Event Coverage: Musk and Tesla Motors Cater to the German Market

This is on the heels of a recent International Business Times article that Germany recorded "tepid" vehicle numbers for the first two months that Tesla has delivered cars to Europe. According to the IBT article, buyers only registered 98 Model S cars in Germany while the Netherlands recorded 348 Model S registrations and Norway received 801 Teslas in the first two months of delivery for Tesla—August and September 2013.

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CarCharging' s Deal of the Century

Earlier this year, a sales manager for ECOtality blammed poor sales for the slow build out of public charging stations in the Seattle area. The DoE charging station rollout--half funded with private financing--was to provide a charging infrastructure for early adopters of EVs, it didn't hinge on electric car sales (this sales manager might be working for Ford Motors, now).

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Thermal Battery Research Could Reduce Range Anxiety

In the hallway at the most recent Fox Valley Electric Auto Association (www.fveaa.org) meeting, some EV owners were discussing winter temperatures and how it might affect battery range in the coming months in Chicago. Most owners were agreement that 20 deg F or below would be the point where you could see some battery range loss, up to 7 – 10 percent.

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The Need to Turn the Page

This video from The Verge (mostly known for its Tech coverage) shows how the steel industry is trying to get cleaner, but the video does lack detail on how they are reducing their footprint.

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Model X Prototype Arrives

Tesla Motors opened its newest retail store in Palo Alto, Calif. last weekend and it included the debut of the Model X SUV/Crossover. However, it does look more like a SUV now than in previous images I have seen. 

From the images in the link below, it looks the third row is cramped but that must move all the way in the back of the vehicle. 

What are you thoughts? More images --> San Jose Mercury slideshow article.

The Model X debuts in a Palo Alto, Calif. Tesla showroom, after its latest enhancements. (Source: San Jose Mercury News)

Ford Looks to Advanced Battery Research

Ford Motor Company enhances its standing in the electricfication race by announcing its stake in a battery lab at the University Michigan, Ann Arbor, today. The company looks to collaborate with battery cell manufacturers, suppliers, university researchers and startups to test new battery concepts on a small scale that could be replicated for full production

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The Belly of the Beast, Industry Speaks

Sometimes you get close to the belly of the beast or as Hunter S. Thompson once called it "the nerve center" of the American psyche or American Dream. The other day I experienced it.

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