What A $108.26 Per kWh Battery Pack Would Mean For Tesla

Credit to Author: Frugal Moogal| Date: Mon, 25 Nov 2019 01:05:55 +0000

I broke down in an earlier article why I have a hunch that the Tesla Cybertruck is going to include a battery pack that is costing Tesla around $108.26/kWh at the pack level (or better!), but I decided to keep running the math to calculate what it would mean for other Tesla products

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Nikola Pushes Deeper Into Battery Electric Vehicles With Next Generation Battery Tech

Credit to Author: Kyle Field| Date: Tue, 19 Nov 2019 20:05:04 +0000

The Nikola Motor Company dropped a bomb on the electric vehicle industry today with news of a pending acquisition of a team that has developed next generation battery technology. The news comes with claims of a cathode with 4 times the energy density of today’s lithium-ion cells, lasts for 2,000 cycles, and at a cell cost of 50% less than today’s lithium-ion cells

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Walmart Is Re-Energizing Tesla Solar Systems After Settling Lawsuit With Tesla

Credit to Author: Johnna Crider| Date: Wed, 06 Nov 2019 21:08:21 +0000

Reuters has reported that Walmart and Tesla have settled their lawsuit. The lawsuit Walmart filed back in July claimed that Tesla solar panels caught fire on the roof of 7 stores in the United States. On Monday, November 4th, 2019, a court filing showed that Walmart voluntarily discontinued without prejudice. In other words, Walmart dropped the lawsuit

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Tesla Earnings Call: My (Overdue) Analysis

Credit to Author: Frugal Moogal| Date: Tue, 29 Oct 2019 23:42:54 +0000

Tesla Shanghai Gigafactory General AssemblyI published an article in my TSLA FUD series on October 23rd about what I was hoping to see from the Tesla 3rd quarter shareholder call. I stated before any earnings were released that I was far less concerned about the actual per-share earnings and much more interested in a set of bullet points regarding where Tesla was with various upcoming projects. Later that day, Tesla reported earnings and they were widely regarded as a home run by analysts

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Tesla Delivers Record Production, Gigafactory 3 Making Cars, Model Y 6 Months Early

Credit to Author: Kyle Field| Date: Wed, 23 Oct 2019 22:29:57 +0000

Tesla just issued its Q3 2019 earnings report and the numbers are looking good across the board for the Silicon Valley electric vehicle builder

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Tesla [TSLA] FUD: The Earnings Are Coming!

Credit to Author: Frugal Moogal| Date: Wed, 23 Oct 2019 04:30:17 +0000

There are a slew of articles right now telling wildly different stories about what we should expect when Tesla reports its earnings on October 23rd after the bell. Articles have ranged from negative spin to positive spin. The negatives mostly seem centered around wondering if Tesla’s revenues may have gone down as the product mix became more Model 3-centric, and the positives are about how many analysts have been revising their earnings expectation up lately

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Tesla Semi Prototype Demo At Yandell Logistics Facility In California (Video)

Credit to Author: Guest Contributor| Date: Sun, 20 Oct 2019 11:07:59 +0000

The Tesla Semi red prototype was recently seen at a facility for a large warehousing and logistics client from California named “Yandell,” a huge facility at 360 Industrial Court in Benicia

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Frito-Lay Ditches Diesel In Favor Of A Renewable-Powered Fleet At Its Modesto Facility

Credit to Author: Kyle Field| Date: Mon, 07 Oct 2019 15:30:55 +0000

Parent company PepsiCo, Inc. is replacing the fleet of diesel freight vehicles that service its Frito-Lay plant in Modesto, California with zero-emission and near-zero emission vehicles. The upgrades are coming to the central California facility thanks to funding provided by the state-funded Zero- and Near Zero-Emission Freight Facility Project

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Live Music + EVs + Beer = Abita Springs Drive Electric Day

Credit to Author: Johnna Crider| Date: Tue, 17 Sep 2019 23:49:25 +0000

Abita Springs Drive Electric Day was held on Sunday, September 15, and was a part of the nationwide celebration of EVs known as National Drive Electric Week. Abita is known for its wide range of local brews. One of my favorites is Purple Haze, another is the holiday edition, Creole Cream Ale (which can’t get here quick enough!)

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How Much Does The Tesla Semi Weigh?

Credit to Author: Johnna Crider| Date: Mon, 02 Sep 2019 03:31:32 +0000

Tesla owner and YouTuber GeauxTesla has weighed in on how much he thinks the Tesla Semi weighs. GeauxTesla is a truck driver who also loves making videos of his Tesla and also drives for Uber and Lyft

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