Wisdom In An Age Of Ignorance
The wisdom of others can help guide us through the challenges of today.
Sweden: Legacy Vehicles Left In The Dust As Plugin EVs Overtake & Accelerate Ahead
September 2021 saw Sweden’s plugin electric vehicle market overtake that of plugless powertrains for the first time, gaining 53.9% share of new sales. Full electrics (BEVs) rapidly grew their share 2.6x year-on-year, resulting in a larger share than any other powertrain, at 32.9%, ahead of petrol’s 27.2%. The country’s overall … [continued]
Exciting Updates On Tesla Battery Production Progress
Mr. Musk has described the batteries coming out of these facilities “like bullets”. Indeed, and they are aiming at the competition. And we haven’t even discussed the performance of this 4680 battery!
Insider Roundtable Following Tesla Shareholder Meeting
If you’re big Tesla fans like us, you might already know Tesla’s annual shareholder meeting is coming up on October 7th. The meeting typically reveals many announcements for the year ahead in Tesla land. Several proposals impacting stockholders will also be discussed and voted upon, including whether or not to … [continued]
Huge EV Tax Credits, Solar Power Subsidies, & Billions For EV Charging May Be Dead…
Within the electric vehicle world in recent months, there’s been all kinds of debate and handwringing about how the big EV tax credits or rebates that are included in expected Democratic legislation in Congress should be structured — how much should union-built EVs versus American-built EVs versus just simply built … [continued]
Robotaxis Getting Real In California — Waymo & Cruise Get Permits To Roll Out Robotaxis
I was on a cleantech editors roundtable yesterday, and one of the three things I postulated would be a hot topic in the remainder of the year was self-driving vehicles. Less than a day later, news broke that Waymo and GM’s Cruise have nearly received approval in the state of … [continued]
NIO ES8 Launch — Exclusive Details, Like 120 kW Charge Rate
NIO is finally launching its first vehicle, the ES8, and its first NIO House in Europe — specifically, in Oslo Norway. In the beginning of September, we already had a real-life demonstration of the ES8, an opportunity we took to thoroughly inspect and review the vehicle. If you haven’t read … [continued]
Charging Infrastructure Isn’t Just About The Hardware
Mr. Allen details five considerations – Designing programs that leverage public investments; managing the money; building the market; lowering transaction costs; and addressing equity – which are essential to creating effective charging infrastructure to serve the rapidly changing needs of our nation.
Tesla Powerpack Batteries Installed At World’s Largest Single-Site Solar Park
The Dubai Electricity and Water Authority (DEWA) announced the inauguration of a pilot project for energy storage at the Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum Solar Park this week. The project has a power capacity of 1.21 MW and an energy capacity of 8.61 MWh. DEWA is using Tesla’s Powerpack batteries. … [continued]
The Legendary Electric Car From The 1970s That Led US Electric Car Sales Until Tesla…
Here’s some good electric classic car history for you.
