Tesla has decided to make the stockholder meeting and battery day on September 22, 2020, mainly virtual. Because of the ongoing health concerns and restrictions, the events as planned had to be changed. Tesla is not the first to switch its Annual Stockholder Meeting to a virtual event. I recently attended the Fastned Annual Stockholder […]
Tesla patents new technology for lithium metal/anode-free battery cells
Tesla has applied for a patent on new electrolyte solutions for a new lithium metal or anode-free battery cell. Over the last year, we have been reporting on Tesla’s battery research partner, Jeff Dahn and his team at Dalhousie University, unveiling the impressive results of tests on a new battery cell that could last over 1 […]
PG&E, Tesla begin construction on the world’s largest battery (for now)
A massive battery storage project is officially underway in Monterey County, California, with Pacific Gas & Electric (PG&E) and Tesla beginning construction on one of the largest battery energy storage installations in the world. Set to clock in at 182.5 MW and 730 MWh, the Moss Landing battery energy storage system will be comprised of […]
Tesla’s secret batteries aim to rework the math for electric cars and the grid
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 […]