Elon Musk reveals the Tesla Model S ‘Plaid’ slated for late 2021 – TechCrunch
by Kirsten Korosec | September 22, 2020 | News | 0 Comments
Tesla CEO Elon Musk revealed Tuesday the Model S Plaid, the newest variant to the company’s flagship sedan that boasts some eye-popping performance and range claims, including the ability to travel at least 520 miles on a single charge. The Model S with this...
Will a ‘Blue Shift’ Swing Wisconsin?
by The Editor | September 22, 2020 | News | 0 Comments
Here we go again: Absentee votes in Wisconsin are due by Election Day, state law says. But on Monday a federal judge ordered the counting of ballots that arrive by Nov. 9, provided their postmarks say Nov. 3. After similar rulings in Pennsylvania and Michigan,...
Tesla is building a cathode plant and getting into the lithium mining business – TechCrunch
by Kirsten Korosec | September 22, 2020 | News | 0 Comments
A little more than a year ago, during Tesla’s 2019 shareholder’s meeting, CEO Elon Musk said the company “might get into the business of mining minerals used in electric vehicle batteries.” Today, during Tesla’s so-called Battery Day event, Musk confirmed that...
Sheldon Whitehouse Goes Dark – WSJ
by The Editor | September 22, 2020 | News | 0 Comments
We didn’t know Sheldon Whitehouse scared so easily. Our editorial Tuesday laid out questions to ask the Rhode Island Senator about his own dark-money ties when he testified before a House Judiciary subcommittee. At the event he refused to answer, and Democratic...
Where Was the Battery at Tesla’s Battery Day?
by Daniel Oberhaus | September 22, 2020 | News | 0 Comments
“Large format reduces all the ‘inactive’ materials, like packaging. So pack-level energy density will improve and cost will come down,” says Shirley Meng, a materials scientist who runs the Laboratory for Energy Storage & Conversion at the University of...
Tesla claims it can drive battery costs down even lower with new material science innovations – TechCrunch
by Jonathan Shieber | September 22, 2020 | News | 0 Comments
Amid a packed afternoon of announcements from Tesla around innovations the company is pursuing to slash the cost of electric vehicle production and energy storage through better battery design, the company said it’s made new advancements in material science for...
Biden and the Supreme Court
by The Editor | September 22, 2020 | News | 0 Comments
‘The voters of this country should be heard,” Joe Biden said this weekend as he exhorted Senate Republicans to block a vote on President Trump’s Supreme Court nominee. That might be clever messaging—who doesn’t want voters to be heard? But there’s one problem:...
TransferWise reports accelerating revenue growth to 70% in its March, 2020 fiscal year – TechCrunch
by Alex Wilhelm | September 22, 2020 | News | 0 Comments
TransferWise, a European fintech unicorn, announced the financial results of its fiscal year ending March, 2020. The company posted strong growth, continued profit and new customer records. TransferWise was most recently valued at $5 billion during a secondary...
The Xinjiang Model Comes to Tibet
by The Editor | September 22, 2020 | News | 0 Comments
The Communist Party’s oppression of Uighur Muslims in Xinjiang has tarnished China’s image and complicated its relationship with countless countries. Yet a report from the Jamestown Foundation published Tuesday says Beijing is extending this repression by...
Tesla says its battery innovations will deliver its goal of a $25,000 mass market electric car – TechCrunch
by Darrell Etherington | September 22, 2020 | News | 0 Comments
Tesla held its ‘Battery Day’ event on Tuesday to discuss a variety of innovations it has developed and is pursuing in battery technology for its vehicles. At the event, Tesla CEO Elon Musk and SVP of Powertrain and Energy Engineering Drew Baglino detailed new...
