Mobil (ExxonMobil) trying to stop driver from cutting the gas hose. The most hilarious is the Nissan ad! 藍藍 Watch the video! Unplugged, or unhinged: Big Oil’s ad campaign against electric vehicles
Archive for the ‘Automobile’ Category:
2023-07-18 Tesla CyberCanopy: Is it a new Tesla product?
Tesla CyberCanopy: Is it a new Tesla product? I believe the US should introduce a ‘cyberincentive’ to add solar PV the all chargers. There has been a continual criticism that the EVs will “overload the grid”. The addition of solar PV and storage to charging stations will alleviate the demand on the grid. And once
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2023-07-15 How Realistic Is The Transition To Electric Vehicles?
Sabine takes us through a 22 minute YouTube video. https://youtu.be/xcV4bfEiucs
2023-07-13 Tesla is the most wanted car brand in the US
Tesla is the most wanted car brand in the US. But I find this research a bit dubious. Tesla is the most wanted car brand in the US, study shows
2023-07-10 Tesla Gigafactory Mexico Set For Construction
Th governor of Nuevo León says the permits are done. The new generation of low cost Tesla EVs will be made here. I wonder how many Tesla EVs are currently being sold in Mexico and other countries south of the border. I suspect not very many. They’re a lot more expensive than other cars there.
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2023-07-07 Tesla Sudden Acceleration Due To Voltage Spikes
This could affect all models. The heavy power could have caused a negative voltage spike that mimics a pressed accelerator. https://www.notebookcheck.net/Sudden-Tesla-acceleration-attributed-to-voltage-spikes-that-may-have-tricked-NHTSA-into-ruling-it-driver-error.732407.0.html
2023-07-02 Tesla 2nd Quarter Deliveries etc.
What bothers me is that the analyst pundits completely ignore a major part of Tesla’s business: the battery energy storage segment. Elon said that the energy business may outgrow the automotive business, and it is growing rapidly. But it’s treated as if it doesn’t exist! See following article. https://www.cnbc.com/2023/07/02/tesla-tsla-q2-2023-vehicle-delivery-and-production-numbers.html
2023-07-02 Gasoline Vehicle Round Trip Efficiency Is Only 12 to 30%
According to the fueleconomy.gov website, gasoline vehicles round trip efficiency is only 12 to 30%. https://www.fueleconomy.gov/feg/atv.shtml
2023-06-29 Less Than 99% Grid Availability: Utilities Must Change To Residential BESSes
This is my comment to this article. https://cleantechnica.com/2023/06/28/solar-will-reach-dominance-as-cheapest-source-of-electricity-in-world-dnv/ What the utilities failed to consider is the extremes in the variability of renewables. The utilities are unwilling to build a sizeable reserve into the system. They refuse to overbuild by a factor of 3 to 6 times, so that the valleys in the supply will be
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2023-06-24 Tesla Cyber Rodeo, 9000 Ton Gigapress, Etc.
This is a short tour of the gigafactory Texas during the Cyber Rodeo public event, 15 thousand visitors. Shows robotic arms on the assembly lines. QR codes in a stripe on the floor to guide the autonomous transporters. A few seconds of Arc Attack’s presentation. Very up close shots of the 9000 long tonne Gigapress.
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