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
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Tesla Model 3 Battery Cell Has World’s Highest Energy Density
2 H BY ERIC LOVEDAY That’s according to Tesla, who made the claim in connection to cells in electric cars yesterday in its Q1 2018 shareholder letter. Unfortunately, Tesla’s statement includes no hard numbers, so it’s not like we can compare the energy density of the Model 3 cells to other electric cars out there.… Continue reading Tesla Model 3 Battery Cell Has World’s Highest Energy Density
Tesla CEO Musk’s strange analyst call: “Boring wooden head questions are not cool. Next?”
All articles and backgrounds 05/03/2018 Tesla CEO Musk’s strange analyst call “Boring wooden head questions are not cool, the next one?” REUTERS “You have to answer analyst questions, not just fanboys.” Analysts responded to Musk’s behavior at his teleconference. It could have been a pleasant event, the analysts teleconference, which the carmaker Tesla on Wednesday… Continue reading Tesla CEO Musk’s strange analyst call: “Boring wooden head questions are not cool. Next?”
Elon Musk annoys analysts and has Tesla plunged into the stock market
If American journalists are now accustomed to the Donald Trump rant, analysts will now have to learn how to handle the mood swings of Elon Musk, the boss of Tesla. During’ a conference call scheduled after the publication of the results of the automaker Elon Musk got upset with analysts’ questions, dismissing some and even… Continue reading Elon Musk annoys analysts and has Tesla plunged into the stock market
Elon Musk: No ‘bonehead’ analyst questions please
Technology entrepreneur Elon Musk made the unusual choice of vetoing “boring” questions during Tesla’s latest earnings call. Tesla posted a record quarterly loss of almost $710m (£523m) for the three months to March – more than double the same period last year. Following a series of probing financial questions posed by analysts, Mr Musk decided… Continue reading Elon Musk: No ‘bonehead’ analyst questions please
Chinese Electric-Car Startup Byton Adds LA Research Lab
The company already has a facility in Silicon Valley. Byton Chinese startup Byton is expanding its U.S. footprint as it works to get its first electric car into production. The company is adding a new research lab in Los Angeles, augmenting an existing facility in Silicon Valley. Byton’s “L.A. Future Lab” will focus on more… Continue reading Chinese Electric-Car Startup Byton Adds LA Research Lab
Chinese EV startup Xiaopeng Motors plans to raise $1.6B this year
If you haven’t already picked your bracket-leading Chinese-backed electric vehicle startup that plans to challenge Tesla, you’ve got your work cut out for you. This list keeps growing. If you haven’t included Xiaopeng Motors (A.K.A. Xpeng Motors) to your short list, the up-and-comer has 1.6 billion reasons you should. XPeng, which is backed by Internet… Continue reading Chinese EV startup Xiaopeng Motors plans to raise $1.6B this year
SF Motors set sights on EV mass production with latest R&D testing facility
By Christian Prenzler Posted on April 25, 2018 Santa Clara based electric vehicle startup SF Motors is opening up a new full-scale R&D center in Silicon Valley. SF Motors was founded in January 2016 after a large investment from Sokon Motors, a large Chinese automotive company. The company’s new 130,000 sqft research and development facility… Continue reading SF Motors set sights on EV mass production with latest R&D testing facility
Semi-trailer: Peterbilt wants to build electric trucks
Peterbilt is the next manufacturer to build an all-electric truck to take on the Tesla Semi. Other companies in the industry like Daimler also work on electric trucks. May 3, 2018, 9:33 am, Andreas Donath Classic Peterbilt truck (Photo: Peterbilt) Tesla seems to have brought the industry with its announced electric trucks properly launched, especially… Continue reading Semi-trailer: Peterbilt wants to build electric trucks
Tesla stock goes through twists and turns as analysts focus on Model 3 car outlook
Tesla CEO Elon Musk presides over the handover of the first Model 3 cars in August 2017. (Tesla via YouTube) Tesla’s share price took a weird turn today after the company reported its first-quarter financial results and billionaire CEO Elon Musk dissed analysts’ concerns about the Tesla Model 3 mass-market electric car. The raw numbers… Continue reading Tesla stock goes through twists and turns as analysts focus on Model 3 car outlook