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Elon Musk wants to build a clean-energy juggernaut, merging Tesla and SolarCity
2016-06-22 09:30:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Vox: Elon Musk wants to merge Tesla and SolarCity into a single "end-to-end" clean energy company that would handle everything from solar power to batteries to electric cars. Whether this will actually work is, of course, another question. On Tuesday, Musks Tesla Motors made an offer to buy Solar City -- the big solar installer he also founded -- in a $2.8 billion deal. The goal, Tesla said, was "the worlds only vertically integrated energy company offering end-to-end clean energy products to our...
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The Tesla Model S floats but maybe not forever Elon Musk boasts
2016-06-20 18:00:06| Extremetech
For its latest trick: The Tesla Model S floats and the spinning wheels provide propulsion. The battery compartment is very well sealed, as is the rest of the car, says Elon Musk.
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Why Elon Musk says Hong Kong will be 'beacon city' for electric cars
2016-05-26 06:00:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Guardian: Hong Kongs population density, efficient public transportation and general lack of space hardly provide incentive to buy a private car. High registration taxes on new vehicles up to 115% of the price portion above HK$500,000 (45,000) make anyone balk. The heavy levy is meant to reduce road traffic and street level emissions, which is the main contributor to the port citys air pollution. Yet, in the past two years, the city has seen a boom in registrations for new electric vehicles (EVs),...
Elon Musk Unveils Tesla Model 3: Accelerating Sustainable Transport Important for the Future of World
2016-04-01 16:56:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
EcoWatch: Elon Musk has unveiled the hotly anticipated Model 3--aka Teslas mainstream electric vehicle--at his Los Angeles design studio last night. Meet Model 3 Make your reservation at https://t.co/8uVlhvzpu5 #Model3https://t.co/NdyGLgoW0D -- Tesla Motors (@TeslaMotors) April 1, 2016 The Tesla chief immediately jumped into the big questions during the big reveal: Why does Tesla exist? Why is Tesla doing this? Why are we making electric cars? Why does it matter? "Because its very important...
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Elon Musk's 'Master Plan' Relies Heavily on the Success of the Model 3
2016-03-31 20:49:24| Auto Dealers - Topix.net
It's a considerable benchmark for the company which set out in 2006 to become a catalyst for the widespread adoption of electric vehicles. The "master plan," as CEO Elon Musk laid out, was simple: Sell high-priced, luxury electric vehicles to garner demand for the production of a mass-market vehicle and the infrastructure required to support it.
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