This article is also being published on EV Obsession and the EV Sales blogspot. The Chinese market had more than 31,000 new EVs zooming the streets last month, a 95% increase over the same month last year, inline with the annual growth rate, with the EV market share firmly above … [continued]
By Stephen J. Veneruso With a name like “Gigafactory,” it should come as no surprise that the press has focused on the eye-popping scale of Tesla Energy’s entry into the energy storage market. But will it work? As a technologist who has spent decades designing, implementing, and managing 8- and … [continued]
As a result of the Aliso Canyon natural gas leak earlier this year, and the facility’s subsequent closure, the California Public Utilities Commission mandated (in May) an accelerated procurement for energy storage in order to avoid potential electricity shortfall issues and rolling blackouts. Utility companies, such as Southern California Edison, … [continued]
Those waiting impatiently for the new features arriving with the version 8.0 update to Tesla’s operating system, which we discussed in our article on the subject not long ago, will be probably be very happy to hear that worldwide rollout will probably begin on Wednesday. That news comes from a recent … [continued]
Tesla will not offer battery packs above 100 kilowatt-hours (kWh) anytime in the near future, if at all, going by new comments made by Tesla CEO Elon Musk on Twitter. Here’s the tweet: Glad you like it! I think we will probably stop at 100 kWh on battery size. — Elon … [continued]
Originally published on EV Annex. By Matt Pressman Tesla Motors is best known for its partnership with Japanese battery maker and Gigafactory partner, Panasonic. But, it turns out there’s another Japanese company that is working closely with Tesla. The Nikkei Asian Review* reports on, “one company… [that is] making a name for itself … [continued]
“Take a deep breath and hold it for a second. That one is coming from the trees and the greenery and the rainforests all around. You can let it out. Now take a second breath. That second breath is not coming from the rainforests or from the greenery. That second breath — … [continued]
The Chevy Bolt is getting a great deal of attention right now as the company has promised more range than the Tesla Model 3. But it’s from a company which doesn’t have clear plans to deal with three major strategic blockers to large scale electric vehicle sales — dealerships, batteries, … [continued]
Tesla CEO Elon Musk has been teasing a detailed write up on the changes coming to Autopilot with the release of software version 8.0 for a while now. Understandably, some things came up in recent weeks (rocket explosions, SolarCity acquisition matters, etc.), so the writeup was a bit delayed. But … [continued]
Tesla and the government of Portugal recently held talks on a variety of unspecified topics, according to reports. Presumably, these talks related to potential investment into the country — whether related to the company’s Supercharger network, or manufacturing, or research and development facilities — but details aren’t completely clear as … [continued]
