Electric GT Championship Schedules Inaugural Race
The date for the inaugural Electric GT Championship races has now been set — November 25–26, 2017, at Circuit Paul Ricard.
The date for the inaugural Electric GT Championship races has now been set — November 25–26, 2017, at Circuit Paul Ricard.
Tesla has in recent years demonstrated a willingness to release individual driver data to “disprove” claims made about the malfunctioning of the company’s Autopilot feature (or just general malfunctioning of the vehicle). Does the company have the “right” to do so? More specifically, I’m not talking about the legal standing to do so, but about whether or not Tesla has the moral right to do so?
Lithium-ion chemistries have a certain maximum energy density, dictated by those pesky laws of physics, and today’s batteries are not so far from that theoretical maximum. If drivers keep demanding longer ranges and faster charging times, then a better technology will have to be found.
Let’s be honest, comparing Tesla to conventional automakers like GM, Ford, and Fiat-Chrysler Automotive is a little unfair — the “Big 3” don’t sell solar roofs or energy storage systems, just cars.
“Its market cap is based on hype and promises versus substance,” said David Cole, an outspoken supporter and investor in Detroit auto makers, and chairman emeritus of the Center for Automotive Research in Ann Arbor, Mich.
How did we shareholders get to this milestone? After all, Tesla has done everything totally wrong for years. Haven’t you been reading? This company can’t do anything right.
SolarCity will offer its pioneering SolarRoof system later this year. But it is not ignoring conventional rooftop solar panel system customers. Not everyone may want to completely remove a home’s existing roof to install a SolarRoof, but many are put off by the changes in appearance a conventional rooftop solar system causes. SolarCity (now part of Tesla) is keenly aware that appearance matters to homeowners, so it is introducing a newly redesigned rooftop solar system that goes over an existing roof without ruining how a home looks.
A recent article from the New York Times put forward the argument that Tesla’s primary investor/stock selling point has been its “story,” and that its products and services are (and will be?) secondary to that.
Most popular CleanTechnica stories of the past week or so? Want to see how they rank? Well, we’re actually going back to April 1 since we skipped the first few days of the month, so below are the 30 most popular stories of the first ⅓ of the month. Enjoy!
Does the Tesla Model 3 need a HUD (heads-up display)? Or is the center-mounted tablet display enough to make up for the lack of a conventional instrument cluster behind the driving wheel?