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Tesla's First Solar-Powered Supercharger-Store-Service Center Is Almost Ready

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Electric-car maker Tesla Motors has rapidly been opening Supercharger DC fast-charging stations throughout the U.S. DON''T MISS: Tesla To.' and outside the country. That''s about to change.

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SolarCity introduces energy storage for businesses; Tesla battery technology

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SolarCity has unveiled a smart energy storage system to address rising utility demand charges and increasing grid outages affecting businesses. Elon Musk is the Chairman of Solar City, and Chairman and CEO of Tesla Motors. Time is money, but so are control and predictability. Time is money, but so are control and predictability.

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More Tesla stationary ESS partnerships: Cargill and PG&E, LichtBlick

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Following last night’s unveiling of Tesla Motors’ new lineup of stationary energy storage systems ( earlier post ), more early partners and pilots are emerging. The Tesla batteries will be charged daily from the existing PG&E electricity grid system during off-peak hours, when electricity rates are lowest. Earlier post.).

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Would you recharge your Tesla electric car at a gas station?

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Tesla continues to expand its network of Supercharger DC fast-charging stations, and that means finding new places to put those stations. Which is why the company is in talks with a major gas station and convenience-store chain to place electric-car charging stations.

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False Starts: The Story of Vehicle-to-Grid Power

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A decade later, in the 2010s, the battery EV began an astounding reversal of fortune, thanks in no small part to the engineers at ACP, whose electric-drive technology informed the development of the Roadster, the car that launched Tesla Motors. In such an emergency, a bidirectional EV with charge to spare could come to the rescue.

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Elon Musk unveils Hyperloop preliminary design study

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Tesla Motors and SpaceX CEO Elon Musk released the preliminary design study for what he call “The Hyperloop”—a new high-speed electric transportation system targeted for the the specific case of high-traffic city pairs (e.g., This air is stored in onboard composite overwrap pressure vessels. Click to enlarge. Up to 0.44

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IBM Almaden Lab Exploring Lithium-Air Batteries for Next-Generation Energy Storage

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On charging, lithium ions move from the cathode through the electrolyte and insert into the anode; discharging reverses the process. Speakers include Nobel Laureate and energy expert Burton Richter; Marc Tarpenning, co-founder of Tesla Motors; and Deborah Gordon, co-author of 2 Billion Cars.