electric car
Solid-state battery from US cell maker hits new milestone
Posted in Hardware, Science on 13th Jun, 2024
by Alex Muller
Factorial is ultimately aiming for vehicle ranges over 600 miles (966 km) per charge from a 90-kWh battery that drops around 30% in weight and size compared to a conventional lithium-ion pack. The FEST batteries are also designed to be produced using the same equipment used to produce lithium-ion batteries, with minimal changes.
Tesla makes its big play for the mainstream with the Model 3
Posted in Hardware on 2nd Apr, 2016
by Alex Muller
Musk said his goal was to produce about 500,000 a year with production at full speed. Within a day of the launch, 180,000 vehicles had been pre-ordered.
Apple reportedly approves electric car project for 2019 release
Posted in Business on 23rd Sep, 2015
by Alex Muller
The company gave the approval for tripling the 600 employees already working on the project to speed up production.
Elon Musk tried to sell Tesla to Google in 2013
Posted in Hardware on 21st Apr, 2015
by Alex Muller
Elon Musk pursued a sale of electric-car company Tesla to Google, when it was struggling in 2013, according to an excerpt of a book published Monday by Bloomberg News.
Tesla Dual Motor: Tesla has announced an all electric supercar
Posted in Hardware on 11th Oct, 2014
by Alex Muller
0-60 in 3.2 seconds. Perspective: As fast as a McLaran F1 and faster than a Lamborghini Murcielago. And cheaper.