Elon Musk Kills Range Anxiety With Software Update 6.2 For Tesla Model S.

  We have the great opportunity to learn more about Tesla Model S: "a computer on wheels". Find out what makes Tesla Model S so different from all other cars now. Elon Musk also gave a very important update on China: "Range anxiety is the significant issue in China … I am optimistic on China long term. We can see some steady improvement there already."

"During a teleconference with the Press, Elon Musk unveils software update 6.2 for Model S which introduces new features that eliminates range anxiety, enhances active safety features, and bring Model S closer to having autonomous capabilities.

Overview:

01:00. 6.2 features: range assurance, trip planner and more

06:00. Version 7 sneak peek: new ui, autonomous steering

09:15. EV image perception issues

11:54. Real-time superchargers communication

14:22. Version 7 UI

15:24. Model X better than shown

15:44. Ideal mile range 

18:20. Tesla a software company

20:15. Wait time estimate at superchargers

21:28. Range anxiety in China

22:45. More about charger routing and destination chargers

25:25. Autonomous driving software update & regulations

27:53. Superchargers deployment

30:16. Auto pilot safety concners

32:45. Software update release timing

34:00. 3G connectivty and 6.2 public release

35:15. Range calculation factors"

Lithium Technology: Video Tesla Model X In Palo Alto.

"First Tesla Model X is spotted in Palo Alto. They are coming! Electric cars are here and Tesla Model X will cater to the huge market of SUV lovers very soon.

  We need to have as many electric cars as we can now. Just look at today's smog air pollution alert from … UK. China and India just cannot survive without introduction of electric cars on the mass market scale. Hopefully, situation is changing. Lithium technology is ready, Elon Musk has demonstrated its potential. Richard Branson is already involved in Formula E and knows about green energy and electric cars very well. Now it is time for Brands and Brilliant Minds to disrupt the auto-industry and market the new product to the exciting customers. You already know where I am going:  Apple and Virgin are the best in switching the customers to their new products. Read more."

International Lithium And Ganfeng Lithium: "The End Of The Lithium 'Big 3'.

  "Joe Lowry has published a very interesting article about the lithium market, major producers and rising Chinese powerhouses in lithium industry. You can find now more details on International Lithium strategic partner Ganfeng Lithium. Apple Electric iCar and Warren Buffet BYD move into energy storage to chase Elon Musk with his Tesla Gigafactory bring Lithium back onto the radar screens of investors now. Read more."

International Lithium Corp. and Ganfeng Lithium Commence Work Programs on the Avalonia and Mariana Lithium Projects.

Lithium Technology: Video Tesla Model X In Palo Alto.

  First Tesla Model X is spotted in Palo Alto. They are coming! Electric cars are here and Tesla Model X will cater to the huge market of SUV lovers very soon.

  We need to have as many electric cars as we can now. Just look at today's smog air pollution alert from … UK. China and India just cannot survive without introduction of electric cars on the mass market scale. Hopefully, situation is changing. Lithium technology is ready, Elon Musk has demonstrated its potential. Richard Branson is already involved in Formula E and knows about green energy and electric cars very well. Now it is time for Brands and Brilliant Minds to disrupt the auto-industry and market the new product to the exciting customers. You already know where I am going:  Apple and Virgin are the best in switching the customers to their new products. Read more.

International Lithium And Ganfeng Lithium: "The End Of The Lithium 'Big 3'.

  "Joe Lowry has published a very interesting article about the lithium market, major producers and rising Chinese powerhouses in lithium industry. You can find now more details on International Lithium strategic partner Ganfeng Lithium. Apple Electric iCar and Warren Buffet BYD move into energy storage to chase Elon Musk with his Tesla Gigafactory bring Lithium back onto the radar screens of investors now. Read more."

International Lithium Corp. and Ganfeng Lithium Commence Work Programs on the Avalonia and Mariana Lithium Projects.

Powered By Lithium: Spy Video - Testing of Tesla Model X.

  It looks like Tesla Model X to me. There are some ideas on the web that it can be Tesla Model III, but before the image of Tesla Model III was different. Hopefully, we will find out soon. They are coming! Very soon we all will appreciate very bold vision of Elon Musk for the future of electric cars and why we need not just one, but hundreds of Gigafactories. Boston-Power with our strategic partner Ganfeng Lithium already have taken notice.

