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Tesla’s $3,000 Powerwall Will Let Households Run Entirely On Solar Energy
You almost certainly associate Tesla with cars — very cool cars — but the company has an even grander vision beyond that. Today, CEO and founder Elon Musk unveiled ‘Tesla Energy’ — a new business arm that is focused on ending our dependence on grid power and switching instead to solar energy. Read More
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SpaceX’s Rocket Recovery Attempt Thwarted By Humanity’s Oldest Enemy: The Sea
We are fairly proud of our mastery of nature, but occasionally it can remind us that no matter how many billions, nor how many autonomous drone cargo ships we throw at it, it can still thwart our great designs. SpaceX is still aiming to launch DSCOVR, an observatory satellite, later today, but the first-stage rocket recovery attempt that was planned along with that mission has been sadly… Read More
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Tesla Model X Caught On Video At The Test Track
A new model Tesla has been caught on camera at the Alameda Airport test track (via Electrek). The car looks pretty similar to a Prius, or perhaps a crossover utility vehicle, and could plausibly be either the Model X SUV Tesla has been working on for years, or, as others are arguing, a prototype of the mass-market Model 3 that the coming is planning to bring to market in the $35,000 price… Read More
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SpaceX Dragon Capsule Successfully Attaches To The ISS For Fifth Official Resupply Mission
The SpaceX Dragon capsule has successfully bolted to the International Space Station, where it will spend four weeks as it resupplies the orbiting platform during its fifth official mission as a supply ferry. The SpaceX craft launched on January 10, and then began its approach of the ISS just a few hours ago, before successfully attaching for docking purposes at approximately 8:56 AM ET. With… Read More
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Tesla Extends All 85kWh Model S Drivetrain Warranties To 8 Years And Infinite Miles
Tesla CEO and founder Elon Musk just announced via Twitter and the company blog that the drivetrain warranty for the 85 kWh Model S has been extended, giving it an eight-year, infinite-mile warranty to match that of the battery pack. This new warranty arrangement applies retroactively to every Model S ever produced, too, meaning it benefits both existing and new owners. Read More
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Elon Musk’s Answer To Stephen Colbert’s Vision Of Ambient Wireless Charging: “We’ll Do It”
Last night Tesla’s Elon Musk appeared on The Colbert Report, and he discussed some of SpaceX‘s recent successes, the upcoming update for Tesla vehicles that let you name your car, as well as his general path towards supervillainy. Aside from the usual comedic hijinks, the segment also touched on some of Musk’s concepts for the future, and also on what Colbert himself wants to… Read More
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Elon Musk Donates $1 Million To The Oatmeal’s Nikola Tesla Museum
Back in May, cartoonist The Oatmeal (or, as his momma named him, Matthew Inman) publicly reached out to Elon Musk and asked for help in his mission to build a museum dedicated to Nikola Tesla.
At 2 A.M. the next morning, Elon responded. “I would be happy to help”, he tweeted.
Two months later (on Nikola Tesla’s birthday, no less!), we now know what Elon’s help looks… Read More
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SolarCity Acquires Silevo To Become A Large-Scale Solar Panel Producer
Elon Musk’s SolarCity has acquired Silevo, a solar panel manufacturing and design firm that produces low-cost, high-output photovoltaic cells, the company announced today. The deal will help SolarCity “achieve a breakthrough” in solar power pricing thanks to “massive economies of scale,” according to a blog post on the SolarCity website.
Already, the company is… Read More
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Tesla Promises To Not Sue Anyone Using Its Technology
Tesla has open-sourced its patents on electric vehicle technology, according to a post on the company’s blog by CEO Elon Musk who said that one of the company’s biggest goals is to move the entire electric vehicle market forward. Tesla Wants To Open Its Supercharger Standard To Other Electric Car Makers
Elon Musk is willing to share the technology behind his Tesla Superchargers, the fast-charging plug-in stations for his company’s electric cars, the CEO revealed at the UK launch of the Model S this past weekend (via Engadget). Musk said he’d be willing to open up the designs in order to build a standard that can be used interchangeably across the industry – which would… Read More
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