HATCI and Mojo used a small fleet of Kia Soul EVs equipped with a wireless charging system rated at over 10 kW. The partners developed an 85% efficient system (grid to vehicle), even when misaligned. The bad news is that there is no current plan to offer the wireless charging system on production vehicles for sale… Continue reading Kia Fits Soul EV With Wireless Charging
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Tesla quarterly figures: Elon Musk blasphemes about Daimler CEO Zetsche – “has no idea of physics”
Bizarre conference call: “Elon Musk has to behave smarter” Elon Musk is considered by many to be the enfant terrible of the tech industry. That the boss of Tesla, SpaceX and Boring Company can actually perform childishly, Musk proved on Wednesday night. That proves that now published the analyst conference call minutes to the Tesla-quarter… Continue reading Tesla quarterly figures: Elon Musk blasphemes about Daimler CEO Zetsche – “has no idea of physics”
GM builds driverless, electric future at Orion plant
Buy Photo Orion Assembly worker Justine Murphy installs the rear suspension on a Chevy Bolt last month. (Photo: Clarence Tabb Jr. / The Detroit News)Buy Photo Orion Township — A General Motors Co. manufacturing plant in Metro Detroit that was idled during the Detroit automaker’s federally induced bankruptcy is now one of the keys to… Continue reading GM builds driverless, electric future at Orion plant
General Motors is 3D printing parts to make EVs more efficient
General Motors The virtues of 3D printing have long been touted by a vast range of manufacturers, so it was only a matter of time before the EV industry got in on the action. General Motors has announced that, alongside design software company Autodesk Inc, it’s creating lightweight 3D parts that’ll help it meet its… Continue reading General Motors is 3D printing parts to make EVs more efficient
Tesla’s latest prediction for Model Y’s arrival is 2020
Tesla Tesla has largely kept its forthcoming Model Y shrouded in mystery. We know it’s a crossover EV, and we know it might not have mirrors, and that’s about it. But CEO Elon Musk has now revealed that the company aims to bring the new vehicle to production in 2020, adding in its conference call… Continue reading Tesla’s latest prediction for Model Y’s arrival is 2020
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 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
InsideEVs Checks Out First Ultra-Fast CCS Station in U.S.
29 M BY BRANDON SMOKER Yesterday marked a milestone in fast charge infrastructure in the U.S. as the first 150 & 350 kW CCS station in the U.S. went live at the Chicopee Marketplace in Massachusetts. This is the first of 290 locations (50 in CA and 240 in other states) that Electrify America will… Continue reading InsideEVs Checks Out First Ultra-Fast CCS Station in U.S.