Elon Musk Q&A At Tesla Motors International Auto Show Event.

There are quite a few very interesting bits of information in this interview. Tesla Model X will be priced as Tesla Model S. This year is all about Tesla Model X with launch in the summer 2015. Next year Tesla Model III is coming. Supercharger Network will allow to travel from Quebec to Vancouver! GM Bolt is not the threat for Tesla: "eventually all cars will have to be electric."

Boston-Power Aims to Rival Tesla With Gigawatt Lithium Battery Factories.

 "Eric Wesoff reports on very interesting development in China. Boston Power is building its own Megafactory to produce lithium batteries and even the super cheap urban EV for ... $8,000. It will be the game changer for the booming market for EVs in China, where EV sales are up 320% last year. We have discussed LG Chem Megafactory before and now you can appreciate more recent move of our strategic partner Ganfeng Lithium. China is building very fast its new strategic industry - electric cars. International Lithium is the part of the vertically integrated Lithium business with Ganfeng Lithium in China. Read more."

Elon Musk Interview: World Needs Hundreds of Gigafactories.

  Elon Musk talks about the Gigafactory and incredible numbers behind his vision: "Everything will be fully electric, except for Rockets!" In China his vision can be the only way forward with personal mobility due to the terrible level of air pollution.

Powered By Lithium: Tesla Model X First Look - Family Friendly and Extremely Powerful.

"Tesla’s Model X is arguably one of the more anticipated car releases of the past decade. The automaker has become a darling in the electric vehicle industry, gaining a cult following that grows bigger every day. And the Model X is atop that glorious pile of zero emissions glory. It’s just too bad the damn thing’s release keeps getting pushed back."

Elon Musk Q&A At Tesla Motors International Auto Show Event.

There are quite a few very interesting bits of information in this interview. Tesla Model X will be priced as Tesla Model S. This year is all about Tesla Model X with launch in the summer 2015. Next year Tesla Model III is coming. Supercharger Network will allow to travel from Quebec to Vancouver! GM Bolt is not the threat for Tesla: "eventually all cars will have to be electric."

Powered By Lithium: Tesla Model X at CES 2015.

 Beautiful car Tesla Model X is coming to the market very soon. It will drive a lot of passion among SUV crowd.

International Lithium Corp. Update on Avalonia (Ireland) and Mariana (Argentina) Lithium Projects.

Elon Musk Interview: World Needs Hundreds of Gigafactories.

  Elon Musk talks about the Gigafactory and incredible numbers behind his vision: "Everything will be fully electric, except for Rockets!" In China his vision can be the only way forward with personal mobility due to the terrible level of air pollution.

Elon Musk Q&A At Tesla Motors International Auto Show Event.

  

  There are quite a few very interesting bits of information in this interview. Tesla Model X will be priced as Tesla Model S. This year is all about Tesla Model X with launch in the summer 2015. Next year Tesla Model III is coming. Supercharger Network will allow to travel from Quebec to Vancouver! GM Bolt is not the threat for Tesla: "eventually all cars will have to be electric."

Powered By Lithium: Tesla Model X at CES 2015.

 Beautiful car Tesla Model X is coming to the market very soon. It will drive a lot of passion among SUV crowd.

International Lithium Corp. Update on Avalonia (Ireland) and Mariana (Argentina) Lithium Projects.

Elon Musk Interview: World Needs Hundreds of Gigafactories.

  Elon Musk talks about the Gigafactory and incredible numbers behind his vision: "Everything will be fully electric, except for Rockets!" In China his vision can be the only way forward with personal mobility due to the terrible level of air pollution.

Powered By Lithium: Tesla Model X at CES 2015.

  

  Beautiful car Tesla Model X is coming to the market very soon. It will drive a lot of passion among SUV crowd.

International Lithium Corp. Update on Avalonia (Ireland) and Mariana (Argentina) Lithium Projects.

Elon Musk Interview: World Needs Hundreds of Gigafactories.

  Elon Musk talks about the Gigafactory and incredible numbers behind his vision: "Everything will be fully electric, except for Rockets!" In China his vision can be the only way forward with personal mobility due to the terrible level of air pollution.

