Tesla Autopilot records safest quarter to date in new Safety Report

Tesla has officially released its quarterly safety report, and they are quite encouraging, with Autopilot formally recording its safest quarter yet in company history. Tesla Autopilot has undergone significant improvements since Q4 2019, as the company aimed to release new features to its fleet of vehicles. Most recently, Tesla rolled out a wide US release […]

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Building a sustainable EV battery supply chain: New Report


The transition to EVs frequently raises questions about the sustainability of batteries, from mining impacts to vehicle carbon emissions. To address these questions, the Center for Law, Energy & the Environment (CLEE) and the Natural Resource Governance Institute (NRGI) are conducting a research initiative focused on identifying strategies to improve sustainability and governance across the… Read more »

Promising lithium-sulfur active battery material made with low-cost liquid phase process

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Scientists at the Toyohashi University of Technology have made an active sulfur material and carbon nanofiber (CNF) composite using a low-cost liquid phase process. Their paper, published in the American Chemical Society’s ACS Applied Energy Materials, claims that all-solid-state lithium-sulfur batteries using a sulfur-CNF composite material show higher discharge capacity and better cycle stability than… Read more »

Tesla China’s locally-made Model 3 now qualifies for new government subsidies

During the recently-held first quarter earnings call, Elon Musk stated that Tesla China would be lowering the price of the Model 3 Standard Range Plus to qualify for government subsidies, which are designed to encourage consumers to purchase electric vehicles. True to Musk’s words, Tesla China did adjust the price of its locally-made electric car, […]

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