed Physicist) How SunPort Delivers Solar Energy Without the Panels … [continued]
Originally published on EV Obsession. Utilizing battery cells from LG Chem as well as Samsung SDI, Audi has announced that it is planning to produce a fully electric SUV with 311 miles (500 kilometers) of range. If that wasn’t enough to get you sitting up much straighter in your chair, … [continued]
Originally published on Solar Love. Global solar installations will rise by to 2020 to 92 GW yearly, according to a new report from Apricum, compared to 42 GW annually in 2014. The Berlin-based cleantech consulting firm said most of the 50 GW in annual increases from 2014 until 2020 will come … [continued]
Originally published on EV Obsession. The transportation sector of the global lithium-ion battery market will be boosted to a fair degree by declining lithium-ion battery costs through the year 2019, according to a new report from Technavio. The new report — titled Global Li-ion Battery Market in Transportation Sector 2015-2019 — … [continued]
A new solid-state lithium-O2 battery featuring an integrated electrolyte + cathode structure — developed by researchers at the Hong Kong University of Science and Technology — has shown good potential, according to recent reports. The new battery was developed with the intention of dealing with two of the primary issues facing conventional … [continued]
South America is expected to become a key smart grid investment location over the next decade, reaching $38.1 billion by 2025. According to new research by Northeast Group, South America is expected to double down on smart grid infrastructure, in an effort to combat a number of issues plaguing the … [continued]
Originally published on Thoughts of a Lapsed Physicist. By Allan R. Hoffman A topic that is receiving increasing interest of late is the possibility of adding electrical energy storage to a home solar power system. This latest tweak on use of solar energy for powering homes and businesses was stimulated … [continued]
Put on your catchup hat, and check out these fun electric vehicle, energy storage, climate science, and wind power articles: Electric Motorcycles Are As Disruptive As Tesla’s Cars 10 Nagging Mysteries Of The Tesla Model X (via TeslaMondo) Battery Costs Set To Fall 60% By 2020 From Energy Storage ‘Megashift’ (via RenewEconomy) … [continued]
Originally published on EV Obsession. BMW and Pacific Gas & Electric Company (PG&E) have partnered to launch an 18-month pilot of the BMW i ChargeForward Program in San Francisco, according to recent reports. The pilot program will see roughly 100 BMW i3 drivers — selected from around 400 applicants — participate … [continued]
