In 2017, Tesla upended the status quo in Australia’s energy market when it supplied a 100 MW/129 MWh battery storage facility in the state of South Australia. Since then, the so-called Hornsdale battery installation has performed flawlessly, exceeding all technical and financial expectation. Neoen, which operates the facility, claims it lowered grid related costs in… Continue reading Cleantechnica: Tesla Picked As “Victoria Big Battery” Supplier 000630
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German Manager Magazin: New car registrations January: Electric boom in the German car market continues – KBA Numbers000612
Of the 169,754 newly registered cars in January 2021, 62,371 cars, and thus 36.7 percent, had alternative drives, counted by the Federal Motor Transport Authority (KBA). More than a third of all new cars registered in January are therefore purely battery-electric, with plug-in or normal hybrid, and have a fuel cell, hydrogen or gas tanks… Continue reading German Manager Magazin: New car registrations January: Electric boom in the German car market continues – KBA Numbers000612
German Manager Magazin: Mercedes-Benz: Why Daimler’s C-Class is not becoming a Tesla Fighter000611
For decades this model was for Daimler A safe bet: The C-Class, the first generation of which was still called the Mercedes 190, ensured that Mercedes-Benz had consistently high sales, turnover and profit figures for almost 40 years. An important part of the recipe for success was to pass innovations from the upper class to… Continue reading German Manager Magazin: Mercedes-Benz: Why Daimler’s C-Class is not becoming a Tesla Fighter000611
German Manager Magazin: Tesla stops Model 3 production for two weeks000611
The lack of chips is affecting the auto industry more and more. Had after Volkswagen in China last also General Motors and ford reported significant problems, it now also appears Tesla to be caught off guard by the scarcity of components. According to one Report from the Bloomberg news agency the electric car manufacturer has… Continue reading German Manager Magazin: Tesla stops Model 3 production for two weeks000611
Old-school Stellantis car factories gear up for the shock of electric
Carlos Tavares is an unashamed petrolhead, with a rally-racing hobby that harks back to an earlier automotive age. Yet carmakers like Stellantis, which he leads, and its rivals have had to set aside affection for roaring internal combustion engines as environmental rules set the limits for the industry. Stellantis was formed in January in a… Continue reading Old-school Stellantis car factories gear up for the shock of electric
@niche: Workhorse Records Worst-Ever Weekly Rout After Postal Defeat000572
(Bloomberg) — Workhorse Group Inc. recorded the biggest weekly decline ever as investors brace for the electric vehicle startup’s quarterly earnings results due for release on Monday. The focus is likely to be more on the company’s recent loss of a key contract with the U.S. Postal Service rather than its financials. The shares sank… Continue reading @niche: Workhorse Records Worst-Ever Weekly Rout After Postal Defeat000572
Elon Musk says Tesla is shifting more electric cars to LFP batteries over nickel supply concerns
Elon Musk is indicating that Tesla could be shifting more electric cars to LFP battery cells over some concerns about long-term availability of nickel supply. Last year, Tesla CEO Elon Musk mentioned that he believes the energy density of iron phosphate (LFP) batteries have improved enough that it now makes sense to use the cheaper… Continue reading Elon Musk says Tesla is shifting more electric cars to LFP batteries over nickel supply concerns
Tesla’s US factory closed for two days due to parts shortages
Tesla Chief Executive Officer Elon Musk said the electric vehicle company’s Fremont, California plant shut down for two days this week due to “parts shortages” and had reopened on Wednesday. Shares of Tesla fell 8% during the day after Bloomberg reported that production of Tesla’s less expensive sedan, the Model 3, had been temporarily suspended, raising questions about whether… Continue reading Tesla’s US factory closed for two days due to parts shortages
Tesla reportedly cuts production of Model 3 electric car at California factory amid semiconductor shortage
Tesla reportedly has temporarily reduced production of its Model 3 compact car amid a global semiconductor shortage that has undermined auto manufacturing. A production line at Tesla’s Fremont, California, factory suspended output for an expected period of Feb. 22 to March 7, Bloomberg reported, citing an anonymous source. Tesla did not immediately respond to a… Continue reading Tesla reportedly cuts production of Model 3 electric car at California factory amid semiconductor shortage
Tesla slips as report says the EV maker will idle Model 3 line at its Fremont factory for two weeks (TSLA)
FILE PHOTO: The Tesla factory is seen in Fremont Reuters Shares of Tesla slipped as much as 4% on Thursday after a report said the EV maker will idle the Model 3 line at its Fremont, California factory for two weeks. Staff on the Model 3 line in Fremont were told production would be shut… Continue reading Tesla slips as report says the EV maker will idle Model 3 line at its Fremont factory for two weeks (TSLA)