The Canadian startup InOrbis transports travelers between Calgary and Edmonton using Tesla Model S and Model X vehicles — echoing the business models of similar startups such as Tesloop and Tesla Shuttle. The company was founded by Rosario Fortugno, who answered some questions for CleanTechnica.
An Audi-loving mechanic on the East Coast of the US gutted an Audi S5 and swapped out all of the internal combustion bits for a fully electric drivetrain from a Tesla. The install involved cutting the motor and inverter apart and cramming all 16 Tesla battery modules into the car — 13 of those modules ended up in the rear, with the remaining 3 installed up near the front of the car.
Complementing our update on key changes in the electric vehicle industry in June and July, below are highly notable news items from the solar energy and energy storage industries in June and July.
The cleantech/tech/stock/business news of the week this past week was more obvious than an elephant sitting on a golf cart — Elon Musk may take Tesla private.
It has stunned the world, and the response from the financial press has been embarrassing — to put it nicely.
One matter very frequently ignored is what an exclusive share in private Tesla should be worth. This is different from what a share in public TSLA is worth right now or should be worth right now.
Tesla shorts may be in for a treat, as Elon Musk has just set the stage for an unprecedented “burn of the century”. Tesla’s CEO set Twitter and financial media on fire last Tuesday as he revealed his plan to make Tesla private, withdrawing it from the stock market at a guaranteed $420 per share. What if Elon was telling the truth?
You don’t get much props for predicting something after it happened. This is sort of lame: “I knew that would happen. I didn’t say it, but I knew it.” So, I’m going out on a short limb and am making a prediction here in the open while the market remains irrational.
I moved from Europe to the US at the end of June, so ended up skipping my monthly updates on what changed in the electric vehicle (EV) and solar energy industries. Now that I’m back at it this month, I’m combining big news from June and July. Enjoy this EV news roundup and let us know in the comments if you think I’m missing any biggies.
Tesla owners who did not purchase the Enhanced Auto Pilot system when the bought their cars will now get a 14 day free trial. If they like it, they can buy it just by touching a button on their touchscreen.
Is Tesla’s transition to private stock status a trend for cleantech?
First, the hottest question about Musk’s idea to take Tesla private: Does he have the funding?
