7 Reasons The Future Is Electric
Seven concepts — fungibility, ubiquity, loose coupling, electronics outperforming the physical, human nature, economics and the future already being here — make it clear that the future is electric.
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Wireless Electric Vehicle Charging Breakthrough Achieved
One of the biggest issues facing electric cars is range. While EVs might be ideal for inner city commuting or short distances, anything over 200 miles and even an advanced car like the forthcoming Tesla Model 3 is going to need a recharge. This of course takes time, so it makes long distances a challenge for electric vehicles to overcome. Now scientists from Stanford University have made a significant step towards getting round this problem – by successfully transferring electricity wirelessly to a moving object.
Volkswagen & Kuka Expanding Partnership Relating To Robots, Electric Vehicles, & Self-Driving Vehicle Tech
The German auto manufacturer Volkswagen is expanding its partnership with the robot technology firm Kuka, according to recent reports. The expanded partnership will remain focused on developing ways that robots can potentially be used in conjunction with electric vehicle and self-driving vehicle tech to provide owners/drivers with useful services.
Tesla’s Alien Dreadnought Has A Special Day — Model 3 Production Begins
Editor’s Note: Tesla Model 3 production is supposed to begin today. No, the Tesla Fremont factory will not be pumping out Model 3 electric cars in the hundreds or thousands today. However, the people and machines that will hopefully be doing so in one year will be getting their muscles warmed up today. The Alien Dreadnought is wakening from a deep slumber after being put together by Victor Frankenstein Elon Musk, JB Straubel, and some relatively unknown characters from Panasonic. It is a momentous day, so we thought it was a good time to share this interesting writeup from Charles Morris of EV Annex.
Softbank–Saudi Tech Fund Now Largest In World — $93 Billion For Investments In AI, Robotics,…
The new Softbank–Saudi tech fund — backed primarily by Japan’s Softbank Group and by the Saudi Arabian sovereign wealth fund — has now raised more than $93 billion for investment in various emerging tech sectors, such as artificial intelligence (AI) development and robotics.
Tesla Plans To Build Entire City, Possibly Hundreds Of #TeslaCities
Elon Musk can’t stop. Tesla can’t stop. The cleantech revolution can’t stop. As if electric robotaxis, solar roofs, insane battery price reductions and gigafactories, reusable rockets, record-shattering acceleration, electric semi trucks and minibuses, and hyperloops + tunnel-boring companies weren’t enough, Elon Musk has decided to build entire cleantech cities. Well, he’s starting with one, but if all goes well, that could leads to hundreds more.
Autonomous Delivery Robot Wants To Shake Up The Food Delivery Business
Growing up, shows like the Jetsons and Wall-E promised kids around the world a future of robot-enabled leisure, with our time being spent on relaxation, space travel, and star gazing. A new personal delivery robot from Starship Technologies seeks to shake up food delivery with its good looks and speedy delivery capability on the road towards that dreamy sci-fi future.
Drones & Robots Help Increase Solar Farm Efficiency
Drones and robots are being used more regularly to help build and maintain solar installations. SunPower is one of the leaders in using this new technology. It is about to begin construction of its new “Oasis” power plants in North America and China.
What’s Toyota Been Doing Instead Of Developing EVs? Making This Talking Robot, Apparently…
As far as electric vehicles go, some of the top Japanese auto manufacturers out there — Toyota, Honda, etc. — can be a bit mystifying. They seem to be either oblivious to the changes coming to the auto industry over the coming decades, actively working to delay them, or just … [continued]
Tesla’s Unique Battery Cells, Manufacturing With Robots vs Humans… (Cleantech Talk #28)
Editor’s Note: In this episode of Cleantech Talk, Matthew and I chat about Tesla’s unique 18650 batteries, Tesla manufacturing and manufacturing in general, robots, Volkswagen’s gigafactory plans, and more. Enjoy! –Zach Shahan Welcome, everyone, to a belated set of show notes for this Cleantech Talk episode! While we strive for … [continued]
