During Tesla 2018 shareholder meeting yesterday, CEO Elon Musk teased a new Autopilot software update that could come as soon as this week and he talked a little about upcoming Enhanced Autopilot features. He even confirmed that Tesla plans to bring back free Autopilot trials. Home Solar Power Back in 2016, Tesla started pushing Autopilot… Continue reading Tesla to release new Autopilot update and bring back free trials
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Tesla pushes Supercharger V3 to ‘end of the year’, says it will be ‘zombie apocalypse-proof’
Tesla has been working on a new generation of its Supercharger fast-charging station for over a year now. Last month, CEO Elon Musk said that they plan to finally release the Supercharger V3 “late this summer.” Now he says that they are instead planning to release the new Supercharger stations at “the end of the… Continue reading Tesla pushes Supercharger V3 to ‘end of the year’, says it will be ‘zombie apocalypse-proof’
Honda is working on affordable all-electric Fit-based car with biggest battery maker for global release
Honda is currently seen as lagging behind when it comes to electrification at this moment with very little electric vehicle efforts. But the Japanese automaker is now reportedly working on an important new global electric vehicle program in partnership with CATL, China’s biggest battery maker. Home Solar Power Contemporary Amperex Technology (CATL) has been signing a… Continue reading Honda is working on affordable all-electric Fit-based car with biggest battery maker for global release
Tesla has thousands of Supercharger stations in construction/permit phase with new map coming, says Elon Musk
It looks like Tesla might have a surprise update to the Supercharger network, according to Elon Musk. The CEO says that an updated map is coming as “thousands of Supercharger stations” are in the construction or permitting phase. Home Solar Power We just released a new report about the Tesla Supercharger network growing at a record pace… Continue reading Tesla has thousands of Supercharger stations in construction/permit phase with new map coming, says Elon Musk
Tesla chose not to add eye-tracking to Autopilot because it’s ineffective, says Elon Musk
New autonomous driver assist systems are coming to market using eye-tracking and other driver monitoring systems to make sure that drivers are paying attention to the road. Tesla apparently looked into adding such a system to its Autopilot, but it chose not to because it found it to be ineffective, according to CEO Elon Musk. Home Solar… Continue reading Tesla chose not to add eye-tracking to Autopilot because it’s ineffective, says Elon Musk
GM CEO reaffirms ‘commitment to electric vehicles’ while supporting revision of fuel consumption rules
Over the past year, GM has been claiming that “electric is the future” and that they see electrification as a “priority”. But at the same time, they have been supporting efforts to relax fuel consumption standards that would force them to produce more electric vehicles. As President Trump’s administration is currently reviewing the rules, GM… Continue reading GM CEO reaffirms ‘commitment to electric vehicles’ while supporting revision of fuel consumption rules
Tesla Supercharger network grows at record pace in 2018 as competition heats up
Several new electric vehicle fast-charging networks are currently under construction, but Tesla’s Supercharger network is still the one to beat. The California-based automaker is not sitting on its EV charging infrastructure lead as it has been deploying new chargers at a record pace this year. Home Solar Power According to the Supercharger tracker Supercharge.info, Tesla… Continue reading Tesla Supercharger network grows at record pace in 2018 as competition heats up
Nissan and Renault turn to China’s battery maker CATL for new electric cars
Nissan and Renault are planning a series of new electric cars for the Chinese market and they are turning to China’s emerging leading automotive battery maker, Contemporary Amperex Technology (CATL), to supply them. Home Solar Power A report from Nikkei says that the two automakers have signed contracts with CATL for batteries to go with two… Continue reading Nissan and Renault turn to China’s battery maker CATL for new electric cars
Audi reveals plan to sell ‘800,000 electrified cars in 2025’ – ‘most of them all-electric’
Audi held its annual shareholder meeting today and put in place a new roadmap to enter the next decade. According to the German premium automaker, the roadmap includes selling “800,000 electrified cars in 2025” between “more than 20 different electric vehicle models”. Home Solar Power Now we know that “electrified vehicles” can mean many different… Continue reading Audi reveals plan to sell ‘800,000 electrified cars in 2025’ – ‘most of them all-electric’
Tesla teases a potential giant new record-breaking 1 GWh energy storage project to be announced soon
Tesla has recently deployed several very large energy storage projects, but a new one could apparently dwarf them all. There was an important detail that came out of Tesla’s Q1 conference call but was mostly overlooked: Elon Musk teased a potential giant 1 GWh energy storage project, which would make it the biggest in the world by… Continue reading Tesla teases a potential giant new record-breaking 1 GWh energy storage project to be announced soon