Cleantechnica: ERCOT & Tesla: How Virtual Power Plants Can Help Texas Electricity Grid & Save Lives 002033

Tesla held a virtual power plant (VPP) workshop for the Electric Reliability Council of Texas (ERCOT) on May 31. Gail Alfar, the writer at What’s Up Tesla?, attended and shared her thoughts. Also in May, Tesla made a request for Powerwall owners in Texas to opt into the Tesla ERCOT Demonstration to show the utility exactly… Continue reading Cleantechnica: ERCOT & Tesla: How Virtual Power Plants Can Help Texas Electricity Grid & Save Lives 002033

Clean Technica: Is It A Tesla Model Y In Australia?002032

After several sightings of Tesla Model Ys on car transporters on the highway, it looks like we may now have confirmation of their arrival in showrooms. This photo below of a suspicious looking black shape in the workshop area of the Valley Tesla showroom this morning (Friday) was taken by Majella Waterworth. Is it a… Continue reading Clean Technica: Is It A Tesla Model Y In Australia?002032

“Severe” Sriracha Shortage Threatens Spiceless Summer

“The apocalypse is nigh.” Sad Sriracha If you’re out of Sriracha, you might soon be out of luck — because the manufacturers of the classic rooster sauce say their already “severe” shortage might last through the summer, CBS reports. While Huy Fong Foods, the makers of Sriracha, warned us back in April that issues with… Continue reading “Severe” Sriracha Shortage Threatens Spiceless Summer

The Tricky Business of Elon Musk Getting Twitter Fire-Hose Access

Elon Musk’s never-ending attempt to take over Twitter has taken yet another weird turn as the social media platform appears to have acceded to the entrepreneur’s request to gain access to a “fire hose of” internal data held by the company. For weeks, Musk has pressed Twitter to provide data that would allow the South… Continue reading The Tricky Business of Elon Musk Getting Twitter Fire-Hose Access

QuantumScape loses manufacturing chief over management style mismatch

Celina Mikolajczak, who has held senior roles at Tesla and Panasonic, resigned from QuantumScape less than a year after taking the chief manufacturing officer position at the solid-state battery company, according to a regulatory filing. Mikolajczak and QuantumScape are parting ways over “differing management styles between the parties,” the filing with the U.S. Securities and… Continue reading QuantumScape loses manufacturing chief over management style mismatch

Tesla (TSLA) announces 3-for-1 stock split

Tesla (TSLA) announced today that it is going to put a three-for-one stock split to a shareholder vote at its upcoming annual meeting. The company announced its intentions to do another stock split back in March, but it didn’t reveal the details. Today, as part of the release of its prospectus for its 2022 annual… Continue reading Tesla (TSLA) announces 3-for-1 stock split

Tesla Model Y with new 4680 cells shows impressive potential for faster charging

Early experiences with the new Tesla Model Y with 4680 cells and a structural battery pack are showing some impressive potential for faster charging and better energy density. When Tesla delivered its first made-in-Texas Model Y vehicles, we noted that it was strange that Tesla didn’t reveal any details – like specs and pricing –… Continue reading Tesla Model Y with new 4680 cells shows impressive potential for faster charging