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Tesla Gigafactory to Drop Battery Prices 70%

Annika Tostengard — Thu, 24 Sep 2015 17:39:54 +0000

According to Jeffries analyst Dan Dolev, the Tesla Gigafactory will drop the cost of battery packs by 70%. The factory’s improved chemistry, economies of scale, and supply chain optimization are the major factors that contribute to the cost drop. Jeffries increased the price target for Tesla stock to $365 a share. The Tesla Gigafactory, built specifically […]

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Toyota Mirai Hydrogen Fuel Cell Car – Just a “Better Battery”, Says Exec

Benji Jerew — Wed, 28 Jan 2015 21:03:45 +0000

Personally, I think both battery electric cars and hydrogen fuel cell cars, such as the Toyota Mirai, have a place in the future of transportation, but maybe the solution isn’t that clearly cut. Ahh, the age-old debate between battery electric cars and hydrogen fuel cell cars… Actually, can we call it an “age-old debate” if it’s […]

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Elon Musk’s “Hydrogen is BS” – Fuel Cell Vehicle Myth Ten

Benji Jerew — Tue, 05 Aug 2014 18:39:17 +0000

Elon Musk has a very bad opinion on hydrogen use in cars. He stated it in one of our interviews with him and with other oca Up until now, we’ve been covering a number of myths regarding hydrogen fuel cell vehicles and their viability as safe and environmentally-responsible transportation, and I suppose the last is […]

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CARB Asks, “Why buy electric vehicles?” – Survey Results

Benji Jerew — Tue, 08 Jul 2014 21:37:10 +0000

We all know what’s so great about electric vehicles, because they’re so clean and fun to drive, right? As the undisputed home of the electrified vehicle, including plug-in hybrid (PHEV) and battery (BEV) electric vehicles, California seems like it would be the best place to ask why people buy them. CARB (California Air Resources Board) […]

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Hydrogen Fuel Cell Vehicles May Be the Future

Benji Jerew — Tue, 08 Jul 2014 18:33:57 +0000

While battery electric vehicles and hydrogen fuel cell vehicles may co-exist for some time, will one or the other dominate long-term? With the early successes of electric vehicles (EV) like as the Tesla Model S and Nissan Leaf, it may seem that battery electric vehicles (BEV) have gotten a head start on hydrogen fuel cell […]

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New York City Increases EV Sales to 70,000 New Cars by 2015

Cristi — Thu, 14 Jan 2010 20:57:00 +0000

We all know that one of the industries that pollute the most is the automotive industry. With several millions of vehicles on the roads, that consume every day millions of tons of fossil fuels, the air in the megacities becomes more and more unbreathable.

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