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JCESR | Joint Center for Energy Storage Research Announced by the Energy Department: New Battery Design Could Help Solar and Wind Power the Grid | Department of Energy

Recently my girlfriend "Hella" Stella Kostolna reset the 1/4 mile record at Speedworld in Phoenix. With a couple of days of testing and experimenting, we managed a 12.582s run and backed it up with two runs within 1%. We're convinced that we can reset that record again using exaggerated...

I got this message after turning off the AC switch and then turning off the fan, and then turning it back on again. AC seems to work, and my service rep said he's seen that message a couple of times but there was nothing wrong with the AC. He's going to download my logs and let me know if...

UK ranked most energy efficient of world's largest economies | Environment | guardian.co.uk We came in ninth. Behind China. Didn't we invent the concept of energy efficiency? Remember those stickers on light switches back in the 70s saying "Please turn off when leaving room"?

Inside Tesla - 06.05.12 | Blog | Tesla Motors New "Inside Tesla" updates by George Blankenship every Tuesday!

U.S. Slaps Tariffs on Chinese Solar Panels - NYTimes.com I don't think Solar City is going to be very happy about this.

Which would make our Tesla stock go up significantly. 8^D Oil prices could double by 2022, IMF warned | Business | The Guardian (sorry, that subject line should have read "IMF warned:")

Elon Musk says it'd be 'cool' to fly in space - Technology & science - Space - Space.com - msnbc.com

Elon Musk Talks Robot Spacecraft, What He Owes to NASA [VIDEO]

Solar Trust of America files bankruptcy Another one. Bummer!

EPA to impose first greenhouse gas limits on power plants - The Washington Post Hey, it's a start in the right direction.

Excitement builds over SpaceX flight to ISS - Technology & science - Space - Space.com - msnbc.com Go Elon!

Wired published this. I hope to heck it doesn't prove to be a hoax! The incentive to go viral bigger than anyone else is very high. There's certainly a lot of people posting "fake" on the video already. Man Successfully Flies With Custom-Built Bird Wings | Wired Science | Wired.com...

Nissan Sets 1,500 - 2,000 DC Quick Charging Target For U.S. By 2014

My girlfriend and I took my Roadster out for its first 2012 drive, and after eating some lovely ribs we returned to the car and it wouldn't unlock. I walked around to the driver's side to see if the antenna was simply not picking up signal, and I could hear the two beeps normally associated...

US natural gas prices fall to decade low - FT.com

Bellingham to get first high-speed electric vehicle charger in statewide project - Local News - bellinghamherald.com

Extremely chilling news. http://www.independent.co.uk/environment/climate-change/shock-as-retreat-of-arctic-sea-ice-releases-deadly-greenhouse-gas-6276134.html We need to build floating power plants immediately that collect and burn this methane, and then use the resultant power to somehow...

Hmm. Are they finally here? 1/3 the cost of lithium per kWh at $300? Probably heavy, but for on-site power storage, that is certainly no problem. http://www.inc.com/magazine/201112/innovation-a-sodium-ion-battery.html

http://arstechnica.com/science/news/2011/12/new-approach-to-determining-human-impact-on-climate-gives-same-answer.ars

And I mean light. This is a pretty stunning breakthrough. Scientists invent lightest material on Earth. What now? - latimes.com

New age for old tech? Honda Civic Natural Gas tops Ford Focus Electric as 'Green Car of the Year' | MLive.com Hopefully the Model S next year...

BBC News - Scientists boost battery strength with small holes Batteries for phones and laptops could soon recharge ten times faster and hold a charge ten times larger than current technology allows. Scientists at Northwestern University in the US have changed the materials in lithium-ion...

Prairie Home Companion sound effects man Tom Keith dies | Minnesota Public Radio News I know this is extremely off-topic but I really enjoy listening to this program on Saturdays and Sundays on Minnesota Public Radio while cruising around in the Roadster with my girlfriend. I used to be...

Beacon Power, Backed by U.S. Loan Guarantees, Files Bankruptcy - Businessweek Dangit.

TeslaMotors Tesla Motors Bucking Trends, #Tesla Goes It Alone on Plug Design ow.ly/7b1bI (via @nytimes) Bucking Trends, Tesla Goes It Alone on Plug Design - NYTimes.com Can we talk? Seriously. We're on the fulcrum of electric conversion. Is it in Tesla's best interest to buck trends...

Success for Andrea Rossis E-Cat cold fusion system, but mysteries remain (Wired UK) and here in an earlier article: Cold fusion rears its head as research promises to change the world (Wired UK) For me, I've filed this under "I'll believe it when I see it." Power supply was connected...

