New Floating Offshore Wind Project Aims For 999 Megawatts
Hothouse flowers no more: floating offshore wind developers are taking aim at triple-digit megawatt territory now.
Ford Invests Further In Wellbeing At Blue Oval City. Tesla Should Probably Take Note
The production of EVs is a large-scale undertaking that requires significant industrial efforts. To meet the demand, Tesla has built gigafactories in several countries. Other companies who want to be future players are also expanding their global supply and production networks. However, we haven’t seen anyone build an entire city’s … [continued]
Should Rivian Open Up Its Adventure Network To The Public?
A couple days ago, I came across an interesting tweet by Rivian Updates. The company asked its fans whether they think Rivian should make its Rivian Adventure Network accessible to all EV drivers. At present, it’s only open to Rivian vehicles, but the stations tend to sit empty a lot. … [continued]
BYD May Begin Sodium-Ion Battery Production In 2023
Reports from China suggest BYD may be the first manufacturer to bring electric cars with sodium-ion batteries to market.
Can Electric Vehicles Revive the Great Aussie Road Trip? Part 2
For the beginning of the great Aussie road trip in EVs, you need to read part 1. In Sydney, we stayed with old school friends and demonstrated how we could charge in their garage over the weekend. He is a big fan of Lexus, but they can only offer an … [continued]
Dolby Atmos Surround Sound and Apple Music are Coming to Tesla Cars
Tesla’s premium sound system has been praised for its sound quality by owners and journalists alike. And it was recently revealed, thanks to an Easter egg at the Petersen Automotive Museum that the Tesla infotainment system will soon have access to Apple Music. But there may soon be much more … [continued]
Tesla Full Self-Driving (Beta) Now Available To Everyone In USA & Canada Who Bought Full…
The earliest customers to get access to Tesla Full Self-Driving (Beta) got it more than two years ago. About a year later, owners — like me — who got a very high score on Tesla’s new Safety Score system also got access to Full Self-Driving (Beta), which I’ll just call … [continued]
General Motors Ramping Up Electric Car Offerings In China
General Motors is set to introduce new electric cars in China and may bring a Chinese EV to the US shortly.
Ford Wants U.S. Government To Be Lenient With EV Tax Credit Requirements
Ford wants the U.S. to be a bit loose in determining whether EVs comply with new EV tax credit requirements. Read on for what’s going on here. Some Background Rare-earth minerals are a big deal. By mining rare-earth minerals, we are then able to obtain the rare-earth elements needed for … [continued]
China Electric Car Sales — 22% Fully Electric, 31% Have A Plug!
Full electric cars accounted for 22% of new car sales in the Chinese market last month! Plugin vehicles continue to be all the rage in the Chinese auto market. They grew 75% year over year (YoY) in October. They scored over 578,000 registrations last month, their second best month ever, only … [continued]
