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Tesla’s Semi-Truck Would Require Energy Of 4,000 Homes To Recharge
Tesla’s Semi-Truck Would Require Energy Of 4,000 Homes To Recharge Elon Musk’s reliance on shock-and-awe tactics and unjustifiably lofty performance projections is creating serious problems for the so-called visionary as a growing number of experts have come forward to explain that many of his claims would defy the laws of physics. The latest group to […]
There Is Just One Thing Preventing Elon Musk’s Vision From Coming True: The Laws Of Physics
There Is Just One Thing Preventing Elon Musk’s Vision From Coming True: The Laws Of Physics When Elon Musk stepped on stage at Tesla’s product-launch event earlier this month, he knew the market’s confidence in Tesla’s brand had sunk to an all-time low since he took over the company a decade ago. So, he resorted […]
Are Electric Cars As Clean As They Seem?
Are Electric Cars As Clean As They Seem? Tesla’s unveiling of its mass market Model 3 sparked a global interest in making electric vehicles the next big thing in automobile manufacturing. But can the category’s green agenda keep up with its metal and recycling needs? The concept of bunking the traditional engine for a non-gas […]
Can Puerto Rico go 100% solar?
Can Puerto Rico go 100% solar? With seasonal variations in output of only around 30% Puerto Rico is at an ideal latitude for solar power, and despite generally low capacity factors (caused by cloudiness) it can be argued that if solar doesn’t work there it won’t work anywhere. And as the results of this post […]
The Race For The “Holy Grail” Of Renewables
The Race For The “Holy Grail” Of Renewables In February, AES Energy’s Escondido battery storage facility in California was hailed as the largest one to date, with a capacity of 30 MW/120 MWh. Now, Tesla is building a bigger one—100 MW/129 MWh—in Australia. On the face of it, it’s a race for the bigger battery […]
You Are Not An Investor
You Are Not An Investor Giotto Legend of St Francis, Exorcism of the Demons at Arezzo c.1297-1299 You are not an investor. One can only be an investor in functioning markets. There have been no functioning markets since at least 2008, and probably much longer. That’s when central banks started purchasing financial assets, for real, […]
Blowout Week 167
Blowout Week 167 There are some people you just can’t hold down. One of them is Elon Musk, who has offered to solve South Australia’s grid problems within a hundred days by installing Tesla utility-scale batteries and not to send a bill if the fix doesn’t work, thereby displaying true confidence in the future of […]
“We Need to Electrify As Much Transportation As We Can”
“We Need to Electrify As Much Transportation As We Can” Richard Heinberg, Senior Fellow at the Post Carbon Institute, says a truly green transportation system would stop relying on cars and discusses the Tesla Model 3 as a mass-market electric vehicle Transcript JESSICA DESVARIEUX, PRODUCER, TRNN: Welcome to the Real News Network. I’m Jessica Desvarieux […]
How Sustainable is Stored Sunlight?
How Sustainable is Stored Sunlight? One of the constraints of solar power is that it is not always available: it is dependent on daylight hours and clear skies. In order to fill these gaps, a storage solution or a backup infrastructure of fossil fuel power plants is required — a factor that is often ignored […]
The Economics Of Tesla’s PowerWall Don’t Make Sense For Most Customers In North America
The Economics Of Tesla’s PowerWall Don’t Make Sense For Most Customers In North America With the euphoria over Tesla’s electric car fading fast, especially now that competitors are releasing both more exciting (and more expensive for the vain set) cars such as BMW’s i8, Elon Musk has found himself in a pickle: how to distract […]
Tesla launches Powerwall home battery with aim to revolutionize energy consumption
Tesla launches Powerwall home battery with aim to revolutionize energy consumption Larger version of battery has been tested in pilot program Tesla CEO Elon Musk is trying to steer his electric car company’s battery technology into homes and businesses as part of an elaborate plan to reshape the power grid with millions of small power […]
