Nevada Archives – The Green Optimistic green tech news, since 2008 Tue, 03 Feb 2015 14:15:31 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=7.0 2667534 Tesla Motors’ Gigafactory Construction Under Way https://www.greenoptimistic.com/tesla-gigafactory-construction-20150108/ https://www.greenoptimistic.com/tesla-gigafactory-construction-20150108/#respond Thu, 08 Jan 2015 14:41:49 +0000 https://www.greenoptimistic.com/?p=51183 With construction of the Tesla Gigafactory (is that really its name?), Tesla Motors expects to be able to get lithium-ion battery pricing down below $100/kWh, which will enable production of an affordable mass-market electric vehicle. If we recall, the Tesla Motors plan wasn’t simply to offer high-end electric vehicles to the rich and famous, but […]

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]]> https://www.greenoptimistic.com/tesla-gigafactory-construction-20150108/feed/ 0 51183 Tesla Motors to Build “Gigafactory” in Nevada https://www.greenoptimistic.com/tesla-motors-build-gigafactory-nevada-20140915/ https://www.greenoptimistic.com/tesla-motors-build-gigafactory-nevada-20140915/#respond Mon, 15 Sep 2014 22:11:34 +0000 https://www.greenoptimistic.com/?p=49244 Leading up to the planned, and affordable, Tesla Model 3, Tesla Motors really needs to get lithium-ion battery prices down, which is the whole purpose of the so-called “Tesla Gigafactory.” Currently, for Tesla Motors’ electric vehicles, the Tesla Model S and upcoming Tesla Model X, individual lithium-ion cells are sourced from Panasonic. True, the cells […]

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]]> https://www.greenoptimistic.com/tesla-motors-build-gigafactory-nevada-20140915/feed/ 0 49244 States Competing for Tesla Gigafactory to Build Within Their Borders https://www.greenoptimistic.com/states-competing-tesla-gigafactory-build-within-borders-20140325/ https://www.greenoptimistic.com/states-competing-tesla-gigafactory-build-within-borders-20140325/#respond Tue, 25 Mar 2014 14:15:44 +0000 https://www.greenoptimistic.com/?p=46639 Economically speaking, the Tesla Gigafactory promises to be a boon to, not only Tesla Motors, but also to whichever state Tesla Motors ends up building the grand industrial complex. The Tesla Gigafactory’s promised economic benefits, aside from being estimated at some $5 billion to construct and supplying lithium-ion battery packs for some 500,000 electric vehicles […]

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]]> https://www.greenoptimistic.com/states-competing-tesla-gigafactory-build-within-borders-20140325/feed/ 0 46639 Crescent Dunes Solar Energy Project to Power Las Vegas Starting Next Year https://www.greenoptimistic.com/solarreserve-crescent-dunes-las-vegas-20120215/ https://www.greenoptimistic.com/solarreserve-crescent-dunes-las-vegas-20120215/#respond Wed, 15 Feb 2012 12:41:41 +0000 https://www.greenoptimistic.com/?p=22406 Molten salt storage facilities have literally flooded the news lately, as they’re present in most of the countries harvesting solar power in a serious manner. However, SolarReserve, a NV-based company, plans to power Las Vegas’s city lights with such a system – a big challenge, no matter how you think of it. The 540-foot high […]

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