August 11th, 2019 by Johnna Crider Yesterday, Elon Musk made the day of another high-profile fan who has been motivated by him. Whether Elon is replying to random tweets, sharing something a fan made, or simply encouraging them as he did for me last year, E…
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Month: August 2019
Existing sources of capital not enough to tackle climate change
A silent revolution is taking place, one which we cannot ignore. Climate change has been thrust into the foreground of the public consciousness and institutional investors are under pressure to act. This year’s annual general meeting of BP Plc signalled this …
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Government funding for electric car charging is to be doubled, announces Transport Secretary
Charging an electric car must be as easy as plugging in a smartphone in order to persuade motorists to buy one, the Transport Secretary said. Grant Shapps who will be getting his own electric car from Tesla this week has doubled Government funding for on-str…
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Tesla has a huge incentive to deploy self-driving tech. But is the world ready?
Elon Musk frames his company ‘s aggressive push into driverless car technology as a moral imperative. Along with sustainable electric transportation, he views autonomy as a core element of Tesla’s “fundamental goodness.” Humans will be freed of the tedium of…
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Tesla electric car catches fire after hitting tow truck in Moscow
MOSCOW: A Tesla electric car caught fire after crashing into a tow truck on a Moscow motorway late on Saturday. Footage of the incident on state TV channel Rossiya 24 showed the car by the side of the road engulfed in flames and thick black smoke. Two small …
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