Lithium Drive: China's Electric Vehicle Output Grows Fivefold.

  "China continues to build its new strategic industry - Electric Cars and now we can see the first results.  International Lithium is well positioned to participate in this macro trend in China with its strategic partner Ganfeng Lithium."

Powered By Lithium: Tesla Model X Prototype at CES 2015.

  They are coming, electric cars are here to stay! Please share the presentation below to put all that nonsense about "more polluting electric cars" to rest.

Rebuttal to Study: EVs Being More Dangerous Than Internal Combustion Vehicles.

"Bill Williams puts all the nonsense about Electric Cars being more dangerous than with Internal Combustion engines vehicles to rest. Read more."

China Extends Electric-Car Incentives As Shenzhen Caps New Cars Registrations.

"As China attempts to grapple with its rampant air pollution, the national government and municipal authorities are taking increasingly aggressive measures to encourage adoption of plug-in electric cars. Officials recently announced the details of a previously-discussed new round of electric-car incentives, while the city of Shenzhen has joined several other Chinese cities in capping new-vehicle registrations. According to Reuters, China's current incentives scheme expires in 2015, but a new program will replace it and carry through to 2020."

Elon Musk Moves To Mass Market For Electric Cars: $35,000 Tesla Model 3 Arrives in 2017.

 We have the official confirmation from Elon Musk about the $35,000 Tesla Model 3 with 200-mile range to arrive in 2017. We are at the tipping point of the mass market for Electric Cars now. Developments in Asia with Foxconn will bring the Lithium race into another gear and after the largest ever Lithium M&A deal major industry players are taking the seats in the front rows of the spectacular show to participate in the dramatic transformation of our society into the 21st century New Industrial Revolution with Electric rEvolution. It will affects all of us, some will be fighting it with the new wars, others will embrace it and make it happen.

International Lithium Corp. A Potential Source For Green Technology Minerals.

  Rare Earth elements or metals (REEs) are essential elements in clean-energy technologies. In recent years REEs have received plenty of coverage concurrent to growing environmental concerns.  The rare-earth topic is no longer obscure and discussions regarding future REE shortages are beginning to emerge in mainstream media. Today international governments and organizations are pushing efforts to develop solutions to the rising scarcity threat, one of the biggest being that only 1 percent of critical materials are currently being recycled (they are difficult to recover economically), and so the race to find viable sources for REEs is on.

  The Green Technology Industry is the largest end-user of REEs and is continually growing with the development of electric vehicles and green energy electrical generators; wind turbines and solar panels. According to the American Chemistry Society, Lithium is among these endangered metals. China, which controls 97% of global rare earth production, has made significant investments in securing their supply. One excellent example of this is the recent news from China based Ganfeng Lithium Corp. regarding their 15million yuan (US $2.4 million) investment into International Lithium’s Blackstairs Pegmatite project in Ireland and the Mariana Brine project in Argentina for the 2014 budget year.  Ganfeng Lithium Corp. is one of the largest lithium product suppliers in the world supplying ILC with both capital and expertise and providing the global green technology industry with a new potential source of lithium supply. Read more."

Cnet:

What happens when a $35,000 Tesla arrives?

Tesla revealed this week that its more pedestrian vehicle will be called the Model 3. That is expected to retail for about $35,000. We asked an expert about the prospects of a "cheap" Tesla.
by Brooke Crothers

The all-electric Tesla Model S starts at around $70,000: A model for half the price could be a game-changer for Tesla.

Tesla

What happens when a much more affordable Tesla arrives? An expert offered his thoughts to CNET.

Tesla said this week that its $35,000 entry, due in 2017 (or thereabouts), will be called the Model 3. One of the keys to making a cheaper Tesla is battery technology, as CEO Elon Musk pointed out to Auto Express earlier in the week.

I chatted with John Voelcker, senior editor for High Gear Media, which publishesGreen Car Reports, in the wake of the news. He offered insight into what impact a lower-priced Tesla might have.

Q: Tesla has sold very pricey cars to date. How might a $35,000 Model 3 shake things up?John Voelcker: A list price of $35,000 is a very nice place to be as compared to the current Model S, which is selling well for its category, but this is a category that starts at $70,000 and goes up to six figures. So, if Tesla can in fact introduce the Model 3, as it's now called, at a base price of $35,000 with a 200-mile electric range, that will take them into a whole new order of magnitude of volume.

