Key Points 🔋 Tesla is considering Sunrise New Energy, a Chinese battery components manufacturer, as a potential supplier for battery materials. 📝 Sunrise New Energy has revealed that Tesla’s battery raw materials department has expressed interest in their technology and production capacity. 🧪 Sunrise New Energy Material Co. Ltd., a joint venture of Sunrise, produces…
Key Points 📈 Tesla investor Ron Baron predicts Tesla’s growth of up to 5 times its current size by 2030. 🚗 Baron’s optimistic estimate is based on Tesla’s electric vehicle business potentially growing by 30% in revenue in 2023. 🔋 He also expects Tesla Energy to triple over the next three years. 🚀 Ron Baron…
Key Points 💡 Tesla Powerwall 3 specs are officially listed on the company’s website. 🔋 Powerwall 3 is a fully integrated solar and battery system designed for homes, offering more power with easy expansion. ☀️ It features an integrated solar inverter for high efficiency and can be used with existing or new solar systems. 💰…
Key Points 🚗 Ford, BMW, and Honda have formed a new company called ChargeScape, LLC, to offer energy management services. 🌍 ChargeScape aims to integrate electric vehicles (EVs) and electric utilities to benefit EV owners in the United States and Canada. 💰 The platform is expected to provide financial benefits to EV owners by enabling…
Key Points 🛣️ Electreon, an Israeli company, is piloting wireless charging roads for electric vehicles (EVs) in Europe and the U.S. 🔌 The technology can charge various types of vehicles while driving or stationary, including buses, vans, passenger cars, and trucks. 🇸🇪 In Sweden, Electreon is creating a wirelessly charging electric roadway connecting Visby to…
Key Points 😲 Bill Gates expressed shock that Elon Musk was “super mean” to him after learning Gates had a $500 million short position against Tesla. 💬 Gates had approached Musk to discuss philanthropy opportunities, but Musk was aware of Gates’ short position and declined the meeting. 🤝 Gates later apologized, but his relationship with…
Key Points 🧱 Tesla’s Lathrop Megafactory houses 376 Tesla Megapack batteries, indicating smooth production. ⚡ Megapacks are designed for grid use and come in 2-hour and 4-hour variants, providing power and energy storage. 💰 The Megapacks represent significant potential revenue for Tesla, with each unit priced in the millions. 📈 Tesla’s energy storage deployments have…
Key Points 🔋 LG Energy Solution (LGES) has introduced a residential energy storage system (ESS) called Prime+ tailored for the US market. 🏡 Prime+ integrates a battery system with an inverter, offering two battery module options for a total capacity of 19.2 or 32 kilowatt hours. 🕒 LGES claims that the Prime+ inverter and batteries…
Key Points 💰 Redwood Materials, founded by Tesla co-founder JB Straubel, completes a $1 billion equity funding round. 🔄 Series D funding will boost company’s capacity, expand domestic battery supply chain, and provide sustainable battery materials made in the US. ♻️ Company focuses on collecting end-of-life batteries to refine and recover key components. 🌐 Redwood…
Key Points 🎉 Tesla offers free Supercharging across Europe for one day to celebrate a decade since its first Supercharger stations opened in Norway. ⚡ Supercharging is accessible not only to Tesla vehicles but to all electric cars. 🗺️ Tesla’s Supercharger network has grown significantly, now spanning 36 countries, 1000+ sites, and 13k+ Supercharger posts,…