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November 29, 2014
Battery Tech
Tesla's Next Disruption Is Next-Gen Battery
Today’s Model S lithium-ion battery already uses a nickel-intensive cathode that is cheaper than the usual cobalt chemistry, but Tesla acknowledges that it is working with new cathode and anode materials for its next-generation battery, hoping to improve cost, density, and longevity.
29 November 2014
Bjorn's Bad Luck With Model S & Test Drive Thoughts On Loaner 60 kWh Version - Videos
On a weekend trip to Bergen, I got a battery fault and couldn't drive the Millennium Falcon. First Tesla provided me with a Volvo V40 loaner car. And then they lend me a 60 kWh Model S and told me I could drive as much as I want.
29 November 2014
General
Audi A3 e-tron Production Now At 50 Units Per Day
"We first of all ramped up production of the A3 Sportback e‑tron to about 30 cars a day in September," explained Board of Management member for Production Waltl. "Our peak is approximately 50 units each day now. In any case, we are keeping additional capacity available."
29 November 2014
Formula E CEO Agag Rumored To Be In Process Of Selling His Stake In Electric Racing Series
After just two races of the FIA Formula E Championship it is rumoured that CEO Alejandro Agag is willing to sell its stake in Formula E to a large investment fund. Negotiations are ongoing and one of the potential investors is F1 majority shareholder CVC, El Confidential reports.
29 November 2014