Why can't they do that today?Voelcker: Lithium ion battery costs need to come down (as one salient reason), both through advances in technology and higher volumes. They made the Roadster, which was a two-seat performance car. They made 2,500 of those. They've made more than 50,000 of their Model S sedans. Once you get into volume manufacturing, like the Model 3 that Musk described, then you're talking not about tens of thousands of cars per year but, ideally, hundreds of thousands of cars per year. That battery production capacity doesn't exist. That's where the gigafactory comes in. Musk said we can't do the Model 3 unless we have that factory.

What do you attribute the American public's fascination with the Tesla to? This could trigger a sales surge, correct? It seems to me that a lot of people are waiting on the sidelines for a more affordable Tesla.Voelcker: Tesla has had an ability to market itself without actually paying for much marketing and attract tens of thousands of devoted followers. It has grabbed the imagination of the technology-following public and the car-buying public in a way that I don't think [has] very many other parallels. If the company can deliver a stylish design with a 200-mile range or greater and can use the existing supercharger network of recharging sites all over the country -- and the world -- at a price of $35,000, I suspect there are a large number of people who will line up to buy one.

That said, Tesla may not be as alone offering such a car as they have been. [Others] could produce a car as good and as stylish. By the time the Model 3 begins to be delivered to customers you will have vehicles with similar specifications both from Nissan -- which has sold more electric cars than anyone else in the world -- and GM, who has a 200-mile electric car [in the works].

The fact the Tesla even exists is a bit a of miracle, don't you think? Voelcker: When's the last time a group of entrepreneurs started a car company from the ground up, whose brand is still with us today? The answer to that question: 1924. Cnet."

The Largest Ever Lithium Deal: Tesla Gigafactory, Smartphones And China's Race To Electric rEvolution.

  

  Now we have the major turning point for the Lithium Industry and further confirmation of the new mega trend in investing, which I have been discussing with you for a while here. Access to the secure supply of Strategic Commodities, which provide the material base for the new industrial revolution based on electric cars, will be more and more important. This Lithium race is only at its very beginning. Serious money and serious players are coming into the sector now. You can find my arguments on the links below.

Lithium Race: China Requires 30% of State Cars Use Alternative Energy.

 Beijing.

   As we have discussed here numerous times, China moves electric cars with its state-level plan into the strategic industry status. While West is still looking what is wrong with Tesla Motors and Tesla Model S Chinese companies are searching the globe and buying the best deposits of Lithium, Copper and REE. These will be the materials driving the next industrial rEvolution - electrification of our transportation systems.  High-speed railway network will solve the problem of mass transit in the future when Oil will be gone. China is building this network by thousands of miles per year and it is going to reach .... Singapore. Electric cars will solve the problem of mobility in the highly populated megalopolises.

  Elon Musk goes Open Source with electric cars now and Tesla Motors patents are available for all. It is not just charity, but rather carefully calculated move. And it is not the attempt to diminish our leader-in-chief altruistic incentives behind this move. Reality is that Elon Musk targets the Chinese market now with Tesla Model S and what is more important - with the new mass market model of electric car from Tesla Motors. It would be re-engineered in any case in China, but now if you can make that car cheap and in mass numbers, your strong partners in Asia will help Tesla Motors to fight counterfeit and people will not by the sub par quality.

  Can I put the name Foxconn again here? Read more."

Powered By Lithium: Will Foxconn Make The Electric iCar For Apple Priced Under $15,000?

International Lithium Corp. A Potential Source For Green Technology Minerals.

International Lithium Presentation May 2014 from Kirill Klip

  "Rare Earth elements or metals (REEs) are essential elements in clean-energy technologies. In recent years REEs have received plenty of coverage concurrent to growing environmental concerns.  The rare-earth topic is no longer obscure and discussions regarding future REE shortages are beginning to emerge in mainstream media. Today international governments and organizations are pushing efforts to develop solutions to the rising scarcity threat, one of the biggest being that only 1 percent of critical materials are currently being recycled (they are difficult to recover economically), and so the race to find viable sources for REEs is on.

