The Hawaiian island of Kauai plans to give us diesel generators and complete the switch to solar to power the islands electrical needs. Tesla battery packs are uses in more than electric cars. On Kauai Tesla has installed 272 power packs that store energy from 55,000 solar panels This project will save Kauai 1.6 million […]
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Tesla Events Our friends at Tesla are bringing the Model X and Model S to a number on Road Shows around the country. With locations around the country including Surrey this is a good time to check out the new Model X in Right Hand Drive and experience the Auto Pilot feature. See Booking Page at Tesla
German brands plus Ford join forces to create a pan European fast charging network A new joint venture formed by some of the biggest names in the car industry has come to a formal agreement over the creation of new ultra-fast, high-power electric car charging infrastructure. The BMW Group, Daimler AG, Ford and Volkswagen along with its Audi and Porsche marques have signed a Memorandum of Understanding
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With Tesla and Solar City merging after the Tesla purchase the combined company will be looking to get its balance sheet more in order. Both companies have a huge appetite for cash burning. Factories are highly expensive, especially when they are vast. Both Tesla with Giga Factory and Solar City with a Solar Module plant
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Out of the blue, Tesla has announced that it offered to acquire SolarCity for up to $2.8 billion in an attempt to create a one-stop shop for cleaner energy. Tesla said it offered $26.50 to $28.50 per share for SolarCity. The price is 25% to 35% premium to the solar company’s Tuesday close. If the deal
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Tesla have a problem with how to ramp production of the Model 3. Since the first showing on March 31st this year Tesla has been swamped with orders that may well be over 500,000 by now. In order to bring production in line with market demand Tesla have hired Audi manufacturing guru Peter Hocholdinger. According
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Tesla have just released a quick factory tour: All over in 90 seconds from start to finish. See the inside of the Freemont facikity where the Tesla model S and Models X are made. The Tesla Model 3 is expected to be shown in March 2016 and we expect that Tesla will open the
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We have known for some time that the Model X will ship in September. We now have an actual date as Tesla has sent out invitations to the official launch of the Tesla Model X. The shadowy Model X Delivery Event invitation simply depicts the crossover in silhouette with its characteristic vertical, dual-hinged “Falcon doors”
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Audi today issued a teaser picture and some scant details of an all-electric SUV that it will launch to rival the upcoming Tesla Model X. The SUV will have a range of more than 500km (310 miles) and will go into production in 2018 as the brand’s first volume electric car, Audi said in a
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We received an invitation to attend the launch party of the latest Tesla UK store in Weybridge, Surrey. This sales location is housed in an old Honda shop that has been vacant for some time. Tesla have transformed the building in a high street store with plenty of passing traffic. Weybridge is an affluent area
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