A recently released EnergySage report on online comparison-shopping marketplace for rooftop solar and energy storage systems revealed something remarkable. The Powerwall 2 is currently dominating the U.S. residential battery storage market despite the understated ramp of Tesla Energy, and the rivalry is not even close. The dominance of Tesla Energy is due in no small…
Green Mountain Power (GMP) has announced that its growing energy storage network in 2020 would reduce the cost of all GMP customers by approximately $3 million. This network involves Powerwall home batteries, Tesla Powerpack batteries at solar sites on a utility scale, and carbon-reducing equipment such as smart chargers for electric vehicles. Green Mountain Power…
Some fascinating information about the vehicles that Tesla will be manufacturing at Giga Berlin have been verified by Elon Musk. The Model Y that will be manufactured at the facility will use the company’s 4680 cells and structural battery pack, according to the Tesla CEO. Gigafactory Berlin will also use single-piece front and rear castings…
It appears that Tesla Energy and Pacific Gas and Electric Company’s 730 MWh battery installation at Moss Landing in Monterey, California, is progressing well. The first batch of Tesla Megapacks was successfully installed enabling the project to take a step towards its goal of starting operations in the second quarter of 2021 as noted in…
According to a memo seen by Bloomberg News, Tesla is warning employees at its auto plant in Fremont, California, that an employee allegedly “maliciously sabotaged” part of the factory last month and was fired after an internal investigation. According to an email sent Monday by Al Prescott, Tesla’s vice president of legal and acting general…
Apparently, Tesla has a new plan for dealing with journalists: don’t bother with them at all. The electric car company has reportedly disbanded its global public relations unit, leaving the press at the world’s most valuable automaker with no formal point of touch. According to Electrek, the decision to disband the department was confirmed “at…
For a durability test, a Tesla owner recently acquired a rare “V1” sample of Elon Musk’s Boring Company brick. Dan Markham was able to get his hands on two Boring Bricks from YouTube channel What’s Inside and had some fun conducting a drop test to equate its durability with possible rivals in the market. Thanks…
Tesla is currently at the top of the EV market. Unlike any other, its vehicles provide an experience, performance is excellent for their price, and the tech is top-notch. However, as the company pursues its goal of delivering 500,000 vehicles this year, something is becoming clear: Tesla needs to stress its quality control aggressively, especially…
When it comes to the cost of ownership, Tesla Model 3 is crushing Dodge Charger as a police car. The Bargersville Police Chief provided a 1-year cost of operation review to electrify their fleet. It was reported last year the Bargersville, Indiana, police department is upgrading their fleet to Model 3s. At the time, Bargersville…
In June, Tesla enabled the cabin-facing camera with the 2020.24.5 Software Update inside the Model 3 and Model Y. The company acknowledged they are developing potential safety features and enhancements. A notorious Tesla hacker, who has shown the coding for the cabin camera, has revealed what facial characteristics the feature would look for to increase…