While we are waiting for Tesla to ramp up its solar roof tiles, the company is starting to use more of its own solar modules.
A new report shows that Tesla Energy is now mainly using its own ‘Tesla-branded’ solar panels made by Panasonic a…
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Green Deals: 3-pack Philips LED Dusk-to-Dawn Lights $15, more
Amazon offers a three-pack of Philips A19 LED Dusk-to-Dawn Light Bulbs for $15.10 Prime shipped. For comparison, it usually sells for around $25 and today’s deal is a new Amazon all-time low. Home Depot charges around $7 for a single bulb. Aside…
BMW invests millions in battery pack production to support new Mini electric
Over the next year, Mini will bring its first all-electric vehicle to production in England.
BMW says that it is now investing millions in battery pack production in Germany in order to support the new Mini electric production. more…
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Nio builds a battery swap station right next to a Tesla Supercharger
Nio is ramping up its electric vehicle infrastructure effort in China and it is building battery swap stations.
The startup even built one right next to a Tesla Supercharger – creating a little glimpse into the future. more…
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New Priority Embark electric bicycle features Bosch powered belt driven CVT
Priority Bicycles has just dropped the veil on their new electric bicycle, the Priority Embark.
The new electric bicycle removes most maintenance-heavy components typically found on e-bikes, creating a nearly maintenance-free electric bicycle.
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Tesla delivers first Powerpack project at tidal power station
Tesla delivered a new Powerpack system to Nova Innovation’s tidal power station in Scotland – creating “the world’s first grid-connected ‘baseload’ tidal power station.” more…
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Tesla owners will be able to remotely control their car through their phones ‘like RC cars’ within ~6 weeks, says Elon Musk
Tesla CEO Elon Musk has been promising some major improvements to Tesla Autopilot’s Summon feature in recent weeks.
Now he has announced a new update coming in “~6 weeks” that will enable Tesla owners to remotely control their car through …
Lime pulled 2,000 electric scooters off the street due to threat of fire
Fires in electric vehicles are rare but not unheard of occurrences. So far, the thousands of electric scooters zipping around US streets as part of scooter share programs have been spared.
But Lime just announced that certain Lime electric scooters ha…
Tesla’s next-gen Summon feature will be able to find parking spot and read instruction signs, says Elon Musk
Elon Musk has been promising some major improvements to Tesla Autopilot’s Summon feature, and now he has now released some new details.
The CEO now claims that the next-gen Summon feature will be able to navigate parking lots of its own, find a …
Hyundai and Kia unveil new solar roof to charge batteries in vehicles, launching next year
Electric vehicles enable owners to have more choices for the sources of energy to power their vehicles. EV owners have been known to adopt solar power at a higher rate than the rest of the popular.
Some of them even want solar directly on their vehicl…
