Tesla is the real deal

Linda J. Dodson

Anthony Ginsberg from ETF specialists HANeft says Tesla is poised to cream off chunks of value-added across the industry by selling its intellectual property and battery technology to Old Autos through leasing agreements. Tesla’s direct car sales tell only a fraction of the bigger story. Personally, I think the Germans […]

Giant Tesla batteries to store green power in Dorset

Linda J. Dodson

The California-based company’s lithium-ion batteries will provide a combined capacity of 15 megawatts (MW) to Dorset and its surrounding areas, storing energy and providing flexibility to the grid. Experts predict that such large-scale batteries will be essential in the future to manage power demand as fossil fuels are phased out. Having built a significant […]

Tesla wins green light in China to use cobalt-free batteries

Linda J. Dodson

BEIJING — Tesla has received approval from China to assemble electric cars with batteries that contain an alternative to cobalt, an expensive rare metal whose production is linked to child labor. The cobalt-free batteries will be used in the U.S. automaker’s Model 3 vehicles, China’s Ministry of Industry and Information Technology said in a notice published […]

The rise and rise of Elon Musk’s $190bn Tesla

Linda J. Dodson

This claim led to him being fined by US financial regulators and told not to tweet without legal oversight – something which may or may not be happening judging by some of his recent communications. Despite Musk stepping back from his joint chairman and chief executive role, and bolstering the board […]