During the first nine months of 2020, car sales cratered, with every major automaker seeing a steep drop in sales as the pandemic raged across the globe. That is, of course, every major automaker except Tesla. Despite the world practically stopping due to the pandemic, the Silicon Valley-based electric car maker sold more cars than […]
Australia Picks Massive Tesla-Supplied Battery to Ease Transmission Constraint
Neoen and Tesla will build the biggest battery yet for a transmission application as Victoria works toward 50 percent renewable power. Australia has lots of renewable power, but limited high-voltage power lines to move it around the country. Now it’s tapping a massive battery to help. The Australian Energy Market Operator (AEMO) last week awarded a […]
Tesla, Lucid, Rivian, and others join forces to create ZETA: a push for electric cars only by 2030
Twenty-eight companies in the electric vehicle industry, including big names like Tesla, Lucid, and Rivian, have joined forces to create a new organization called ZETA, with the goal to push for 100% electric vehicle sales by 2030. Several markets have recently announced plans to move new car sales to electric vehicles only. These initiatives also […]
Tesla microgrids spread as U.S. grid ‘gets worse and worse’
A Tesla Inc. executive made a stir last week when he revealed that the company is operating more than 120 microgrids. The online comment by Michael Snyder, Tesla’s director of engineering and construction for energy projects, signaled that a company known for its cars and batteries is restlessly encroaching on other parts of the energy system. But […]
Tesla Stockholder Meeting & Battery Day Go Virtual
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 […]