Audi is trickling down information about its upcoming all-electric e-tron quattro SUV, which is supposed to hit the market by the end of the year. Now, they’ve released images of the vehicles towing a trailer with its new e-tron Vision Gran Turismo electric race car to show it has a towing capacity. Home Solar Power In recent… Continue reading Audi shows all-electric e-tron quattro SUV’s towing capability by pulling trailer with new electric race car
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Tesla can detect dips in Autopilot usage by its fleet when there’s negative media coverage
Tesla CEO Elon Musk has been extremely critical of the way the media portrays accidents involving Tesla vehicles on Autopilot. Now, we have a better idea of why it bothers him so much. The CEO said that Tesla is actually able to detect dips in Autopilot use from its fleet when there’s negative media coverage.… Continue reading Tesla can detect dips in Autopilot usage by its fleet when there’s negative media coverage
Tesla throws cold water on Porsche’s faster charging, says Supercharger to max out at ~250 KW
Over the past year, Tesla appeared to be walking away from their announced Supercharger V3 with a faster charge rate, but now the company has clarified their plans and indicated that they will stay away from the 350 kW charging technology that other manufacturers, like Porsche, are bringing to market. Home Solar Power In December… Continue reading Tesla throws cold water on Porsche’s faster charging, says Supercharger to max out at ~250 KW
Tesla deploys a 2 MW Powerpack system to avoid any downtime due to power outages at a glass factory
With the help of an Irish energy company, Tesla is deploying a large Powerpack system at a glass container factory in Scotland in order to avoid any downtime due to power outages and take advantage of lower electricity rates when demand is not high on the grid. Home Solar Power The battery system was deployed earlier… Continue reading Tesla deploys a 2 MW Powerpack system to avoid any downtime due to power outages at a glass factory
Audi confirms more ‘realistic’ range of ~250 miles for the e-tron quattro, puts car in a Faraday cage
Audi unveiled the e-tron quattro prototype, the company’s first all-electric vehicle built to be electric from the ground up. This was back in 2015 when they were still using the unreliable NEDC standard for the range. In a press release today, the German automaker confirmed the expected range on the more realistic WLTP driving cycle,… Continue reading Audi confirms more ‘realistic’ range of ~250 miles for the e-tron quattro, puts car in a Faraday cage
Buick unveils a stunning new all-electric 370 mile SUV concept w/ 4 second 0-60
I know that Electrek readers are tired of concept electric vehicles that have little chances of ever getting to production, but I thought this one was too stunning not to share. Buick unveiled a beautiful new all-electric SUV concept with “up to 370 miles” of range. Sure, why not 1 million miles as long as… Continue reading Buick unveils a stunning new all-electric 370 mile SUV concept w/ 4 second 0-60
Tesla Autopilot will never be perfect but could be 10x safer than humans, says Elon Musk
Following the fallout between Tesla and NTSB over the investigation of the fatal Model X accident on Autopilot last month, Elon Musk commented on the accident emphasizing that the Autopilot is not perfect and that owners need to keep paying attention. Home Solar Power That’s something that Tesla has been hammering about the Autopilot for… Continue reading Tesla Autopilot will never be perfect but could be 10x safer than humans, says Elon Musk
Tesla engineering car leaked picture shows what Autopilot sees live with settings for ‘Full Self-Driving’
Tesla owners have been quite curious about what their Autopilot cameras can see since the second generation hardware introduced several more sensors. Now a leaked image of what appears to be an engineering car on ‘dev mode’ shows what Autopilot sees live on the center screen and settings for other options, including ‘Full Self-Driving’ capabilities.… Continue reading Tesla engineering car leaked picture shows what Autopilot sees live with settings for ‘Full Self-Driving’
Tesla deploying Powerpacks at a BP wind farm
Tesla’s energy division has been on a roll lately and it has now secured another Powerpack project – this time at a wind farm operated by BP’s wind energy division in South Dakota. Home Solar Power In a press release today, BP Wind Energy confirmed that they have entered into a purchase agreement with Tesla to install… Continue reading Tesla deploying Powerpacks at a BP wind farm
Tesla Autopilot confuses markings toward barrier in recreation of fatal Model X crash at exact same location
Yesterday, we reported on a Tesla owner almost crashing on video trying to recreate the fatal Autopilot accident that happened in Mountain View last month. Now, another Tesla owner recreated the situation at the exact same spot as the tragic accident – confirming previous potential explanations. Home Solar Power Last week, Tesla confirmed that the Model X involved in… Continue reading Tesla Autopilot confuses markings toward barrier in recreation of fatal Model X crash at exact same location