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 […]
A look inside Tesla’s Gigafactory: The key to the automakers’ success
Walk into Tesla’s Gigafactory in Sparks, Nevada, and the first thing that stands out is the size of the battery plant. It’s enormous. So big that you could fit 33 football fields — and it’s only getting larger. “The Gigafactory is critical to Tesla. There is more batteries produced here for electric vehicles than in the rest […]
Tesla wins contract for another massive battery system with Powerpacks
Tesla’s energy division is on a roll when it comes to large battery projects, especially in Australia since the success of its giant battery system in in the country. Now we learn that Tesla won another contract for a massive battery system project to deploy Powerpacks at another wind farm in Australia. Tesla’s 100MW/129MWh Powerpack project in South Australia provide […]