What Does Elon Musk Really Think About Humans?
Elon Musk says humans are underrated and the degree of automation on the Model 3 production line was a mistake. But are some more underrated than others?
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Bosch & EnBW Bring Battery-Based Energy Storage Facility Online At Heilbronn Coal-Fired Power Plant
The Germany-based utility EnBW and the auto parts supplier Bosch have now brought online a new battery-based energy storage project at the Heilbronn coal-fired power plant.
BYD Chairman Wang Chuanfu Is Leading A Clean Energy Revolution In China & Beyond
BYD’s core competency is batteries, which blossomed as a result of founder, CEO, and Chairman Wang Chuanfu’s technical mastery and eye towards the future. He led BYD into cell phone batteries when cell phones made their entrance into the market (in the ’90s!) and then into laptop battery supply as businesses shifted from desktop computing to portable computing solutions.
China X Cleantech — Electric Bus Leadership, Hot EV Startups, Solar Domination, & Other Q1…
What was the hottest cleantech news in China in Q1 2018? Read on…
Chinese Battery Giant CATL To Become #1 EV Battery Producer By 2020?
Editor’s note: This article follows up on our report last week that Contemporary Amperex Technology Co Ltd (CATL) was recently approved to hold an initial public offering (IPO) that targets raising $2 billion or so. Tim Dixon, based in China, dug into this topic a bit more for a story on EV Obsession. We’re reposting that story below.
LG Chem Lands New Cobalt Deals With Zhejiang Huayou Cobalt
As part of its push to further secure long-term battery material supplies, South Korea’s LG Chem has announced that it has agreed to set up two new joint ventures with China’s Zhejiang Huayou Cobalt.
New Nissan LEAF Lands With A Bang In Europe (Europe Electric Car Sales Report)
The European passenger plug-in market scored over 22,000 registrations in February 2018, growing 39% compared to the same period last year (YoY) and pulling the year-to-date count to almost 47,000, a 35% increase over the same period in 2017. The plug-in vehicle market now holds a 1.9% market share in Europe. Unfortunately, plug-in hybrids (+54% YoY) continue to outrun fully electric vehicles (+26%), thus increasing by two percentage points their lead over fully electric cars (55% vs 45%).
Evolution & Current State of Public EV Charging in USA
The transition from internal combustion engine vehicles to plug-in electric vehicles usually prompts an initial reaction that we need to replace gas station pumps one-for-one with public plug-in vehicle charging connectors. The reality of the situation is that, if 80% of plug-in vehicle charging happens at home, that’s just not true. This changes much of what we think we know about refueling our vehicles. It puts the power back into the hands of drivers.
Autonomous Driving For More Than 700 Miles Back Home From rEVolution 2018 In Amsterdam
Enthusiasm for the fully electric future of mobility was one of the core elements of the rEVolution conference in Amsterdam on March 13. More than this: It was sort of like a little Woodstock for e-mobility. Yeaaaah! Great music, thundering sound, and the two hosts, Monica Araya and CleanTechnica Director Zachary Shahan, entering the stage like pop stars for their picturesque welcome.
Chevy Sonic, Chevy Impala, Ford Fiesta, & Ford Taurus To Be Discontinued — Is The…
GM will be ceasing production of the subcompact Chevy Sonic within the near future, and ceasing production of the Chevy Impala within the next few years, according to a report from the Wall Street Journal.
