Tag: Tesla
Tesla Model 3 production target pushed back, despite progress
Tesla Model 3 delays impact share prices Tesla Inc announced it will likely be able to produce about 2,500 Tesla Model 3 sedans per week by the end of the first quarter, disappointing investors who expected the Palo Alto-based company to build 5,000 cars per week. In the fourth quarter of 2017, Tesla delivered 1,550 […]
Energy storage for wind/solar integration into power grids over $23 billion by 2026 – Navigant
Large-scale addition of wind/solar generation challenges utilities industry slow to keep up with modern technology Ever lower prices for solar PV and wind power generation are driving demand for energy storage around the world, according to a new report from Navigant Research that examines the global market for energy storage for renewables integration with a focus on six utility-scale, […]
125 Tesla Semi trucks reserved by UPS, largest order ever
Tesla Semi trucks to cost about $200,000 each Reuters reports United Parcel Service Inc announced on Tuesday that it will buy 125 Tesla Semi trucks as the delivery company expands its fleet of alternative-fuel vehicles. The all electric big rigs will cost around $200,000 each, bringing the total UPS purchase to about $25 million. The […]
Ontario electric truck rebate to roll out soon
Ontario electric truck rebate part of Green Commercial Vehicle Program The newly announced Ontario electric truck rebate could be worth up to $75,000 for buyers of electric trucks in Canada’s most populated province, according to a report by Reuters. The rebate are offered through a $12 million fund for the fiscal year ending March 31, […]
PepsiCo pre-orders 100 Tesla Semi trucks
Tesla Semi trucks purchase part of PepsiCo’s plan to cut GHGs PepsiCo Inc is the latest major US company to reserve new Tesla Semi trucks. The second-largest food and beverage company in the world has placed an order for 100 electric semi trucks, the largest Tesla big rig order to date. The maker of Mountain […]
DHL orders 10 Tesla Semi electric trucks for use on shorter routes
Fortigo Freight of Etobicoke, Ontario, ordered one Tesla Semi Two more freight services companies have pre-ordered Tesla Semi electric trucks, which are expected to roll off the assembly line in 2019. The companies join J.B. Hunt and Wal-Mart, who agreed to purchase the Tesla Semi which was unveiled by the company’s Chief Executive Elon Musk […]
World’s largest battery installed in South Australia by Tesla, testing begins soon
Tesla battery to be fed electricity from Hornsdale Wind Farm On Thursday, the South Australian government announced that the giant lithium-ion battery built by Tesla has been installed and testing will begin soon. The project, which will be capable of supply electricity to 30,000 households for a period of eight hours at peak summer consumption […]
$250,000 Tesla Roadster upstages Tesla Semi unveiling
Tesla Roadster has 620 mile range On Tuesday evening just as Elon Musk wrapped up the Tesla Semi reveal, the Tesla Roadster wowed the crowd when it drove out of the big truck’s trailer, into the spotlight. Tesla Chief Executive Elon Musk said the second-generation $250,000 EV would be the fastest production car ever. The […]
Tesla Semi unveiled Thursday as company struggles with Model 3 roll out
Tesla Semi release helps boost company shares On Thursday evening, Tesla Inc. will unveil its Tesla Semi, the company’s prototype electric big rig truck, at a time when the Palo Alto based company is struggling to produce its Model 3 sedan. The unveiling will be seen live, at Tesla.com at 8 p.m. PST. Tesla’s Chief […]
Tesla misses Model 3 delivery target due to ‘production bottlenecks’
Tesla says it expects the supply chain issues to be resolved in the “near-term” Tesla Motors announced Monday that it produced only 260 Model 3 electric vehicles in the third quarter, far short of the 1,500 forecast and just the latest of the company’s missed production forecasts. The company delivered 26,150 vehicles during Q3: 14,065 Model […]
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