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 […]
Tesla is working on technology to revolutionize the electrical grid with distributed solar power
Tesla is working on technology for “a scalable hierarchical energy distribution grid” that could revolutionize how the electrical grid distributes solar power. To date, Tesla’s energy division, Tesla Energy, mostly involved deploying distributed solar power and energy storage assets. But last year, CEO Elon Musk said that “Tesla Energy is becoming a distributed global utility […]
Tesla’s Australian virtual power plant propped up grid during coal outage
Dive Brief: The 50,000-home virtual power plant (VPP) Tesla is developing in South Australia helped maintain grid stability when a coal-fired unit in Queensland tripped offline and reduced system supply by 748 MW in October. According to the Australian Energy Market Operator, the outage caused power system frequency to drop below normal levels but Tesla’s […]
Tesla relaunches solar division, will rent rooftop systems in 6 states
Dive Brief: Tesla CEO Elon Musk announced on Twitter Sunday that the company has “relaunched” its solar division and will offer to rent rooftop panels to homeowners in six states, starting at $50/month for a 3.8 kW system. The company plans to offer panels for rent in Southwest states that get a lot of […]
Tesla’s new V3 Superchargers power a Model 3 at rates up to 1,000 miles per hour
Tesla is moving fast in many directions. Model 3 production numbers are up, the $35,000 Model 3 standard is available for order, all model prices are down, and the Model Y introductory announcement is coming up on March 14. Now we hear via Tesla’s blog that the long-range Model 3 will soon be capable of […]