Tesla has been building a dual motor version of the Model Y with the new 4680 battery pack that is a structural component of the car for a few weeks now — enough time for people to run some charging tests and begin tearing them down to understand how they are put together. Tesla Model… Continue reading Clean Technica: Tesla 4680 Battery Pack Charging Results & Teardown Report (Video)002107
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Clean Tecnica: 25,000 PG&E and Tesla Customers Invited To Form World’s Largest Distributed Battery To Support Electric Grid Reliability 002106
OAKLAND, California — Pacific Gas and Electric Company (PG&E) and Tesla Inc. have launched a new pilot program that creates a virtual power plant, to help support electric grid reliability and save customers money. On June 22, Tesla invited approximately 25,000 PG&E customers with Powerwalls to join the VPP and help form the world’s largest… Continue reading Clean Tecnica: 25,000 PG&E and Tesla Customers Invited To Form World’s Largest Distributed Battery To Support Electric Grid Reliability 002106
Cleantechnica: Tesla Cars Added at 15 More Hertz Locations in USA!002105
Less than a year ago, we reported on the news that Hertz was ordering a stunning 100,000 Tesla cars — one hundred thousand. It was such big news that many didn’t even believe it, thinking it was “fake news.” An extra fascinating element to it is that Mark Fields was the Hertz interim CEO at… Continue reading Cleantechnica: Tesla Cars Added at 15 More Hertz Locations in USA!002105
Cleantechnica: Tesla Leads June EV Sales Surge In China 002104
China’s wholesale sales of new energy passenger vehicles reached 571,000 units in June, surpassing last December’s 505,000 units, according to data released by the China Passenger Car Association this week. Retail sales topped 532,000 vehicles. CNEvPost reports that in June, battery electric vehicles accounted for the vast majority of new energy vehicle (NEV) sales, with… Continue reading Cleantechnica: Tesla Leads June EV Sales Surge In China 002104
Clean Technica: Oxford, Fastned, Tesla, Wenea, & Pivot Power Commission Europe’s Most Powerful EV Charging Hub002103
Eventually, a total of 400 electric cars could charge at the new Energy Superhub Oxford at one time. At launch, there are currently spaces for 42 vehicles to use fast charging or ultra-rapid charging stations. The charging capacity at Energy Superhub Oxford is greater than at any other charging station in Europe, according to the… Continue reading Clean Technica: Oxford, Fastned, Tesla, Wenea, & Pivot Power Commission Europe’s Most Powerful EV Charging Hub002103
Clean Tecnica: What’s the Difference? Chinese vs. German Tesla Model Y 002102
Over the past few years, Tesla has become a global company – if not a global phenomenon. The first significant “EV-only” entry into the market, Elon Musk’s car brand redefined speed, performance, and what it meant to build a desirable car in the 21st century. That success has brought growth, and that growth has brought… Continue reading Clean Tecnica: What’s the Difference? Chinese vs. German Tesla Model Y 002102
Cleantechnica: Tesla Full Self Driving Beta: 5 Strikes, You’re Out!002101
I thought I had written my last article on FSD Beta until I got access again. However, with almost 300 comments on my last article, I need to supply some context and rebut some of the comments. Please see my revised article below. Background: After 206 days of my wife and I obsessively using Tesla… Continue reading Cleantechnica: Tesla Full Self Driving Beta: 5 Strikes, You’re Out!002101
Clean Technica: Tesla [TSLA] Shares Strong Going into Q3, Especially Compared to NIO or Lucid 002100
As Tesla heads into the third quarter, following what Elon Musk called a “tough quarter” for the automaker, analysts are noting which electric vehicle shares are worth investing in. While Tesla’s shares jumped slightly in the last week of Q2, Chinese automaker NIO and fellow U.S. automaker Lucid both saw their shares drop. Tesla’s stock jumped… Continue reading Clean Technica: Tesla [TSLA] Shares Strong Going into Q3, Especially Compared to NIO or Lucid 002100
Clean Technica: Tesla Pausing Production at Giga Berlin & Shanghai to Upgrade Assembly Lines002099
Even with Tesla’s newly completed Gigafactories in Berlin and Shanghai, the automaker is working to expand production even further. Over the next month or so, Tesla plans to significantly increase production at both of these plants, but the automaker may have to take a costly production break to upgrade the sites. Tesla is pausing production… Continue reading Clean Technica: Tesla Pausing Production at Giga Berlin & Shanghai to Upgrade Assembly Lines002099
Clean Technica: Converting This 1977 Porsche 911 To Electric Yields 600 BHP From Tesla Motor002098
“The drive unit was put on a dyno and got to 600 BHP, then it overheated the dyno!” Well, then it’s probably powerful enough. Kit Lacey of eDub Services in the UK is proud of his work converting an iconic 1977 Porsche 911. Some will call it sacrilege, but hey, the customer sold the original… Continue reading Clean Technica: Converting This 1977 Porsche 911 To Electric Yields 600 BHP From Tesla Motor002098