The Road to Solid-State EVs — Part 4
The Mastering of the Electric Power That Controls the Batteries and Motors of Electric Vehicles
Tesla Roadster
Tracing The Ancestry of Today’s Electric Vehicles (Part 2)
This article is part of a short series on the history of EVs. You can find Part 1 here. The Tesla Roadster Both the compliance cars and the serious cars since 2010 have one big thing in common: they were forced into existence by pressure from the Tesla Roadster. Like … [continued]
Dozens Of Original Tesla Roadsters Lost In Gruber Motors Fire
Over the weekend, tragedy struck again at Gruber Motors in Arizona. An electrical failure started a fire in their main service building, and managed to ignite a car’s lithium batteries before the fire department could arrive and put the blaze out, making it very difficult to save anything in the … [continued]
OG Tesla Roadster Owner Trades His Roadster For An NFT
Whats Inside? host, Dan Markham, has sold his original Tesla Roadster for an NFT and shared the experience about it on his YouTube channel. An NFT is a “non-fungible token,” which is a unit of data stored on the blockchain. This certifies a digital asset to be unique and not … [continued]
More Details On Tesla’s Innovative Carbon-Wrapped Motor
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]
Tesla: Better, Faster, Stronger (Video)
This is a short and sweet spec ad that YouTuber Billy Crammer made for Tesla. The video is set to a remix of one of my favorite songs from Kanye West, “Stronger,” in which the lyrics are rather empowering — incorporating the idea that what doesn’t kills us makes us … [continued]
These 5 Plugin Vehicle Models Would Benefit Most From Proposed US EV Tax Credit Update…
As we reported recently, there’s a big cleantech bill moving through the US Congress that would revive, extend, and expand the zero-emission vehicle tax credit in various ways. Our friend Loren McDonald over at EVAdoption looked at the details model by model and has provided a table showing how much … [continued]
The Supercar/Hypercar Wars Continue, But The Roadster Still Has An Ace Up Its Sleeve
When the Tesla Roadster was revealed, it was quite a surprise. People thought the Tesla Semi reveal was over and that everyone was going to head home soon. Suddenly, the lights changed and the prototype came out of the back of a Semi like the DeLorean in Back To The … [continued]
Tesla’s Next-Gen Roadster, 0–60 MPH In 1.1 Seconds(!!), Is At The Petersen Automotive Museum Through…
Tesla’s beautiful and futuristic next-generation Roadster is at the Peterson Automotive Museum and will be parked there until June 2. The video below shows the red beauty in all of its glory, with the lights giving the vehicle a fiery reflective glow. Tesla’s next-gen Roadster will be the fastest car … [continued]
BMW Is Finally “Ready To Compete With Tesla,” Media Outlet Reports — But Is That…
BMW’s new EVs are “ready to compete with Tesla,” Inverse has claimed. The article noted that BMW took some time away from EVs but has recently returned to the EV space with a new EV that is “ready to take on the Audi, Jaguar, and Mercedes-Benz luxury EVs already on … [continued]
