Tesla cuts battery cost on road to $25K model
Tesla on Tuesday said it is slashing battery costs to speed a global shift to renewable energy, and could have a $25,000 self-driving model available in three years or so.
Sep 23, 2020
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Tesla on Tuesday said it is slashing battery costs to speed a global shift to renewable energy, and could have a $25,000 self-driving model available in three years or so.
Sep 23, 2020
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Energy & Green Tech
Tesla chief Elon Musk has promised "insane" battery news at a streamed event after the company's annual shareholders' meeting on Tuesday.
Sep 22, 2020
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Engineering
Batteries fade as they age, slowly losing power and storage capacity.
Sep 15, 2020
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There' s a loud bang, and then it starts: A battery module of an electric car is on fire in the Hagerbach test tunnel. A video of the test impressively shows the energy stored in such batteries: Meter-long flames hiss through ...
Aug 17, 2020
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Energy & Green Tech
Just about everyone has endured the frustration of their cell phone running out of power before they get a chance to recharge, and although electric cars are growing in popularity, they remain limited by how far they can ...
Aug 6, 2020
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The global economy's demand for lithium-ion batteries will be rising sharply in the future. Electric cars depend on them, as do laptops, smartphones and power tools for the construction industry and the DIY sector. Soon another ...
Jul 13, 2020
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Engineering
The U.S. Department of Energy's (DOE) Argonne National Laboratory, in collaboration with Hong Kong University of Science and Technology (HKUST), has developed a new particle-level cathode coating for lithium-ion batteries ...
Jul 9, 2020
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Electronics & Semiconductors
A new lithium-based electrolyte invented by Stanford University scientists could pave the way for the next generation of battery-powered electric vehicles.
Jun 22, 2020
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Energy & Green Tech
Lithium-sulphur batteries, which are lighter and cheaper than today's models, may be the next generation of power cells that we use in electric cars or mobile phones—if scientists can get them to last for longer.
Jun 5, 2020
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Energy & Green Tech
Hydrogen has long been touted as the future for passenger cars. The hydrogen fuel cell electric vehicle (FCEV), which simply runs on pressurised hydrogen from a fuelling station, produces zero carbon emissions from its exhaust. ...
Jun 3, 2020
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