Electric car maker Tesla Inc (TSLA.O) plans to introduce a new low-cost, long-life battery in its Model 3 sedan in China later this year or early next that it expects will bring the cost of electric vehicles in line with gasoline models, and allow EV batteries to have second and third lives in the electric […]
Wright’s Law is the best way to predict the future
We have many so-called laws to understand the future. The most famous is Moore’s Law, coined in 1965 in Electronics magazine. Gordon Moore looked at the number of transistors on the circuits they manufactured at Fairchild Semiconductors and noted that they had doubled in number every year. A single transistor in 1959 had become 64 […]
GM unveils a new electric vehicle platform and battery in bid to take on Tesla
General Motors laid out its electric vehicle strategy on Wednesday, showcasing roughly a dozen products as part of a broader attempt to convey to investors how serious it is about embracing its electric future. In addition to showing off some of its upcoming vehicles, GM revealed an all-new modular electric vehicle platform with an improved […]
In this new solar-powered apartment complex, all 600 units have batteries that form a virtual power plant
If you walk inside this new one-bedroom apartment outside Salt Lake City, you might not recognize the large object around the corner from the fridge. Roughly the size of a refrigerator itself, it’s a battery. The apartment complex, which will include 22 buildings and 600 units when complete, is the first to put batteries inside […]
AEP, Honda partner to test vehicle-grid integration with used EV batteries
American Electric Power (AEP) and Honda have agreed to explore possible uses for used electric vehicle (EV) batteries, including renewables integration, while also seeking to address “multiple challenges” related to growing electrified transportation. The companies on May 15 announced Honda will provide used Fit EV batteries to AEP, for research aimed at helping the companies […]