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Coalition to accelerate battery storage in Australian households
Australian government says it wants to accelerate deployment of battery storage in households, to help reduce peak demand and deliver savings on network costs.
Giles Parkinson

Oct 1, 2015

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Musk launches Tesla Model X – bio-weapon defence button comes standard
Elon Musk launches Tesla Model X, branding it the safest SUV on the market. It even comes with a bioweapon defence button. No, really.
Sam Parkinson

Sep 30, 2015

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Elon Musk says Tesla Model S may have 1,000km range in 1-2 years
Tesla could be increasing the range of the Model S up to 1,000 kilometers (621 miles) “within (only) a year or two,” according to Musk.
James Ayre

Sep 30, 2015

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VW kills the diesel engine, and opens path for electric vehicles
The VW scandal may signal the death of diesel engines in passenger vehicles, and tells us a lot about big business, regulations and their attitude to consumers. The big winner out of all this? Electric vehicles.
Giles Parkinson

Sep 28, 2015

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How a Tesla travelled 9,000kms through Queensland without super-charger network
Marc Talloen explains how he took his Model S Tesla electric vehicle on an epic 9,000kms road trip in Queensland, without a super-charger network.
Giles Parkinson

Sep 23, 2015

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Apple electric car planned for 2019, team to triple to 1,800
Wall Street Journal is reporting that Apple’s first electric car will hit the market in 2019.
Zachary Shahan

Sep 23, 2015

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LA Police Department could soon use Tesla pursuit vehicles
The city is adding a total of 288 EVs as part of a broad climate compact with China.
Julia Pyper

Sep 22, 2015

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Tesla Gigafactory, battery improvements could cut battery costs 70%
Tesla will drive down battery-pack-level costs by 70% (down to around $38/kilowatt-hour) once the Gigafactory hits peak production.
James Ayre

Sep 22, 2015

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Tesla coming, but consumers may lose as networks, retailers fight over solar and storage
Tesla is fast-tracking the roll-out of the Powerwall in Australia, lured by a million solar households and high grid prices. But will consumers lose out? Networks and retailers are engaged in a turf war that could make it hard for households to get full value from their solar and battery storage.
Giles Parkinson

Sep 18, 2015

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Tesla targets Australia as 1st market for Powerwall, deliveries in 2015
Australia has been prioritised as first global market to get the 7kWh Tesla Powerwall home battery storage systems, with first deliveries later this year.
Sophie Vorrath

Sep 17, 2015

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Un-stealthy energy storage company leaps out of stealth mode to challenge Tesla Powerwall
The LibertyPak company has transformed itself into a “stealth” startup, and thrown down the energy storage gauntlet to none other than Tesla.
Tina Casey

Sep 10, 2015

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Other Good Stuff

Value of battery-backed solar in California: 25¢/kWh
Storage advocates use net-metering models to calculate a potential tariff for solar-plus-storage.
Jeff St John

Sep 9, 2015

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