Seacharger: fully autonomous, solar-powered boat journeys across the Pacific Nathaniel Kobza, electrek.co, August 22, 2016 This month we reported on an EV enthusiast who transformed their Bayliner into an all-electric boat using Tesla battery modules. Now we take a look at a team of individuals who have their autonomous, solar-powered boat, dubbed the Seacharger, traversing the Pacific ocean towards New Zealand….
Tesla (TSLA) wins FTC approval for the SolarCity (SCTY) acquisition Fred Lambert, Electrek.co, August 26, 2016 Since SolarCity’s board of directors accepted Tesla’s $2.6 billion acquisition offer earlier this month, the companies have been in a 45-day ‘go shop’ period ending on September 14, 2016. The deal is still contingent on regulatory approvals and a shareholders vote. Tesla received…
Fred Lambert, electrek.co, August 25, 2016 Understandably, everyone is focusing on the incredible acceleration of Tesla’s new Model S P100D – 0 to 60 mph in 2.5 seconds – but what is even more interesting, to me at least, is that the Model S is now the first all-electric car with over 300 miles of range. We are talking…
Fred Lambert, electrek.co, August 20, 2016 During a conference call discussing Tesla’s second quarter financial results earlier this month, CEO Elon Musk said that the automaker was expecting its percentage of new vehicle leases versus direct purchases to significantly increase during the next quarter and now we know why. Tesla introduced last night a new 2-year lease option for the…
90% of today’s journeys could be covered by electric vehicles Seb Egerton-Read · August 19, 2016 circulatenews.org Concerns about the range of electric vehicles (EVs) may be less relevant in today’s context, EVs are potentially already suitable for up to 90% of the trips undertaken in the United States every year, according to new research conducted by a team of…
Steve Hanley, Teslarati, August 17, 2016 Steve Wozniak calls Tesla “biggest disruptor” In an interview with CNBC Asia on August 16, Apple co-founder Steve Wozniak said he thinks Tesla Motors is currently the “biggest disruptor” in the marketplace. “Tesla is probably the one I think of personally because a lot of what Elon Musk does is just really driving toward…
Fred Lambert, Electrek.co, August 19, 2016 MIT startup claims a breakthrough for ‘holy grail’ of batteries, doubles energy density As always, a healthy dose of skepticism is important when it comes to an alleged “battery breakthrough”. Those announcements are being made every 2-3 months over the last decade and rarely anything comes to it, but at least we can always rely…
The inevitability of electric buses Posted August 17, 2016 by Christian Ruoff & filed under Features, Vehicle Features. Charged EVs Electric transit buses enter the fast-follower market stage as the leaders work to remove the last barriers to adoption. Q&A with Proterra’s Ryan Popple and ABB’s Daan Nap on the state of the market and charging standards in North America…
Fred Lambert, Electrek.co, August 19, 2016 Tesla Powerwall is coming to Canada with first ‘Tesla Energy Authorized Reseller’ Tesla Powerwall is slowly starting to trickle down to a few markets, but only slowly since Tesla is reportedly focusing on the next generation product, which should arrive toward the end of the year. On its website, Tesla lists the home battery pack…
Elon Musk & SolarCity CTO Peter Rive Announce “Solar Roof” (Not “Solar On The Roof”) August 12th, 2016 by Steve Hanley Clean Technica Originally published on SolarLove. Speaking to analysts and investors during the Q2 earnings call for SolarCity on August 9, Elon Musk went into detail about his plans for what he calls the “Solar Roof.” It is not…
