EV Intersection for 9/12 | Can Tesla Power Its Gigafactory with Renewables Alone?

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Can Tesla Power Its Gigafactory with Renewables Alone? | Engineering.com | Amazing read on their renewable portfolio for the upcoming Gigafactory plant and Telsa Motors may have some renewable energy to spare, according to Tom Lombardo.

Production of BYD-Daimler DENZA EV begins in China | Green Car Congress: As the article states, the DENZA is the first car that Daimler has engineered from the bottom up outside of Germany (with BYD) and it has a charging range of 150 miles at a strong price of $60,000 U.S. The body style does not say luxury, but the price tag does. Subsidies for this hometown car are BIG.

Source: Electric Drive Transportation Assn & Bloomberg NewsWhy Musk Is Building Batteries in the Desert When No is Buying | Bloomberg: The author is a loose with some details, but provides some good info graphics on sales demand for traditional hybrids and plug-in electric vehicles. One comment mentions Elon Musk's mantra about the company being production constrained, not demand constrained. Is he being truthful?

Video | 2013 National Plug-In Day in Long Beach | Youtube: National Drive Electric Week is going on next week across the country, take a look back at last year's event in Long Beach, Calif. Breath in the clean air!

Pennsylvania Extends Alt Fuel Vehicle Rebates | Automotive Fleet: Article states that the Corbett Administration is committed to alt fuels." Yep, committed to natural gas is my guess. From August.