Many of you have asked me about hybrid technologies, forcing me to gather my thoughts on the subject. Let me start off by drawing a clean distinction between today’s hybrids (like the Prius), and “Plug-in Hybrids” as proposed by James Woolsey and others. Read more…
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Archive for September, 2006
Hybrids, Plug-in or Otherwise
Published on Wednesday, September 27th, 2006 in Performance, Energy Efficiency, Batteries, Vehicle Engineering.
Technology Comparison
Published on Thursday, September 21st, 2006 in Company, Environment, Energy Efficiency, Solar Power.
Editor’s Post: Martin has been here, there, and everywhere this week, presenting to a variety of audiences to spread the word about the new Tesla Roadster. Sadly for us, this means that he has not had time to write a blog article this week. However, all is not lost. I have taken a section from Martin’s latest presentation. Click on the button below to see a slide presentation that answers the right questions. This might take a while to load (it is about 3Mb), so please be patient.
Balance
Published on Thursday, September 14th, 2006 in Company, Performance, Energy Efficiency, Batteries, Solar Power.
Many of you have asked me about several alternative technologies and why they are not used in the Tesla Roadster. These technologies range from other existing battery technologies (e.g. lithium iron phosphate) to technologies that are on the horizon (e.g. ultracapacitors) to impossible technologies that ultimately boil down to perpetual motion. I will try to address as many of these questions as I can this week. Read more…
Ethanol, Ethanol Everywhere, Time to Stop and Think
Published on Wednesday, September 6th, 2006 in Energy Efficiency.
Editor’s Note: As our Blog has taken off in popularity, we’ve come to realize the informal style of a blog isn’t the most responsible place to convey something as important as our most up-to-date information on battery safety. Thanks in part to our conversations with you in the blog, we have released several updates to the website with many more details on battery safety — an issue we take very seriously. Please check out the new whitepaper, new FAQ questions and safety page.
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