Tag: Tesla

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

Twitter sues Elon Musk for attempting to back out of $44 billion buyout deal

Twitter is suing Elon Musk to force the Tesla and SpaceX CEO to complete his $44 billion acquisition of the social media company. The New York Times reports Twitter filed a complaint on Tuesday with the Chancery Court in Delaware alleging the billionaire wrongfully broke his agreement to purchase the platform. In April, Musk announced… Continue reading Twitter sues Elon Musk for attempting to back out of $44 billion buyout deal

Advanced E.V. Batteries Move From Labs to Mass Production

SAN JOSE, Calif. — For years, scientists in laboratories from Silicon Valley to Boston have been searching for an elusive potion of chemicals, minerals and metals that would allow electric vehicles to recharge in minutes and travel hundreds of miles between charges, all for a much lower cost than batteries available now. Now a few… Continue reading Advanced E.V. Batteries Move From Labs to Mass Production

Tesla laying off 229 Autopilot workers, shuttering San Mateo office, filing confirms

Tesla is laying off 229 data annotation employees who are part of the company’s larger Autopilot team and is shuttering the San Mateo, California office where they worked, according to a California regulatory filing.  TechCrunch previously reported that nearly 200 employees were being laid off, according to sources who talked to TechCrunch on condition of… Continue reading Tesla laying off 229 Autopilot workers, shuttering San Mateo office, filing confirms

The saga continues: Twitter sues Elon Musk to force deal

akub Porzycki/NurPhoto via Getty Images As promised, Twitter is taking Elon Musk to court. The social media site has sued the Tesla CEO, claiming he cannot back out of his commitment to acquire the company.  On Friday, just under three months after declaring his intent to purchase Twitter and take it private, Musk said he… Continue reading The saga continues: Twitter sues Elon Musk to force deal

Tesla tries to help Texas grid amid heat wave with its cars until it can with Powerwalls

Tesla is trying to help Texas’s electric grid again amid another heat wave with its electric cars until it can with Powerwalls as it lobbies for some rule changes. Texas has a notoriously fragile grid that is having issues supporting increasing peak electricity demand. The issues have mostly come in the winter amid cold fronts,… Continue reading Tesla tries to help Texas grid amid heat wave with its cars until it can with Powerwalls

Elon Musk Says Explosion Was on Purpose, Then Deletes Tweet and Admits It Wasn’t

“Yeah, actually not good.” How the Turntables Not everything went according to plan while SpaceX was testing its Booster 7 rocket prototype on Monday. The massive rocket, designed to take the company’s first orbital launch-ready Starship into orbit, went up in a massive fireball at around 4:20pm local time at the company’s testing facilities near… Continue reading Elon Musk Says Explosion Was on Purpose, Then Deletes Tweet and Admits It Wasn’t

Outlook on the Electric ATV and UTV Global Market to 2027 – Featuring CFMOTO, Eco Charger, DRR U.S.A. and Tesla Among Others

DUBLIN, July 12, 2022 /PRNewswire/ — The “Electric All-Terrain Vehicle (ATV) and Utility-Terrain Vehicle (UTV) Market – A Global and Regional Analysis: Focus on Product, Application and Trends – Analysis and Forecast, 2022-2031” report has been added to ResearchAndMarkets.com’s offering. The global electric all-terrain vehicle (ATV) and utility-terrain vehicle (UTV) market was estimated to be at… Continue reading Outlook on the Electric ATV and UTV Global Market to 2027 – Featuring CFMOTO, Eco Charger, DRR U.S.A. and Tesla Among Others