Even though Honda has been lagging a little behind the pack in terms of electrification of their cars, that’s hopefully not for much longer. The Company announced today that it has struck a significant deal with China’s CATL battery supplier. CATL currently supplies Tesla with batteries for its Chinese cars, and has been a huge … Read more
Recently Elon Musk has described Tesla’s energy division as a potentially more profitable operation than even their car business. With a couple of large scale battery installations widely reported over the past couple of years, and their solar business expanding, the next step was capitalizing off the trade off all the energy they were storing. … Read more
It’ been a long time in the making, but Tesla has officially broken the seal on the 400-mile range mark for its vehicles. As of June 15, the EPA has given the thumbs up to the Model S Long Range Plus and its new 402-mile range. The story doesn’t end there however, since there is … Read more
Tesla’s grid-level solutions have been seeing rapid adoption all around the globe. With their newest product, the Megapack, starting to be deployed at more sites, Tesla’s newest costumer is a Alberta’s TransAlta. The power company has taken delivery of a series of the giant batteries, at one of their sites, called Summerview Wind Farm. With … Read more
I wrote yesterday about how a couple of “hackers” out of Quebec found a sly way to increase the performance of Tesla’s Model 3. Well that same company, Ingenext, also has a very cool option for Nissan Leaf owners. Back in the old-days of EVs, say 2011-2013, Nissan sold their Leaf with a now laughable … Read more
In one of the worst kept secrets of modern time, Tesla has been working towards announcing the advent of a million-mile battery. They’ve also been working towards a battery with no cobalt content. These two things both could have been the subject of Tesla’s postponed Battery Investor’s day, but fate wouldn’t have it. However, we … Read more
Forget an Earthship home or some Tesla roof, I want to sail the open seas, like Kevin Costner. The only problem, I’m terrified of maintaining a boat! Well, Singaporean yacht company, Azura Marine may just have that taken care of, with their new Aquanima 40, a solar-powered, battery-amended catamaran. These unlimited-range vessels cover their entire … Read more
In a melancholic show of what may have been, James Dyson gave an exclusive look at his axed EV project to The Times. Britain’s richest man had been rumored to be working on a solid-state powered electric car since 2016, but alas, announced last year the cancellation of any car projects. He revealed that the … Read more
So by now, we all know the advantages of installing a Tesla Powerpack on our homes, and how the Southern Australia Megapack installation has helped their grid cope with increasingly difficult power situations. Famously, they relied on it heavily after a bunch of tornadoes devastated power lines for over two weeks. However, Australia has another … Read more
In a recent interview with AutoCar, Ferrari’s chief commercial officer, Enrico Galliera, gave a strangely decisive statement of the prospect of an all-electric Ferrari. He claims that Ferrari will not sell an EV until at least 2025, when the technology is appropriate for their brand. According to Galleria, the battery technology is not up to … Read more
60 Minutes Australia recently uploaded an interview and special that dealt with the ongoing Australian energy crisis. As part of their reporting they interviewed Elon Musk, who got involved with the situation, when he and Tesla deployed the world’s largest battery in Southern Australia back in 2017. The country, which sees regular blackouts caused by … Read more
