October 8, 2019Scottish Golf, Scotland’s national governing body for amateur golf, has partnered with electric vehicle (EV) charging provider Forev to build a network of more than 1,000 charge points at affiliated golf clubs.represents around 580 affiliated golf clubs and services and has more than 180,000 golf club members. Scotland Golf describes their vision as “Scotland’s game for everyone,” and now they want to provide EV charging for all those golf lovers, too.builds and operates a sustainable electric vehicle infrastructure for Scotland, and their rollout has begun now, in fall 2019....…October 8, 2019Scottish Golf, Scotland’s national governing body for amateur golf, has partnered with electric vehicle (EV) charging provider Forev to build a network of more than 1,000 charge points at affiliated golf clubs.represents around 580 affiliated golf clubs and services and has more than 180,000 golf club members. Scotland Golf describes their vision as “Scotland’s game for everyone,” and now they want to provide EV charging for all those golf lovers, too.builds and operates a sustainable electric vehicle infrastructure for Scotland, and their rollout has begun now, in fall 2019....WW…

October 5, 2019Tesla has quietly acquired a battery manufacturing and engineering company based in Canada called ‘Hibar Systems’ in a push to start making its own battery cells.There’s no detail available about the acquisition other than Tesla listing Hibar Systems as a subsidiary in its official filings with the Canadian Federal lobby registration, as first reported by Canada’sThe manufacturing company wasn’t on Tesla’s subsidiary list in July and now it appeared on it on October 2 – meaning that the acquisition happened in the last 4 months.Hibar has since gone dark, killed its website...…October 5, 2019Tesla has quietly acquired a battery manufacturing and engineering company based in Canada called ‘Hibar Systems’ in a push to start making its own battery cells.There’s no detail available about the acquisition other than Tesla listing Hibar Systems as a subsidiary in its official filings with the Canadian Federal lobby registration, as first reported by Canada’sThe manufacturing company wasn’t on Tesla’s subsidiary list in July and now it appeared on it on October 2 – meaning that the acquisition happened in the last 4 months.Hibar has since gone dark, killed its website...WW…

December 28, 2019In an email obtained by Electrek, CEO Elon Musk tells Tesla employees to “ignore stock price” as it soars to new highs in a market rally.Over the last few weeks, Tesla’s stock price blew past its longtime all-time high to over $430 per share.Musk addressed the recent rally in an email titled, “Please ignore stock price,” which was sent to Tesla employees and obtained by Electrek.Musk wrote:My silly jokes on Twitter are just that. What really matters is our actual execution and effectiveness as a company.When he talks about “silly jokes,” he is likely referring to him...…December 28, 2019In an email obtained by Electrek, CEO Elon Musk tells Tesla employees to “ignore stock price” as it soars to new highs in a market rally.Over the last few weeks, Tesla’s stock price blew past its longtime all-time high to over $430 per share.Musk addressed the recent rally in an email titled, “Please ignore stock price,” which was sent to Tesla employees and obtained by Electrek.Musk wrote:My silly jokes on Twitter are just that. What really matters is our actual execution and effectiveness as a company.When he talks about “silly jokes,” he is likely referring to him...WW…

October 23, 2019While Elon Musk didn’t want to talk about the upcoming Tesla pickup truck today, he still managed to hype the vehicle up by saying that the ‘Cybertruck’ could be Tesla’s best product ever.Many people, including financial analysts, are trying to know more about the upcoming Tesla vehicle.During the conference call following , Elon Musk didn’t want to comment about Tesla’s pickup truck when asked by an analyst.Yet, the CEO went on to say that he thinks the pickup truck, which he is now calling the Tesla ‘Cybertruck’, might end up being the automaker’s “best product ever”That’s...…October 23, 2019While Elon Musk didn’t want to talk about the upcoming Tesla pickup truck today, he still managed to hype the vehicle up by saying that the ‘Cybertruck’ could be Tesla’s best product ever.Many people, including financial analysts, are trying to know more about the upcoming Tesla vehicle.During the conference call following , Elon Musk didn’t want to comment about Tesla’s pickup truck when asked by an analyst.Yet, the CEO went on to say that he thinks the pickup truck, which he is now calling the Tesla ‘Cybertruck’, might end up being the automaker’s “best product ever”That’s...WW…

August 16, 2019Tesla is launching today a solar rental service – a brand new way to get a solar panel system on your roof for as little as $50 per month without any long-term contract.SolarCity pioneered new models to sell solar power systems with no upfront cost by leasing them to homeowners and selling them the electricity it generates, like a regular electric utility.The model created impressive growth, but it required them to pay for the costly systems upfront on most installations, which weighed heavy on their financials.When Tesla acquired SolarCity back in 2016, it gradually moved...…August 16, 2019Tesla is launching today a solar rental service – a brand new way to get a solar panel system on your roof for as little as $50 per month without any long-term contract.SolarCity pioneered new models to sell solar power systems with no upfront cost by leasing them to homeowners and selling them the electricity it generates, like a regular electric utility.The model created impressive growth, but it required them to pay for the costly systems upfront on most installations, which weighed heavy on their financials.When Tesla acquired SolarCity back in 2016, it gradually moved...WW…

