Originally published on SolarLove.org Unhappy with any of the available methods of solar storage, a German inventor and engineer has put his favorite pastime of tinkering to good use. While others are attempting to build a better battery, Wolfram Walter is instead building a better way to use the batteries … [continued]
Originally published on EV Obsession. Tesla has several big competitive advantages, imho. I’m actually going to discuss 5 below, but I want to particularly highlight 3 of them, hence the title. [Full disclosure: I’m long TSLA… for obvious reasons.] Tesla’s huge competitive advantages, imho, are: 1) The battery supply chain … [continued]
Here’s some more electric vehicle (mostly Tesla) news and commentary from around the interwebs: Tesla Tesla’s Competitive Advantages — 5 Big Ones Tesla Model X Delivery Schedule On Target, Model 3 On Schedule Too Tesla’s Supercharger In Valle d’Aosta, Italy, Will Be Biggest In World Team Drives Tesla Cross Country In Record Time Tesla Model … [continued]
Originally published on Sustainnovate. Following up on my articles on the history of solar power science, history of solar power policy, history of solar power manufacturing, history of wind turbines, and history of trains, here’s a piece on the history of electric cars. Most people mean “electric car” when they … [continued]
To start of this clean transport drop, I want to highlight a not-so-insightful Harvard Business Review article that argued that Tesla is actually “not as disruptive as you might think.” Not eager to give the article a ton of Google juice, I’ll link to the Tesla Motors Club forum post … [continued]
Here’s my latest electric vehicle sales report, originally published on EV Obsession: US February electric car sales are in, and the medals go to Tesla (Gold), Nissan (Silver), and BMW (Bronze). They were head and shoulders above the rest. Of course, when it comes to Tesla, it was an estimate … [continued]
Quite awhile back, we saw that the Tesla Model S was beating the big competitors in the large luxury cars segment in the US. We now have full-year numbers for 2014. Granted, as I note below, Tesla is supply limited. I wonder what the situation would be if it wasn’t, … [continued]
Some more cleantech news & commentary you shouldn’t miss: Electric Vehicles UK Electric Car Sales Surged Over 300% In 2014, Leading The Pack In The EU Tesla Model S Battery Life: How Much Range Loss For Electric Car Over Time? TSLA Introduction For The Uninitiated Musk: Tesla Could Be Worth … [continued]
In case you missed any of these, perhaps now is the time to check them out, as they were the most popular CleanTechnica stories of the past week: Solar Shingles: Renewable Energy Solution With Curb Appeal Tesla Gigafactory Launches Land Grab Around Reno Porsche Pajun To Be Electric-Only Tesla Competitor? Solar … [continued]
The long-rumored BMW i5/i7 is looking set to hit the market sometime in 2018 — and will be designed specifically to compete with Tesla’s Model S, according to recent reports. While the model is expected to have an upper-market look to it, the all-electric range isn’t actually expected to approach … [continued]
