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Electric Vehicle Battery Prices Dropping Dramatically, Study Finds

As we’ve mentioned a few weeks ago, batteries are the technology that’s holding back pretty much all mobile technologies. That includes the most mobile of technologies, the car. The thing about electric cars is that the price of the batteries are keeping them premium priced vehicles. That’s not just Telsa (base Model S: $70,000) — a Nissan Leaf starts at $30,000, but a Nissan Versa … Continue reading Electric Vehicle Battery Prices Dropping Dramatically, Study Finds

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Automotive, Electronics, Hardware

Tesla Unveils its Solution to “Range Anxiety”; Musk Talks Self-Driving Cars

Hey, remember that announcement Elon Musk Tweeted earlier this week? The one about ending “range anxiety”? It whipped the tech community, people who have Teslas and people who wish they had Teslas into a metaphorical frenzy. In short, anyone who had any kind of interest in things related to the 21st century were in a collective fit. We got caught up in it, asking Musk why … Continue reading Tesla Unveils its Solution to “Range Anxiety”; Musk Talks Self-Driving Cars

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Mysterious Musk Tweet Promises to End “Range Anxiety” with Software Update

Serial inventor and entrepreneur Elon Musk is giving anyone excited about electric cars one more reason why they’d want a Tesla — as if those YouTube clips of Tesla Model S P85D “Insane Mode” 0 to 60 launches weren’t enough. Musk Tweeted out earlier today: “Tesla press conf at 9am on Thurs. About to end range anxiety … via OTA software update. Affects entire Model … Continue reading Mysterious Musk Tweet Promises to End “Range Anxiety” with Software Update

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