The Tesla Team, tesla.com/blog July 6, 2017 Last September, a 50-year storm damaged critical infrastructure in the state of South Australia, causing a state-wide blackout and leaving 1.7 million residents without electricity. Further blackouts occurred in the heat of the Australian summer in early 2017. In response, the South Australian Government as a leader in renewable energy,…
Fred Lambert, Electrek.co, June 9, 2017 Hyundai is having a lot of success with the all-electric version of the Ioniq EV, as we anticipated in our review. So much, that it now has production constraints, which it plans to solve within the next few months. The problem is reportedly related to the LG Chem battery pack supply and the Korean automaker now…
A massive 50 GWh battery factory project planned in Asia for next year Electrek.co, May 25, 2017 Tesla has the most ambitious plan with Gigafactory 1 having the same capacity as the entire industry at a single location, but the world will need 100 of those to transition to electric transport and renewable energy. A few other companies have now announced…
Fred Lambert, January 30, 2017 Profitable production of electric vehicles is highly important. Our capitalist society revolves around profitability and therefore, if electric vehicles are to prevail over gas-powered cars, they need to be profitable to manufacture in mass. A new study published this month by McKinsey & Company and embedded below looks into how automakers can move past producing EVs…
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…
Nissan may stop making its own electric car batteries It reportedly decided that it’s cheaper to buy EV power from someone else. Jon Fingas, engadget.com, 08.08.16 Nissan has long made its own electric car batteries thanks to Automotive Energy Supply, its team-up with NEC, but it appears to be having second thoughts. Sources speaking to both Nikkei and Reuters understand that…
First, Learn about Rechargeable Batteries… Magnesium batteries vie as lithium alternative July 26, 2016 // By Nick Flaherty EE Times Europe Over 100 researchers from around the world met last week in Germany for the first symposium on magnesium batteries as the technology looks to break into mainstream use. Hosted by the Helmholtz Institute Ulm (HIU) and Ulm Electrochemical Talks…
Elon Musk debunks scare stories about a shortage of lithium June 17, 2016 by Charles Morris, Charged EVs Elon Musk and JB Straubel covered a lot of ground in a nearly-three-hour performance at Tesla’s 2016 annual shareholder meeting (video below). They recapped the history of the company, explained why Supercharging will not be free for Model 3 buyers, and discussed…
Story contributed by Marc Semail, VEVC Daimler Tripling Size of Its Plant for Lithium-Ion Vehicle Batteries, Will Also Sell Home Backup Power March 1, 2016 , Clifford Atiyeh | Photography by Robert Kerian Electricity is the sexy way to propel a car these days. Within the past 12 months, even before the Volkswagen scandal, all the major German automakers have…
Watch how examples of solar panel and battery systems can provide a 24/7 sustainable power solution for homes and businesses. There’s a power revolution heading for our homes – a device that allows you to take power into your own hands – batteries – and they’ve been called the holy grail of renewables – the key to the transition away from…
