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Tesla’s Elon Musk paid salary in line with California minimum wage
Tesla CEO Elon Musk was paid just $US37,584 in 2014-15 – an amount that reflects the requirements of California’s minimum wage. Meanwhile, his 26.5% share in the company is currently worth $US9.5bn.
Sophie Vorrath

Apr 18, 2016

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South Australia offered, but Tesla said “no” to Adelaide EV factory
South Australia makes offer to Tesla to host electric vehicle manufacturing plant, but the world’s hottest brand for EV declined.
Giles Parkinson

Apr 15, 2016

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Commentary

Banks, investors commit billions in new funds to renewables
A group of eight banks and investors pledged $US7 billion last week, joining Bank of America’s initiative that plans to raise at least $10 billion for investments in clean energy and sustainable development.
Bloomberg New Energy Finance

Apr 13, 2016

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Australia could be world leader in solar-powered electric vehicles
Major utility says Australia could be world leader in uptake of solar-powered electric vehicles. Using the high penetration of rooftop solar, it recommends a series of initiatives to increase volumes and drive down prices. Brown coal generators are also in its sights.
Giles Parkinson

Apr 11, 2016

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Should Turnbull follow French lead and invite Tesla to build EVs in Australia?
Malcolm Turnbull is a big fan of Tesla, and innovation, so should be follow France’s lead and ask Elon Musk to build electric vehicles at an old factory? A consortium of utilities and others in Australia wants the government to stop its “do-nothing” approach to EVs.
Giles Parkinson

Apr 7, 2016

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Tesla, rivals, software may kill petrol car as soon as 2025
By 2020, it may make no economic sense to buy a petrol car over an electric vehicle. And as EVs are increasingly driven by software rather than humans, and shared rather than individually owned, other big changes are afoot. What to do with all the car parking space?
Giles Parkinson

Apr 5, 2016

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Tesla blames its own hubris for missing Q1 production targets
Tesla blames its own hubris for missing its first quarter production targets, just as it considers how to meet soaring demand for its Model 3.
Giles Parkinson

Apr 5, 2016

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Tesla Motors’ Elon Musk just killed the petrol car
Tesla Model 3 sales jump to 276,000 in three days – or $A13 billion. That’s the quickest building order book in the history of the car. Analysts say it signals the demise of the petrol car, and the emergence of a new business model to make money out of mileage, rather than units sold.
Giles Parkinson

Apr 4, 2016

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Tesla unveils its “mass-market” Model 3 electric vehicle
Tesla unveils the Model 3 electric vehicle. As the name suggests, it’s the third model of its new range and one it hopes hits the mass market and lifts its sales to 500,000 units a year.
Giles Parkinson

Apr 1, 2016

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Tesla Model 3 registrations attract big queues for first “mass-market” EV
Hundreds queue in Sydney and Melbourne for chance to be first in world to register for Tesla Model 3. And they don’t yet know what it looks like.
Giles Parkinson

Mar 31, 2016

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Wake up call for oil companies: electric vehicles will deflate oil demand
The trends currently underway in the auto industry are likely to have a substantial impact on oil demand in the medium term, and even a devastating impact in the longer term.
Andreas de Vries and Salman Ghouri

Mar 31, 2016

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Redflow’s Hackett: We’re better than Tesla’s home battery storage
Redflow chairman Simon Hackett on why his flow battery is better than Tesla and other competitors. And his views on the early adopters, cost profile and future of the grid and electric vehicles.
Giles Parkinson

Mar 30, 2016

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