  The Green Technology Industry is the largest end-user of REEs and is continually growing with the development of electric vehicles and green energy electrical generators; wind turbines and solar panels. According to the American Chemistry Society, Lithium is among these endangered metals. China, which controls 97% of global rare earth production, has made significant investments in securing their supply. One excellent example of this is the recent news from China based Ganfeng Lithium Corp. regarding their 15million yuan (US $2.4 million) investment into International Lithium’s Blackstairs Pegmatite project in Ireland and the Mariana Brine project in Argentina for the 2014 budget year.  Ganfeng Lithium Corp. is one of the largest lithium product suppliers in the world supplying ILC with both capital and expertise and providing the global green technology industry with a new potential source of lithium supply. Read more."

Powered by Lithium: Clean Electric Cars - Renewables to Get Most of $7.7 Trillion Power Investments

Who Will Make Enough Lithium Batteries For Electric rEvolution?

Lithium Catalyst: Hydrogen Dreams And Write-down Of Two-thirds Of US Shale Oil Explodes Fracking Myth.

No Danger From Magnetic Fields In Electric Cars As Their Sales Have Doubled Every Year For Three Years.

and why it all matters to you:

Peak Oil Is Back! - IEA Write-down Of Two-thirds Of US Shale Oil Explodes Fracking Myth.

Bloomberg:

Largest Lithium Deal Triggered by Smartphones and Teslas

Surging demand for high-performance batteries triggered the largest-ever deal for lithium, the lightweight metal that’s a key component of the power systems in smartphones, electric cars and cordless screwdrivers.

Albemarle Corp. (ALB) agreed yesterday to pay $6.2 billion in cash and stock for Princeton, New Jersey-based Rockwood Holdings Inc. (ROC), the biggest producer of lithium.

Consumption of lithium doubled in the decade through 2012, and is growing even faster now. Albemarle expects demand to increase as much as three times faster than the global economy, with consumers demanding more mobile devices and electric vehicles becoming more common.

“The growth of lithium, if you look at the proliferation of electronic materials, it’s powered by the lithium-ion battery,” Albemarle Chief Executive Officer Luke Kissam said in an interview. “And certainly automotive will be a big growth opportunity.” He expects a sharp increase in demand starting in about 2017.

Rockwood is the largest of four companies that control about 90 percent of the market for lithium, and they’re all bullish. Chile’s Soc. Quimica & Minera de Chile SA, known as SQM, expects demand to grow at 7 percent to 10 percent a year.

Batteries in cars and trucks will be one of the key drivers. Fully electric vehicles contain 44 pounds of lithium carbonate in their battery packs, compared with just one ounce in a notebook computer, Rockwood said in March.

Rapid adoption of electric vehicles may double lithium sales for batteries between 2013 and 2017, then double them again by the end of the decade. Bloomberg."

Tesla Model S UK Launch. Warning: Serious Attention Distraction On The UK Roads Now!

  

Tesla UK Launch Event from David Rawcliffe on Vimeo.

 We have the first reports about the serious attention distractions which are about to hit UK roads now in numbers: Tesla Model S invasion begins this weekend!

Tesla Model S UK Invasion Starts Tomorrow - Elon Musk To Occupy European Hearts Now.

  "UK is still far behind of many countries in the Electric Revolution despite of its huge potential for the mass market for Electric Cars. Its population is quite wealthy and unfortunately every car cost you here the same amount as in US, but in pounds - at least  60% more expensive. UK is famous for its style, fashion and tech innovation, but it has never really transpired into the huge drive for electric cars yet. Which is quite surprising, as petrol prices here are 1.4 pound/l or more than 8 USD/gallon.   I think I know the answer and it is coming tomorrow with Tesla Model S - UK was just waiting for The Real Electric Car here "like the normal one, but better! Read more."

Tesla's Elon Musk Expects 'Hundreds' Of Gigafactories As Lithium Battery Production For EVs Triples In Three Years.

  "We have discussed with you my personal vision of the Market for Electric Cars and Lithium Industry developments yesterday. I might be very "responsibly conservative" for the prospects of our Lithium Battery Industry after all!  Today you get the bold vision from our Electric rEvolution leader-in-chief Elon Musk. AutoBlogGreen reports: "Tesla CEO Elon Musk Expects "Hundreds" Of Battery Gigafactories. Read more."