The UK government and the non-departmental public body Innovate UK are partnering to put up about £15 million ($24 million) for the country’s latest low-emissions vehicles competition. Of that £15 million, £11 million ($18 million) will be […]
On October 10, Tesla CTO & co-founder JB Straubel gave a presentation at the Southern California Energy Summit. Unfortunately, I wasn’t at that one, but JB’s presentation was posted online, so I decided to pull out […]
Below is an interesting video on the life and death of lithium-ion batteries (aka Li-ion batteries), as well as some tips on how to make Li-ion batteries live longer. It is definitely for those interested in the […]
While Nissan will — for the time being — continue to design and manufacture the batteries that it uses in its electric vehicles, it is open to the option of that changing in the future, according […]
With electric cars becoming more and more common, and more and more electric car drivers using these vehicles to travel through the great outdoors, the interface between said drivers and RV campgrounds is becoming much more common. […]
Kia recently jumpstarted enthusiasm about the 2015 Kia Soul EV with a new commercial featuring horny furry lab hamsters. Now it has gone a bit further (and in a more practical direction) with the unveiling of […]
LumiLor Lit Car from Darkside Scientific on Vimeo. Lumilor has gone and advertised its electroluminescent coating system with the best car on the planet — the Tesla Model S. Not sure what else to say about […]
At “The Battery Show,” coming up September 16–18 in Novi, Michigan, there will be a free series of seminars on the topic of UPS systems. The seminars will delve into current issues with backup power systems, […]
The Tesla Gigafactory is one of the hottest cleantech stories of 2014, if not the hottest. Someone recently passed along a cool Tesla Gigafactory infographic that includes quite a bit of interesting info about the lithium-ion […]
Originally published on CleanTechnica. Tesla is aiming to have a pan-European network of Supercharger stations up and running by the end of the year, according to recent reports. Or, in other words, the European Tesla Supercharger Network […]
Originally published on CleanTechnica. Is Tesla Motors the world’s most important automaker? Whatever you may think about that question, one of the most important financial services groups in the world, Morgan Stanley, apparently thinks so. Do […]
Here’s a fun picture reminding us of our electric car history. Coming from @HistoricalPics via Lloyd Alter, it shows an electric car charging way back in 1905: “The history of the electric vehicle began in the mid-19th […]
Tesla battery supply is still constraining production, but is projected to ease up within a year. On a conference call towards the end of 2013, Tesla Chairman, CEO, Chief Product Architect, yadda yadda yadda Elon Musk noted that […]
Of course Tesla is hitting more milestones — it’s moving forward fast, and there are always new stats that can be shared. Nonetheless, I’m a sucker for stats, so here are a few that came out of […]
What does the future of transportation hold? Flying cars? Self-driving cars? An all-electric transportation world? Of course, I think the latter is on the way, but I also think self-driving cars will be a great complement to […]
