Energy

  • Energy | Jul 9, 2022

    Oxford, Fastned, Tesla, Wenea, & Pivot Power Commission Europe’s Most Powerful EV Charging Hub

    Eventually, a total of 400 electric cars could charge at the new Energy Superhub Oxford at one time. At launch, there are currently spaces for 42 vehicles to use fast charging or ultra-rapid charging stations. The charging capacity at Energy Superhub Oxford is greater than at any other charging station in Europe, according to the […]

  • Energy | Jul 9, 2022

    What’s the Difference? Chinese vs. German Tesla Model Y

    Video shows the difference between a Tesla Model Y made in Germany and one built in ChinaStop me if you’ve already heard this one: what’s the difference between a Chinese Tesla and a German Tesla

  • Energy | Jul 9, 2022

    Evolito Buys Aerospace Battery Company Electroflight

    Making more moves in the electric aviation arena, electric propulsion company Evolito has acquired aerospace battery company Electroflight. Perhaps the most interesting part of the news, though, is that the two young companies previously collaborated under the name YASA. “Having previously worked together, as YASA, we successfully powered the worlds fastest electric aircraft, the Spirit […]

  • Energy | Jul 9, 2022

    How Inflation Could Be Cut By FERC & Renewable Energy Doubled

    You don’t have to be an economist to know that inflation is one of the chief financial challenges facing Americans today. Key indicators point to energy prices as a principal driver of the increased cost of living, as gasoline soars over $5 per gallon and natural gas spikes lead to inflated utility bills. Fortunately, a […]

  • Energy | Jul 9, 2022

    Separating & Purifying Rare-Earth Elements with Microorganisms

    Using naturally occurring and engineered proteins and bacteria, Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory (LLNL) scientists and collaborators will separate and purify rare-earth elements so they can be used in the defense sector. Under the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) Environmental Microbes as a BioEngineering Resource (EMBER) program, the team was awarded an initial $4 million in funding R&D in Phase 1 with an […]

  • Energy | Jul 8, 2022

    Tesla Full Self Driving Beta: 5 Strikes, You’re Out!

    I thought I had written my last article on FSD Beta until I got access again. However, with almost 300 comments on my last article, I need to supply some context and rebut some of the comments. Please see my revised article below. Background: After 206 days of my wife and I obsessively using Tesla […]

  • Energy | Jul 8, 2022

    Biden–Harris Administration Takes Drive Forward to Combat Climate Change

    “A proposed rule [yesterday] from the Department of Transportation would require states to measure the greenhouse gas emissions from their highway and transportation programs, and then come up with plans to reduce that harmful pollution.” —NRDC writes. “Implementing these standards would help ensure the historic investments from the bipartisan infrastructure law are done right.” Below is […]

  • Energy | Jul 8, 2022

    Tesla [TSLA] Shares Strong Going into Q3, Especially Compared to NIO & Lucid

    As Tesla heads into the third quarter, following what Elon Musk called a “tough quarter” for the automaker, analysts are noting which electric vehicle shares are worth investing in. While Tesla’s shares jumped slightly in the last week of Q2, Chinese automaker NIO and fellow U.S. automaker Lucid both saw their shares drop. Tesla’s stock jumped […]

  • Energy | Jul 8, 2022

    Tesla Pausing Production at Giga Berlin & Shanghai to Upgrade Assembly Lines

    Even with Tesla’s newly completed Gigafactories in Berlin and Shanghai, the automaker is working to expand production even further. Over the next month or so, Tesla plans to significantly increase production at both of these plants, but the automaker may have to take a costly production break to upgrade the sites. Tesla is pausing production […]

  • Energy | Jul 8, 2022

    Top 50 mining stocks lose $1.2 trillion in market value from peak

    After a brutal second quarter, investors in the world’s 50 biggest mining companies are in full retreat as metal prices slump and uncertainty grips the sector.     

  • Energy | Jul 8, 2022

    GE Appliances & Oatly Add Electric Trucks from Einride

    If you don’t have them in your own home, you’ve seen GE Appliances in someone’s home before, and probably at workplaces or commercial establishments. Moving tons of large appliances around every year, as well as the supplies to produce them, GE Appliances surely generates a lot of transportation emissions. It is now looking to cut […]

  • Energy | Jul 8, 2022

    Converting This 1977 Porsche 911 To Electric Yields 600 BHP From Tesla Motor

    “The drive unit was put on a dyno and got to 600 BHP, then it overheated the dyno!” Well, then it’s probably powerful enough. Kit Lacey of eDub Services in the UK is proud of his work converting an iconic 1977 Porsche 911. Some will call it sacrilege, but hey, the customer sold the original […]