Mercedes-Benz Brings a New Model (of Battery) to U.S. Homes
In a partnership with Vivint Solar, the automaker will market a storage device that can help power lights, appliances — and even electric cars.
Power Couple: Tie-Up Shows How Batteries and Solar May Link
The planned Tesla-SolarCity merger may produce a process to improve solar output, meet renewable goals and sell new system services.
From Tesla, a New Car Smell That Vegans Can Get Behind
Tesla, which has introduced synthetic leather interiors, is the latest automaker to join the industry’s push to project a more environmentally responsible image.
In Philadelphia, Batteries on Transit System Power More Than Just the Trains
In an experimental system, every time the trains pull into certain stations, they channel the energy created by the friction of their brakes to battery banks at one of two substations. From Tesla, a New Car Smell That Vegans Can Get Behind
Tesla, which has introduced synthetic leather interiors, is the latest automaker to join the industry’s push to project a more environmentally responsible image. G.M. and Nissan Reusing Old Electric Car Batteries
The automakers’ efforts reflect the importance of finding a way to harvest used batteries because batteries are expensive to produce and hard to recycle or dispose of properly, said Karl Brauer of Kelley Blue Book. Utilities Push Into Fuel Stations for Electric Cars
Their goal is nothing less than making the electric car a viable alternative for millions of consumers and, in the process, helping shore up their own flattening business of supplying electricity. For Hybrid Drivers, a Gas Pump Allergy?
Reluctant to fill their gas tanks, Chevy Volt hybrid owners tend to recharge their cars more frequently than drivers of the all-electric Nissan Leaf do.