Archive: Tesla News

By Simon Alvarez Posted on May 7, 2018 Reddit Tweet Share Share Email Comments Tesla’s improving battery technology could ultimately be a blow to the cobalt mining industry, according to advisory firm Benchmark Mineral Intelligence. According to BMI, Tesla’s consistent improvement in its battery tech has resulted in a steady decline in the company’s usage […]

By Simon Alvarez Posted on April 26, 2018 Reddit Tweet Share Share Email Comments Linked Group Services, a business in North Queensland, Australia, has decided to go fully off-grid through the use of a 100 kWh Tesla Powerpack battery, a series of solar installations, and a microturbine that runs on natural gas. With this, the […]

By Simon Alvarez Posted on April 25, 2018 Reddit Tweet Share Share Email Comments Tesla’s Powerpacks have been selected as the backup system of choice for Manchester Science Partnerships (MSP), one of the UK’s most prominent science and technology park operators. The big battery is part of the MSP’s ongoing initiative to employ and utilize […]

By Simon Alvarez Posted on April 19, 2018 Reddit Tweet Share Share Email Comments Amid Puerto Rico’s recent islandwide blackout, Elon Musk stated that the Tesla team would be working to expand its existing battery and solar installations 24/7 to support the country’s damaged power grid better. In an announcement on Wednesday, Puerto Rico’s Electric […]

By Simon Alvarez Posted on April 16, 2018 Reddit Tweet Share Share Email Comments One of the first known Tesla Solar Roof residential customers has shed some light on the process for installing the unique energy producing glass roof tiles, and its costs. In a conversation with Alex Guberman of YouTube’s E for Electric, Tri Huynh provided several […]

By Chad Berndt Posted on April 12, 2018 Reddit Tweet Share Share Email Comments Tesla and its electric cars may have kicked off the party, but other industries are quickly joining the revolution. For generations of humans, the internal combustion engine has been the go-to solution for many of our needs.  We use them every […]

By Simon Alvarez Posted on April 9, 2018 Reddit Tweet Share Share Email Comments Recent reports have emerged stating that Tesla has hired White House veteran Alexandra Veitch as its new North American lead for government relations and policy. Veitch, who served as a Special Assistant to former US President Barack Obama in the past, […]

By Simon Alvarez Posted on April 5, 2018 Reddit Tweet Share Share Email Comments Tesla Inc. is reportedly ramping up its recruitment efforts at its Gigafactory 2 in Buffalo, NY, with the company set to hold five information sessions over the next month to seek out potential employees for the 1.2-million-square-foot facility. Tesla’s recruitment initiatives […]

By Simon Alvarez Posted on March 23, 2018 Reddit Tweet Share Share Email Comments Tesla’s proposed 250 MW/650 MWh virtual power plant for South Australia could still push through, as newly-elected premier Steven Marshall took a step back from his hardline approach and adopted a softer stance on the energy project. In a recent statement, […]

By Simon Alvarez Posted on March 22, 2018 Reddit Tweet Share Share Email Comments Tesla’s 100 MW/129MWh Powerpack system near Jamestown in South Australia is proving to be so quick in providing backup power to the energy grid that 30-40% of the services it provides end up unpaid. The electric car and energy company claims […]