JB Straubel, formerly the chief technology officer for Tesla, is now the head of a new company called Redwood Materials whose principal business will be recapturing the lithium, nickel, cobalt, and other valuable components inside lithium ion battery cells and using them to make new batteries. In a recent interview with the Wall Street Journal, Straubel said raw materials…
Traditional automakers stand to lose billions if Electric Vehicles (EVs) are successful. The legacy Internal Combustion Engine (ICE) equipment, service revenue, and dealerships all stand to become stranded assets. At the same time, investing in a transition to EV would undermine their core business model. So why would they want to make an EV? To…
Having a vehicle with fast acceleration offers advantages. Stop lights get more interesting, it’s likely to scare some high-performance gas cars. However, this instant acceleration becomes a safety feature, as recently demonstrated by Tesla owner Daniel Spalding, who thanks to the torque of his Model 3 prevented a potentially nasty crash by the breadth of…
iSeeCars is a company specialized in data collection on the new and used car markets. In its latest study, electric cars in general display much higher depreciation after three years than traditional cars — 52% versus 39.1% for sedans, 39.7% for SUVs and 34.3% for trucks. Tesla vehicles however outperform the industry. At the end…
Iron Man has Tony Stark. Tony Stark has Stark Industries. We might not have access to the comic book character in real life, but we do have Elon Musk. In fact, Musk was an inspiration in the Iron Man movies and even made a cameo appearance in one of the flicks. So, if there was such a thing as…
Before I dive into the idea of this, I want to share where it came from. Bloomberg reported that while in Germany, Elon Musk met up with Volkswagen Group CEO Herbert Diess, and even drove a Volkswagen electric car, the hot new Volkswagen ID.3. The two met at an airport in Braunschweig where Elon Musk test drove the ID.3.…
Getting the ideal color for your car is a key part of the buying process. Tesla recognizes this and has been investing, substantially, in improving its factory paint shops worldwide. In April, Elon Musk tweeted, “Giga Berlin will have world’s most advanced paint shop, with more layers of stunning colors that subtly change with curvature.” A look at the WrapMyTesla.com fleet from…
Autopilot was engaged. It was just after midnight in North Carolina, a time when roads are mostly clear. The driver was watching a film on their phone, and the Model S crashed into a deputy’s vehicle. There’s a reason why you’re not allowed to watch Netflix or YouTube on the Tesla infotainment screen. The collision…
A Tesla Model 3 has been patrolling the streets of Westport, Connecticut, since January 2020. However, an inside look at how effective the Model 3’s performance is for the law enforcement agency has never been given. That is until Westport Police Department Chief Foti Koskinas gave two members of the Now You Know YouTube channel a peek…
By 2050, up to 45% of households will actively provide vehicle-to-grid (V2G) services, according to National Grid ESO’s Future Energy Scenarios, July 2020.Vehicle to Grid EV charging is seen as important to achieve Net Zero – but most EV drivers may not be able to use V2G until at least 2025.With a need for Vehicle…