Will Europe overtake US in ‘gigafactory’ race?
BY RICHARD HEAP: US billionaire Elon Musk knows how to make money – and words too. Don’t believe me? Musk coined the term ‘Gigafactory’ in late 2013 for a huge Tesla battery factory in Nevada….
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Tesla stock surges on storage speculation
UPDATE: Elon Musk has unveiled the price of Tesla’s ‘Powerwall’ consumer product will be USD$3,500, significantly below expectations. By Jason Deign Tesla Motors shares were changing hands for mind-boggling amounts ahead of a likely energy…
How to learn to love Tesla
Tesla: love it or hate it? It’s a tricky one. Here is a carmaker that churns out flash motors for the über-famous. The company head, Elon Musk, is sickeningly rich, sickeningly young and sickeningly brilliant. Shares…
Energy storage news: 14.05.14
This week’s energy storage news from our Twitter feed. Green Car Reports explains why lithium-air battery research is so hard. GEI Consultants has begun the design of the proposed Sacramento Municipal Utility District Iowa Hill pumped hydro storage project …
GM to beat Tesla on batteries
Earlier this week General Motors made a bold statement of intent: to sell a production-line electric vehicle at half the price of Tesla’s Model S, with a similar range. And GM says it will be…
Tesla plans 4WD Model S, gains share
Tesla Motors could be planning the launch of not one but two four-wheel drive electric vehicles next year, according to The Verge.
Lithium-ion battery production picks up
Two lithium-ion (Li-ion) battery makers have seen an uptick in production, according to press reports last week. LG Chem started production at its Michigan, USA, manufacturing facility last month, media such as MLive confirmed.
Tesla’s five-minute battery charge
Two new stories on never-out-of-the-news electric vehicle producer Tesla Motors. Number one is the claim by JB Straubel, the company’s top tech guy, that Tesla’s much-touted network of ‘supercharging’ stations will be able to replenish…