When Elon Musk unveiled the next-generation Tesla Roadster back in November 2017, he shocked the electric car community by revealing that the all-electric supercar has a range of 620 miles per charge. That’s 1,000 kilometers between charges. The figures are pretty much insane, even by today’s standards. There are now indications that the next-generation Tesla […]
Tesla Suffers Deep Q1 Loss as Solar Installs Continue to Plummet
Elon Musk said the first quarter was “the most difficult logistics problem I’ve ever seen.” Tesla posted massive losses when it announced its Q1 earnings results on Wednesday, its first financial report after losing a $7,500 EV tax credit on January 1 of this year. After pulling out all the stops to deliver a record […]
Progress at Tesla’s Gigafactory 2 Remains Murky Amid Concerns Over Jobs Target
Tesla is staring down a 2020 employment deadline in New York state. Skeptics wonder if the company can meet it. This month, Tesla hits its first employment target with New York state, negotiated around the siting of its Gigafactory 2. The deal, part of Governor Andrew Cuomo’s troubled “Buffalo Billion” development initiative, requires 500 workers […]
Tesla just made it harder to buy its cheapest $35,000 electric car
The Model 3 with the so-called Standard Plus battery range used to cost $37,500, plus $3,000 for Autopilot. It now costs $39,500 with Autopilot included Tesla Inc. announced changes to its vehicle lineup and pricing, including making it tougher to buy the bottom-of-the-range $35,000 car, in an effort to drive demand after disappointing first-quarter deliveries. […]
Doing it for the kids – the future of energy
There has always been conflict between the generations. But throughout history, this has been the exception rather than the rule: whatever generational differences there have been, they have failed to affect the course of human progress. But we should not invest too much trust in the inevitability of such progress – especially not when younger generations seem […]
Tesla’s Vision Of An EV + Solar + Battery Storage Future Now Becoming Industry Norm
Part of investors’ fascination with Tesla has long been the company’s focus on the evolution of manufacturing hardware and software. The plan to integrate energy generation and storage — to “create stunning solar roofs with seamlessly integrated battery storage,” as described in Master Plan, Part Deux — has also provided allure. Sure, the Tesla acquisition […]
EV Demand Cliff or Just a Blip? Tesla Deliveries Plummet 31% in First Quarter
Tesla announced its Q1 production and delivery numbers last night—and the news is not good. Electric vehicle pioneer Tesla announced its first-quarter delivery numbers last night — and the news is not good. After pulling out all the stops to deliver a record 90,700 cars last quarter, Tesla delivered just 63,000 cars this quarter. That’s […]
Elon Musk Shows What A Zero-Emission Future Will Look Like With This Image
Internal combustion engines are on their way out and electric drivetrains are taking over the transportation needs worldwide. With zero emissions, they look like the only option for a sustainable future. And in case you would want to have a look at what a sustainable future will look like, a recent picture shared by Tesla […]
Tesla Installs 7 Megawatt-Hour Battery for Emergency Power at a Japanese Railway
Amid the tumult of its automotive business, Tesla’s energy storage group keeps installing record-setting, grid-scale batteries. Tesla just installed its largest energy storage project in Asia to date — and deploying the hardware took just two days. (Here’s a time lapse of the build on Instagram.) According to Tesla, the 7 megawatt-hour installation in Osaka, […]
Elon Musk at Model Y Reveal: ‘This Is The Year of the Solar Roof and PowerWall’
Tesla reveals its Model Y crossover. But only after the CEO gave a Tesla history lesson and touted the solar roof. Tesla revealed the Model Y small crossover at its Southern California offices late Thursday night. The new product introduction comes at the same time that the EV pioneer is going through a bit of […]