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Tesla Gigafactory 4 will produce 500,000 Model Y and Model 3 cars per year

Tesla Gigafactory 4, the automaker’s recently announced new factory near Berlin, will produce 500,000 Model Y and Model 3 cars per year, according to new documents discovered by German media. Last month, CEO Elon Musk confirmed that Tesla is going to build Gigafactory 4 in the “Berlin area.” The project is going to take place… Continue reading Tesla Gigafactory 4 will produce 500,000 Model Y and Model 3 cars per year

China’s electric car startups NIO, Xpeng to share charging stations

Chinese electric-vehicle manufacturers NIO Inc. and Xpeng Motors agreed to share charging stations as well as related services and data, seeking to spur EV demand and curb costs. NIO and Xpeng customers can charge their cars using either companies’ facilities with no extra fees, the companies said Wednesday. NIO will also provide home-charger installation services… Continue reading China’s electric car startups NIO, Xpeng to share charging stations

Tesla Could Make A Splash Or Take A Dive If It Builds A Submarine

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Published on December 10th, 2019 |

by Johnna Crider

Tesla Could Make A Splash Or Take A Dive If It Builds A Submarine

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December 10th, 2019 by Johnna Crider

Tesla could make a major splash with its own submarine. CarAndDriver published an article back in June that just showed up in my Twitter feed. Could Tesla be planning to go for a swim by creating an all-electric submarine? CarAndDriver mentioned that at the Tesla shareholder meeting Elon Musk talked about Tesla having a design for a personal submarine. This was a response to a shareholder wanting to know if Tesla was working on a car that was capable of both land and sea travel.

The idea of one’s own personal submarine sounds kind of out there, but at the same time, it brings to mind the possibilities of diving from a different perspective. Elon Musk has certainly had the idea in his head for a long time, having bought the old James Bond submarine car at an auction for a million dollars several years ago. The submarine car was on display at the recent Cybertruck reveal event (photos below by Kyle Field for CleanTechnica).

Also, it reminds us of the submarine Elon and SpaceX built to help with the Thai rescue — an operation Elon Musk was asked to help with. Even though the boys were saved without any help from Elon or SpaceX, the idea of a smaller sub leads into other ideas — for example, evacuations from areas that are heavily flooded.

CarAndDriver thinks that Tesla should forgo the electric submarine idea and focus on its core business: “that of building automobiles.” Even though Elon had the same opinion and dismissed the idea as a distraction, it’s still there, a flicker of creativity beckoning for its creator to bring it into being. What I am saying is that it can be done. Perhaps CarAndDriver is right — now is not the right time for Tesla to take a dive into the ocean. But maybe in the future? After all, there is a time and place for everything, yes?

Tesla Opinion created a poll on Twitter. Do you think a Tesla Submarine would sell?

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Johnna Crider Johnna Crider is a Baton Rouge artist, gem and mineral collector, and Tesla shareholder who believes in Elon Musk and Tesla. Elon Musk advised her in 2018 to “Believe in Good.”

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Porsche’s electric Taycan draws interest from 30,000 buyers: Handelsblatt

FILE PHOTO: The Porsche logo is seen duering the 2020 Porsche 911 Speedster reveal at the 2019 New York International Auto Show in New York City, New York, U.S, April 17, 2019. REUTERS/Brendan McDermid FRANKFURT (Reuters) – Porsche has taken down payments from 30,000 customers in Europe for its Taycan, the luxury car maker’s first… Continue reading Porsche’s electric Taycan draws interest from 30,000 buyers: Handelsblatt

Tesla’s German plant to produce 500,000 cars a year -Bild

FILE PHOTO: The company logo is pictured on a Tesla Model X electric car in Berlin, Germany, November 13, 2019. REUTERS/Fabrizio Bensch FRANKFURT (Reuters) – Tesla plans to build 500,000 electric vehicles a year at its new factory on the outskirts of Berlin, Germany’s Bild newspaper reported on Wednesday. Last month, Tesla Chief Executive Elon… Continue reading Tesla’s German plant to produce 500,000 cars a year -Bild

