Elon Musk is powering electric cars, homes and now he’s trying to give homeowners the chance to mine Bitcoin using his solar panels. He’s got vested interests Your home can allow you to generate actual Bitcoins with the surplus energy your solar system makes Musk is now tied to the bitcoin story in the eyes
Tesla unveiled the first major refresh of its flagship Model S electric performance sedan on Wednesday, and it was not an over-the-air update. The interior gets a major overhaul with an airplane-inspired steering wheel and the powertrain adds a third motor in some versions. Top-performance versions will be capable of a 520-mile range and a
Tesla currently has a very clear technological lead over its competitors. One teardown in 2020 estimated it to be six years ahead of Toyota and VW. There seems no stopping the share price of the company either. In fact, Tesla doesn’t just have a higher market cap than Toyota, it’s nearly four times as much
The last year has been surprisingly positive for EVs. But a lot of cars that were due to be released in 2020 have slipped to next year. There are also new technologies looming in 2021 that will shift the EV market still further in the right direction. Here are some of the most significant things
Morgan Stanley analyst Adam Jonas wrote in a note to clients on Friday that global EV sales will grow 50% or more next year, while sales of internal combustion engine vehicles are expected to grow 2% to 5%. He also predicted that global EV penetration will rise from 4% to 31% by 2030. Those predictions
Washington, DC (CNN)Tesla’s fortunes have made quite a journey since April 2018, when CEO Elon Musk posted a photo on Twitter of himself apparently asleep, lying on a Model 3, holding a ragged cardboard sign that read “Bankwupt!” “There are many chapters of bankruptcy and, as critics so rightly pointed out, Tesla has them *all*”
Although 2020 will be primarily remembered for the pandemic, it has also been a watershed moment for electric vehicles. The rest of the car industry has seen massive drops in sales every month during the worst months of COVID-19, but the EV market has continued to grow. In the UK, by November, 162% more battery
Tesla has opened its largest supercharging station in California, to the public with a massive capacity of 56 V3 rated slots to charge the electric vehicle up to 250kW for fast charging. Standard Tesla vehicles with 85 kWh batteries can fully charge on Firebaugh’s Supercharger station for under an hour only using the solar heat
WHICH ELECTRIC cars can be driven 300 miles or more between charges? When buying a new battery-electric vehicle, a long range is one of the first things a customer will look for. At the time of the original Nissan Leaf’s launch 10 years ago, the car makers dabbling with pure-electric models were trying to convince
When it comes to more sustainable driving, there is a whole host of options now and it can be confusing knowing what’s what. In the olden days you pretty much had the choice of diesel or petrol, but with the ever-evolving market of low-emission vehicles, there’s more choice than ever. When it comes to “EVs,”