She's made me promise that we'll build an electric dragster that can beat any muscle car we encounter. I figured I could find the most useful up-to-date information about the most powerful motors, best packs, and best trans-axles available today in this part of the forum but there's a lot of...

http://www.abc.net.au/news/2011-10-18/richard-branson-builds-first-commercial-spaceport/3577148

I'm sad to hear that Costco is pulling their plugs. Really doesn't make any sense when the cars start arriving en masse next year. Lack of foresight if you ask me. http://www.cspnet.com/news/technology/articles/plug-or-power-down

So feel free to move this if it isn't appropriate. I'm personally blown away by this demonstration of a magnet cooled with liquid nitrogen floating over different arrays of room-temp magnets.

I just tried to plug my car in at home after a long road-trip and discovered that my spare connector won't light up green anymore. It occasionally blinks once or twice if I wiggle it in the socket but it won't charge the car at all. Bummer! The plug is labeled with model number from North...

Since Tesla is about to release a manual update that includes instructions NOT to use inverters with the car (I learned this the hard way... my car wouldn't start and had to be transported to Chicago for repair), I started looking for alternatives and found this for $240. I just got mine, with...

Source: Financial Times Deutschland (in German) (translated from German) The four German companies owning the national grid are planning three hightech 'Power Highways' - to the delight of ABB and Siemens. The two companies between them have a market share of over 80% for power lines using...

This caused a failure in my car's switchpack, which caused a non-start condition. It's NOT covered under warranty (so far). This repair will cost me thousands. In the Tesla "engineering blog" there is an instruction not to ever plug an AC inverter into the Tesla, but there, as far as I know...

Not the best nor most complete article, but interesting. BBC News - Harvesting hydrogen from self-powered cells

I went into my apartment garage and tried to open the trunk with the key fob, nothing. Tried to open the door, nothing. Disconnected the charger, tried to open or lock the door and trunk again, nothing. Put the key in the door (it's underneath in the middle pointing straight up for those of...

Excite News - Nissan works on recharging Leaf with solar power

http://www.marketwatch.com/video/asset/elon-musk-ill-put-a-man-on-mars-in-10-years/CCF1FC62-BB0D-4561-938C-DF0DEFAD15BA#!CCF1FC62-BB0D-4561-938C-DF0DEFAD15BA My apologies if this is a duplicate. I just saw it for the first time.

I had a scary experience today on a freeway ramp that I was unfamiliar with. I went into the turn not knowing how sharp it was and hit a pretty uneven area (some raised bits) and it really felt like the car was going to break completely loose and I would slide off the road. I must have moved a...

appear either. Anyone else notice this?

Roadster final assembly tour Saturday, new Model S factory tour on Sunday? Sounds like fun! I love the description "cocktails and heavy hors d'oeuvres".

Last year in Minneapolis we had a torrential downpour that raised the water level on some streets to 18"+. My G55 made it through just fine. What would happen with the roadster? Would the enclosed alumin(i)um glider protect the passenger compartment and waterproof connections protect...

How is it done, exactly?

I've got a good friend who's been a motion picture electrician (gaffer) for 30 years or more, and I enlisted his help to modify one of my 70A HPC so it can be hauled around in my trunk on a planned road trip. The idea is to carry every major brand of breaker for either the 40A system or the 70A...

Remember the remote-controlled toy car? Elon just sent out another promotional package. Mug, insulated travel coffee cup, t-shirt, ball cap, Hot Wheels Tesla Roadster Sport and giveaway cards (both business and postcard sized) promoting the Tesla. Plus a special card from Elon. Very cute...

Is the Roadster the fastest street-legal vehicle from 0-30 MPH as a result of the extraordinary torque at 0 RPM? I'd be really interested to know if the Roadster is simply the fastest street-legal dragster from 0 to the typical legal street limit. It's so weird driving my Roadster around...

I've found that my key fob is almost useless for opening my trunk. I have to actually walk away from the trunk toward the front of the car to get it to unlock. I can't figure out any use for that extra button except activating the homelink (because I'm inside the car when I activate it.)...

I've got a number of friends in the film business (well, they were in the film business, but that's nearly dead here now) and I've assembled a fair amount of gear over the years, including 100 feet of 200A banded cable with Camlock connectors and a set of very well-made clips that allow me to...

I've ordered my 2.5 Sport with only the subwoofer and backup camera installed, hoping to find a high-quality double-din navigating audio system. Every single one I read about seems to have some deficiency (I can't find any with completely excellent reviews). Anyone familiar with the best of...