November 30th, 2019 | by Johnna Crider
Tesla has patented laser beams that would clean a car's glass. The patent application is for "Pulsed Laser Cleaning of Debris Accumulated on Glass Articles in Vehicles and Photovoltaic Assemblies." In other words, these lasers will be for both Tesla vehicles and Tesla solar panels
September 30th, 2019 | by Carolyn Fortuna
What's so special about the new Tesla windshield wiper patent
August 29th, 2019 | by Kyle Field
A new patent reveals that Tesla is continuing to innovate with its solar roof tile installation process. The new patent was granted to Tesla for a hinged frame with integrated wiring that could speed up the physical installation and significantly simplify the wiring required for solar roof tiles, if implemented
August 9th, 2019 | by Kyle Field
Tesla was just granted a new series of patents that shed some light on the techniques it will use on its upcoming curved and flat solar roof tiles. These design techniques will presumably be employed as Tesla moves towards the first commercial version of these tiles, which are expected to move into mass production a bit later than the Tesla solar roof tiles that have just been installed on my roof
March 20th, 2019 | by Steve Hanley
An international team of researchers claims that cleantech startups file more patents and raise more money when they collaborate with government research agencies. Their findings are relevant to the Green New Deal and carbon reduction research.
January 2nd, 2019 | by Zachary Shahan
Following up on EV battery and EV charging #NewsBonanza posts, here's one on 11 autonomous vehicle & AI stories from the past couple of months that we thought should be covered but we never got to for individual stories. Enjoy
December 23rd, 2018 | by Sponsored Content
SF Motors* has been quietly working on making parking your car more convenient and hassle free
May 9th, 2018 | by Steve Hanley
Tesla has filed for a patent on its Solar Roof tiles and the Boring Company has released information about the Loop it is planning to build under Los Angeles. One thing we know now is the Model S and Model X won't fit.
September 16th, 2017 | by Kyle Field
Tesla has been granted a patent for a quick-swap Electric Energy Storage System (EESS), a new patent reveals
July 29th, 2016 | by James Ayre
The electric bus manufacturer Proterra has opened up its patents for overhead on-route fast-charging technology to the broader transportation industry [&hellip
