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
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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
Audi shows all-electric e-tron quattro SUV’s towing capability by pulling trailer with new electric race car
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
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