We recently covered SimpliPhi Power’s history, levelized cost of energy (LCOE) figures, and the exciting automated home it enabled in New York. We ran into the company again at Solar Power International last month and arranged for a visit to its corporate HQ in Ojai, California, to sit down with CEO Catherine Von Burg and CTO Stuart Lennox … [continued]
This post was first published on Solar Love Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi recently met Tesla Motors CEO Elon Musk to discuss the implications of the Tesla Powerwall — the company’s battery energy storage technology — for India. It was a simple official visit, and as per media reports, there was no talk … [continued]
Update: Title updated to 50% rather than 70%. Originally published on EV Obsession. Tesla will drive down battery-pack-level costs by 70% (down to around $38/kilowatt-hour) once the Gigafactory hits peak production via economies of scale, improved chemistry, supply chain optimization, and other factors, according to Jefferies analyst Dan Dolev. As part … [continued]
Originally published on RenewEconomy. IT guru Simon Hackett must be the number 1 fan of Tesla electric vehicles in Australia. He took delivery of the first Tesla Roadster in Australia in 2009, and now he drives the last Roadster delivered here. He also took delivery of the first two long … [continued]
Originally published on EV Obsession. A new e-bike battery pack that can power an e-bike for 100 kilometers on a single charge was recently unveiled by Samsung SDI — with the new offering being showcased on August 26th at Eurobike 2015 in Friedrichshafen, Germany. The new offering is a 500 … [continued]
Lithium-ion is the gold standard for EV batteries today, but sodium-ion and lithium-sulfur could offer lighter, cheaper energy storage alternatives.
Voltabox of Texas — better known as the American subsidiary of the Germany-based automotive supplier paragon AG — recently opened a new lithium-ion battery pack production plant in Texas, according to recent reports. The production plant, which is located in Cedar Park, is now operational — with one completely automated … [continued]
Despite what critics might say, the electric vehicle battery isn’t an environmental hazard: they can and should be recycled.
Originally published on EV Obsession. Siblings Mitsubishi Motors Corporation and Mitsubishi Corporation have teamed up with a number of big corporate players to run a demonstration project using old electric car batteries for stationary electricity storage in Europe. The full list of partners is Mitsubishi Motors Corporation (MMC), Mitsubishi Corporation (MC), Electricité de … [continued]
The energy storage technology company BioSolar has claimed a breakthrough in the field of lithium-ion batteries, according to a recent press release. To be more specific, the company has claimed that a technology that it’s currently developing can significantly expand the life, increase the energy capacity, and lower the costs … [continued]
