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09-16-2014, 08:53 AM
Can Tesla Power Its Gigafactory with Renewables Alone? (http://www.engineering.com/ElectronicsDesign/ElectronicsDesignArticles/ArticleID/8436/Can-Tesla-Power-Its-Gigafactory-with-Renewables-Alone.aspx) | Engineering.com | Great analysis done on the renewable portfolio for the upcoming Nevada Gigafactory plant and they may have some renewable energy to spare, according to Tom Lombardo.
Production of BYD-Daimler DENZA EV begins in China (http://www.greencarcongress.com/2014/09/20140909-denza.html) | Green Car Congress: As the article states, the DENZA is the first car that Daimler has engineered from the bottom up outside of Germany (with BYD) and it has a charging range of 150 miles at a strong price of $60,000 U.S. The body style does not say luxury, but the price tag does. Subsidies for this hometown car are BIG.
http://www.electricvehicleparade.com/storage/post-images/140912evintersection.jpg?__SQUARESPACE_CACHEVERSIO N=1410541018450 (http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2014-09-11/why-musk-is-building-batteries-in-a-desert-when-no-one-is-buying.html)Source: Electric Drive Transportation Assn & Bloomberg NewsWhy Musk Is Building Batteries in the Desert When No is Buying (http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2014-09-11/why-musk-is-building-batteries-in-a-desert-when-no-one-is-buying.html#disqus_thread) | Bloomberg: The author is a loose with some details, but provides some good info graphics on sales demand for traditional hybrids and plug-in electric vehicles. One comment mentions Elon Musk's mantra about the company being production constrained, not demand constrained. Is he being truthful?
More... (http://www.electricvehicleparade.com/blog/2014/9/11/ev-intersection-for-912-can-tesla-power-its-gigafactory-with.html)
Production of BYD-Daimler DENZA EV begins in China (http://www.greencarcongress.com/2014/09/20140909-denza.html) | Green Car Congress: As the article states, the DENZA is the first car that Daimler has engineered from the bottom up outside of Germany (with BYD) and it has a charging range of 150 miles at a strong price of $60,000 U.S. The body style does not say luxury, but the price tag does. Subsidies for this hometown car are BIG.
http://www.electricvehicleparade.com/storage/post-images/140912evintersection.jpg?__SQUARESPACE_CACHEVERSIO N=1410541018450 (http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2014-09-11/why-musk-is-building-batteries-in-a-desert-when-no-one-is-buying.html)Source: Electric Drive Transportation Assn & Bloomberg NewsWhy Musk Is Building Batteries in the Desert When No is Buying (http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2014-09-11/why-musk-is-building-batteries-in-a-desert-when-no-one-is-buying.html#disqus_thread) | Bloomberg: The author is a loose with some details, but provides some good info graphics on sales demand for traditional hybrids and plug-in electric vehicles. One comment mentions Elon Musk's mantra about the company being production constrained, not demand constrained. Is he being truthful?
More... (http://www.electricvehicleparade.com/blog/2014/9/11/ev-intersection-for-912-can-tesla-power-its-gigafactory-with.html)