Europe First: the race to compete

The EU is changing the way it develops new industries as it tries to deal with competition from China and the US. The initiatives include support for electric battery production, the internationalisation of the euro and the greening of trade policy Go to Source

Tesla hacker finds upcoming streaming video apps – HBO, Comedy Central, Twitch and more

A hacker has found assets within Tesla’s operating system suggesting that there are a slew of new streaming apps coming to Tesla’s in-car entertainment system. The list includes heavy hitters like HBO and Twitch. There are also assets for Comedy Central, Chinese video hosting service YouKu, and several more. Green is the same hacker who… Continue reading Tesla hacker finds upcoming streaming video apps – HBO, Comedy Central, Twitch and more

Neuron EV Opens Exhibition in Hollywood and Shanghai

IRVINE, Calif., Dec. 10, 2019 /PRNewswire/ — Visionary automotive company Neuron EV is gearing up for its highly anticipated vision sharing exhibition set to open in the modern premium community of West Hollywood, Los Angeles. Aptly titled Driven to Be the Change, the exhibition will reveal an exclusive view of Neuron’s singular mission of upgrading humanity… Continue reading Neuron EV Opens Exhibition in Hollywood and Shanghai

Galaxy S11 Series to Be Equipped with Superhigh Quality Cameras and Batteries with Large Capacities

Level of interests towards Samsung Electronics’ flagship smartphone ‘Galaxy S11’ that will be released in 2020 has heightened. Various predictions mixed with expectations are coming out like water confined by a dam.There is even a rendering image that reminds one of actual Galaxy S11 has come to the surface. Although the image is based on… Continue reading Galaxy S11 Series to Be Equipped with Superhigh Quality Cameras and Batteries with Large Capacities

93 MWh Tesla Megapack Coming To Alaska To Save Customers Cash

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Published on December 10th, 2019 |

by Kyle Field

93 MWh Tesla Megapack Coming To Alaska To Save Customers Cash

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Alaskan Electricity Cooperative Installing 93 MWh Tesla Battery On Financials Alone
A new 93 MWh Tesla Megapack system installed in Alaska by the Homer Electric Association, Inc., will be used to directly offset electricity that would have otherwise required a peaker plant to fire up. The new battery pack will be installed at the Soldotna Power Plant (map), adjacent to the existing natural gas-fired GE LM 6000 turbine currently used to provide electricity to cover peak usage in the area.

The Tesla Energy installation at the Hornsdale wind farm in Australia. Image courtesy: Tesla

The new Tesla batteries will demonstrate that not only can batteries directly replace gas-fired peaker plants, they can do so even in the frigid temperatures of Alaska, where temperatures typically stay below freezing for months at a time in the winter.

The battery pack is being installed by the Homer Electric Association specifically to “increase grid stability, electric power reliability and system efficiency for its members.” The Tesla Megapack installation will be able to fully discharge its 93 MWh of stored energy to the grid at a rate of 46.5 MW, so a full discharge takes 2 hours.

Banks of Tesla Powerpacks are linked together to store massive amounts of electricity in a compact area. Image courtesy: Tesla

Adding the energy storage system to its local grid allows Homer Electric Association to meet the mandated grid reliability requirements without having to rely on the gas turbine for power. Utilizing the battery instead of the turbine means less gas being burned, lower emissions, and a more reliable grid.

Notably, the local electricity cooperative opted to install the new Tesla Energy system as a way of creating a more flexible grid to accommodate more intermittent renewable assets on the grid in the future. Batteries not only serve as peaker units for a grid operator, they are a source of flexibility, one of the most valuable metrics for any grid operator when it comes to keeping everything humming along reliably.

A Tesla Powerpack being installed. Image courtesy: Tesla

The newly inked deal will see the new Tesla Megapack system in Soldotna come online in the fall of 2021. Unfortunately, while the deal has already been locked in, financials for the cost per kWh are not being shared.

Source: Homer Electric
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