The Electric Reliability Council of Texas (ERCOT) isn’t so reliable these days, and it recently announced that it has some tight grid conditions due to many forced generation outages. During the winter storm that froze most of the Deep South, Texas Governor Greg Abbott claimed that frozen wind turbines were … [continued]
Tesla Raj has shared a deep dive inside Tesla’s new Plaid Model S. His friend Logan, a member of the group Tesla Owners of Silicon Valley, owns the vehicle Raj featured. Some key parts of the video include the new UI, the yoke steering wheel, and smart shift. The New … [continued]
China-based Ningbo Tuopu Group Co. Ltd (Tuopu) recently stated in its most recent earnings call that Tesla has a five year gap on other car companies, Teslarati reported. Tuopu is an auto parts supplier that services a wide variety of brands, from Geely and SAIC to Ford, GM, Volkswagen, and … [continued]
The folks over at Unplugged Performance have been testing a Tesla Model S Plaid at the WeatherTech Laguna Seca Raceway. Randy Pobst got his first taste of the newest Tesla vehicle’s “practically alien technology,” and as Tesla’s Chief Designer, Franz von Holzhausen, poetically stated, it’s melting ICE. As in, internal … [continued]
The dream of an electric car future began to crystallize in 2010. That’s the year Tesla went public. Soon after, Tesla introduced its Model S sedan. By 2013, the company finished the year selling just 22,000 cars. Most industry observers predicted Elon Musk’s Silicon Valley startup would be the next DeLorean. Wall Street analysts widely predicted the … [continued]
John with Tesla Owners of Silicon Valley shared some interesting Tesla Solar news for those who plan to take a loan to install it. He discovered that Tesla has launched better rates on solar loans. Previously, the loan option was for a 20-year plan with 10% down and 5.99% APR. … [continued]
Electric vehicle technology has advanced tremendously in the past few years, let alone the past decade. The two topics of this week’s CleanTech Talk podcast are clear, strong evidence of this. In this episode, I talk with Matt Pressman, cofounder of EV Annex, about the hot new Tesla Model S … [continued]
Musk says that switching from the rapidly increasing use of fossil fuels for mining and transactions, especially coal, is essential for Bitcoin.
Austin Community College (ACC) and Tesla have launched a new 14-week intensive training program that will give students hands-on learning experiences for a manufacturing career at Tesla. The new Tesla START Manufacturing Program at ACC is the first of its kind in the nation. This. Is. Big! Austin Community College District … [continued]
Tesla is always coming up with innovative solutions to solve problems large or small, and one such example was revealed at the Model S Plaid delivery event last week. Elon Musk spoke about this achievement briefly during the presentation. “Something we’re really proud of is the new carbon-sleeved rotors for … [continued]
