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Elon Musk Unveils the Boring Company's New Test Tunnel under Los Angeles

Niall Patrick Walsh — Wed, 19 Dec 2018 07:30:00 +0000

Elon Musk’s Boring Company has unveiled the latest component of their visionary plans for a network of tunnels under Los Angeles. The new “Hawthorne” test tunnel, built at the corner of SpaceX’s parking lot, forms part of Musk’s mission to reduce traffic in cities through a dual system of boring tunnels, and fully electric, autonomous transport to operate within them.

Elon Musk, Architects David Benjamin and Kate Orff Among Rolling Stone's "25 People Shaping the Future"

Patrick Lynch — Wed, 29 Nov 2017 12:20:00 +0000

In their latest issue, Rolling Stone has named Elon Musk "The Architect of Tomorrow," as well as listed architects David Benjamin and Kate Orff as two of their "25 People Shaping the Future in Tech, Science, Medicine, Activism and More."

Tesla Unveils Electric Cargo Truck that Could Change the Future of Shipping

Patrick Lynch — Fri, 17 Nov 2017 14:00:00 +0000

At last night’s keynote address, Tesla unveiled the company’s first electric-powered large cargo vehicle, the Tesla Semi, providing a first look at how the shipping industry of the future could operate.

IKEA Launches Home Solar Battery to Take on Tesla

Patrick Lynch — Fri, 04 Aug 2017 14:30:00 +0000

A new challenger has stepped into the ring of home solar batteries, and it’s a name you may recognize: global furniture retailer IKEA.

Tesla's Solar Roof System to Begin Taking Orders Next Month

Patrick Lynch — Fri, 24 Mar 2017 16:15:00 +0000

Tesla CEO Elon Musk has announced via Twitter that his company’s fully-integrated solar roof system is nearly ready to be released to the public, and will begin taking orders on the shingles starting next month.

Tesla Debuts Massive Energy-Storing Solar Farm on Hawaiian Island

Patrick Lynch — Thu, 16 Mar 2017 14:30:00 +0000

Tesla has completed a massive, 55,000-panel solar farm on the Hawaiian island of Kauai that will allow them to experiment with medium-term energy storage at a utility scale. Hooked up to the farm are 272 of the company’s lithium Powerpacks, which are capable of storing of combined 52 megawatt-hours of power.

Tesla Unveils Fully-Integrated Solar Roof System

Patrick Lynch — Mon, 31 Oct 2016 12:20:00 +0000

Elon Musk has revealed his company Tesla’s latest world-changing innovation: a solar roof system so fully integrated into a home’s architecture as to be indistinguishable from a traditional roof.