Tesla CEO Elon Musk is also considering developing an electric tractor trailer to accompany the vehicle.
Vehicle-to-grid system could offer frequency response, incentivize electric ownership.
In six months, the route from the capital Brisbane to the small sugar town of Tully will offer drivers 18 free recharging stations.
The 530 million total electric cars forecast to be on the road by 2040.
The company has announced that starting in 2019, all of the new models it produces will be electric or hybrid.
According to the company, owners who live in warm, sunny climates will be able to drive their car for months on end without ever plugging into a wall socket.
Scientists have developed a way to wirelessly deliver electricity to moving objects, technology that could one day charge electric vehicles and personal devices like medical implants and cell phones.
Elon Musk announced that “almost all” Superchargers will be disconnected from the grid as solar and battery arrays are installed at the company’s 800 stations.
A silicon Valley start-up has unveiled the EDIT, the 1st modular, open source Self-Driving EV that the company has been working on over the past year.
India is taking on its air pollution problem by announcing a daring plan to eliminate petrol and diesel powered cars from the roads by 2030.
The company's US chief told the press that the 2019-era vehicle should carry a price between $35,000 and $40,000, and should have at least a 250-mile range.
Tesla has begun offering a lifetime maintenance and insurance package as part of the initial price of their electric vehicles.
“There is no more business as usual in the energy sector. There are a number of low-carbon technologies about to achieve critical mass decades before some companies expect”, says James Leaton, head of research at Carbon Tracker.
Airbus is currently working at short-range, electrically powered helicopters, closer in form to a toy drone. With electrically-driven ducted fans, they could be quiet enough to hop across city centers, and Airbus claims they will be as cheap to use as a taxi, thanks to the savings that come with the ride-sharing culture.
Nissan has said it's bringing some self-driving cars to London next month to take part in the first EU trials of its technology.