✕Tesla is launching today its ‘Megapack’, a massive new energy storage product that combines up to 3 MWh of storage capacity and a 1.5 MW inverter.Electrek exclusively reported last year that .We found out that .Today, almost a year later, the company is now officially launching the product.Tesla wrote about it in a blog post:“Megapack significantly reduces the complexity of large-scale battery storage and provides an easy installation and connection process. Each Megapack comes from the factory fully-assembled with up to 3 megawatt hours (MWhs) of storage and 1.5 MW of inverter capacity,...…✕Tesla is launching today its ‘Megapack’, a massive new energy storage product that combines up to 3 MWh of storage capacity and a 1.5 MW inverter.Electrek exclusively reported last year that .We found out that .Today, almost a year later, the company is now officially launching the product.Tesla wrote about it in a blog post:“Megapack significantly reduces the complexity of large-scale battery storage and provides an easy installation and connection process. Each Megapack comes from the factory fully-assembled with up to 3 megawatt hours (MWhs) of storage and 1.5 MW of inverter capacity,...WW…

July 8, 2019Tesla CEO Elon Musk has been talking a lot about lately, part of Tesla’s “” which will enable Tesla cars with full self-driving hardware to operate as autonomous robotaxis to generate revenue for owners and for Tesla itself.This is all still a ways off, but that hasn’t stopped Musk and others from theorizing about what might happen when the technological problems behind self-driving are solved.  Recently, Musk stated that any Tesla bought today is an “” due to its potential to be used to generate revenue in the future.  But an asset wouldn’t really appreciate unless a...…July 8, 2019Tesla CEO Elon Musk has been talking a lot about lately, part of Tesla’s “” which will enable Tesla cars with full self-driving hardware to operate as autonomous robotaxis to generate revenue for owners and for Tesla itself.This is all still a ways off, but that hasn’t stopped Musk and others from theorizing about what might happen when the technological problems behind self-driving are solved.  Recently, Musk stated that any Tesla bought today is an “” due to its potential to be used to generate revenue in the future.  But an asset wouldn’t really appreciate unless a...WW…

March 3, 2020You know what’s shortening people’s lives globally, far more than viruses, wars, disease, and smoking? It’s air pollution, according to a new study released today and published in Cardiovascular Research.According to theProfessors Jos Lelieveld and Thomas Münzel, of the Max Planck Institute for Chemistry and the Department of Cardiology of the University Medical Centre Mainz in Mainz, Germany, who led the research, say the findings suggest the world is facing an air pollution ‘pandemic.’Using a new method of modeling the effects of various sources of air pollution on death...…March 3, 2020You know what’s shortening people’s lives globally, far more than viruses, wars, disease, and smoking? It’s air pollution, according to a new study released today and published in Cardiovascular Research.According to theProfessors Jos Lelieveld and Thomas Münzel, of the Max Planck Institute for Chemistry and the Department of Cardiology of the University Medical Centre Mainz in Mainz, Germany, who led the research, say the findings suggest the world is facing an air pollution ‘pandemic.’Using a new method of modeling the effects of various sources of air pollution on death...WW…

August 14, 2020Tesla is patenting its smart summon feature built around Autopilot and the patent is co-authored by Elon Musk himself.Smart Summon builds on Tesla’s previous “Summon” feature, which was used by owners to move their cars autonomously for a few feet in their driveway or in tight parking situations.With the new version, owners are able to Summon their Tesla vehicles from further away, and the cars will navigate more complex parking environments.CEO Elon Musk described Smart Summon as “Tesla’s most viral feature.”A few weeks after the release,   and several .Now...…August 14, 2020Tesla is patenting its smart summon feature built around Autopilot and the patent is co-authored by Elon Musk himself.Smart Summon builds on Tesla’s previous “Summon” feature, which was used by owners to move their cars autonomously for a few feet in their driveway or in tight parking situations.With the new version, owners are able to Summon their Tesla vehicles from further away, and the cars will navigate more complex parking environments.CEO Elon Musk described Smart Summon as “Tesla’s most viral feature.”A few weeks after the release,   and several .Now...WW…

April 13, 2020Tesla is currently expanding Gigafactory Shanghai, and a new drone video now shows just how massive the new buildings are, now that the foundations are in.The automaker built a giant factory in Shanghai and started production at the facility within a year, but it was only the beginning.Gigafactory Shanghai currently produces Model 3 vehicles, but it is building only just over 30% of the parts locally and still relies heavily on other production facilities.The automaker has been expected to expand the factory in order to vertically integrate the production to achieve a greater...…April 13, 2020Tesla is currently expanding Gigafactory Shanghai, and a new drone video now shows just how massive the new buildings are, now that the foundations are in.The automaker built a giant factory in Shanghai and started production at the facility within a year, but it was only the beginning.Gigafactory Shanghai currently produces Model 3 vehicles, but it is building only just over 30% of the parts locally and still relies heavily on other production facilities.The automaker has been expected to expand the factory in order to vertically integrate the production to achieve a greater...WW…