Credit to Author: Zachary Shahan| Date: Mon, 17 Feb 2020 04:30:54 +0000
The most popular CleanTechnica articles in January were, as it turns out, led by a bit of an unusual post for us. While it was a genuine list of the “worst things” about owning a Tesla Model 3 (from my perspective), there are buckets of humor enveloping it all
Credit to Author: Johnna Crider| Date: Sat, 15 Feb 2020 04:52:00 +0000
It looks like Tesla will most likely meet that April hiring deadline that was set by the State of New York for Tesla’s second Gigafactory, the one in Buffalo that produces solar technology rather than electric vehicles
Credit to Author: Kyle Field| Date: Sat, 15 Feb 2020 00:53:19 +0000
This week, Tesla locked in a new patent for a distributed electrical grid management system, with capability to control everything from massive grid-scale energy storage installations down to your washing machine to keep everything humming along nicely
Credit to Author: Chanan Bos| Date: Wed, 12 Feb 2020 15:37:46 +0000
For Tesla it’s all about vertical integration. Anything that doesn’t meet Tesla’s stringent quality standards, they bring in house. It’s why a lot of Tesla’s hardware nearly meets or exceeds military standards without the usual increase in price. We knew this day was coming last April when we spoke to an inside source at Giga [&hellip
Credit to Author: Steve Hanley| Date: Wed, 12 Feb 2020 05:52:04 +0000
Elon Musk tweeted this week that the Solarglass roof manufactured at the Buffalo, New York factory will be available soon in more parts of the US and plans are underway to introduce it in China and Europe soon.
Credit to Author: Johnna Crider| Date: Tue, 11 Feb 2020 03:36:24 +0000
Sean Ryan, of the New York State Assembly, says that he is “pleasantly surprised” at Tesla’s progress at its factory in Buffalo. He toured it on Friday. “The factory is built out. It has complete lines running, product moving around, people are there, so it’s really transformed itself into what we’ve been hoping for,” he says
Credit to Author: Kyle Field| Date: Sun, 09 Feb 2020 14:00:59 +0000
The Tesla Powerwall 2 is one of the most advanced residential energy storage systems in the world, and it all starts with the batteries. The leadership highlights the fact that Tesla is not only a carmaker, but also a major battery company that sells its batteries in a variety of form factors, including cars like the Model 3 and stationary energy products like the Powerwall
Credit to Author: Johnna Crider| Date: Thu, 06 Feb 2020 19:30:49 +0000
Tesla is a tech company, not just a car company. Although, some still seem to believe otherwise. Joel Feder sparked a debate on Twitter by voicing his thoughts about Tesla. In his tweet, he says, “Reminder: Tesla is a car company. Tesla is not a tech company. It builds cars.”
Credit to Author: Kyle Field| Date: Thu, 30 Jan 2020 03:43:26 +0000
From all appearances, 2019 marked the liftoff of Tesla’s Energy division. The company marked a 26% quarter-on-quarter increase in solar installations from 43 MW to 54 MW. Storage saw an equally impressive bump on its larger base from 477 MWh installed in Q3 2019 to 530 MWh in Q4
Credit to Author: Kyle Field| Date: Sun, 26 Jan 2020 05:15:18 +0000
The Tesla Solarglass Roof finally makes solar beautiful and easy to look at for folks who don’t appreciate the look of conventional solar panels. I for one love solar and have always enjoyed the look of solar panels on a roof, but I also think the Solarglass roof tiles are more beautiful, more functional, and more durable than most traditional roofing surfaces