by Lisa Locke, July 30, 2016 July 29, 2016: The Tesla Gigafactory 1 just outside of Reno, NV had its grand opening party, James and I were lucky to score invitations. What an awesome trip! Read about the Gigafactory here. Tesla video of the event and presentation follows the pictures. Photographs Tesla Video
‘The future is now’: Historic solar flight marks first round-the-world journey Aya Batrawy, The Associated Press | July 26, 2016 | Last Updated: Jul 26 3:28 PM ET ABU DHABI, United Arab Emirates — The world’s first round-the-world flight to be powered solely by the sun’s energy made history on Tuesday as it landed in Abu Dhabi, where it first took off…
Victoria Harbour Ferry triples its electric fleet Andrew Duffy / Times Colonist, July 26, 2016 06:00 AM Victoria Harbour Ferry will add two new zero-emission vessels to its fleet before the end of this month. The company, which put its first electric passenger vessel into the water last summer, will add two more on Saturday to carry passengers along the…
Panasonic ramps up hiring for battery cell manufacturing at ‘Tesla Gigafactory 1’ Fred Lambert, Elecktrek.co, July 19, 2016 Things are starting to get interesting at the ‘Tesla Gigafactory 1’ ahead of the ‘Grand Opening’ event set for July 29th. The goal of the factory is to bring a ~30% cost reduction on battery production through vertical integration and economy…
The long awaited sequel to Elon Musk’s master plan part one was unveiled on the Tesla Blog website yesterday around 5:30 pm Pacific time. Most of the Tesla community was waiting anxiously and repeatedly checking Twitter for the bat signal from Elon that the master plan part two was ready. You can read it here in its entirety. It begins: …
Tesla’s Plan To Build A Semi Truck Is The Smartest Idea They’ve Had Jason Torchinsky, TruckYeah! July 20, 2016 When Elon Musk finally emerged from pulling his small-amounts-of-crack-fueled all-nighter and finally delivered his new Master Plan Part II, it proved to be full of some interesting ideas. Of those ideas, I think the plan for Tesla to build a semi heavy-duty…
First in the N.W.T.? Hay River man buys electric car he calls ‘polar express’ By Jimmy Thomson, CBC News Posted: Jul 14, 2016 Hay River entrepreneur James Locke says his new car is the first [Tesla] in the world with the iconic N.W.T. polar bear licence plate. “We called it the Polar Express,” he says. It may seem like a car…
Electric Vehicles in B.C. – Frequently Asked Questions & Answers BC Hydro Power Smart Going electric makes sense in B.C. BC Hydro helps customers take advantage of the latest innovative technologies in energy efficiency. By driving a plug-in electric vehicle, you can save money while helping B.C. reduce its carbon impacts. BC Hydro can assist you in making a smooth…
Ian Wright, Founder & CEO of Wrightspeed, and co-founder of Tesla Motors doesn’t really believe in the short term prospects for success in building an affordable passenger electric cars, which he didn’t hide even when it comes to his Tesla roots. Tesla Co-Founder Ian Wright Questions What We Should Really Be Asking About EVs Mark Kane, Inside EVs.com, July 8,…
Siemens 260 kW electric aircraft motor makes first public flight Posted July 13, 2016 by Charles Morris, ChargedEVs Siemens researchers have developed a new type of electric motor that delivers a continuous output of about 260 kW and weighs 50 kg. The new drive system, designed for a joint project of Siemens and Airbus to develop electrified aircraft, recently made…
