MEC has reported on the impending revolution of autonomous (self drive/driverless/no driver) vehicles previously. Already we are seeing the technology built in to existing high end models such as the Tesla P85D and probably most people are aware of the Google self drive car. The advances in the underlying technology seem to be advancing at a more
We've all heard of car-jackings but could a driverless car be hijacked by a hacker? Apparently it's already been done and manufacturers developing this technology are beefing up security systems to prevent it. It's predicted there could be as many as 20 million of these vehicles by 2020 so the concern is quite serious. Looking
Headline 2020 - 800kms on a single charge - EV batteries ridiculously cheap! EV sales doubled in 2013. So far this year (up to June 2014) sales in the US are over 30% up on the same period as 2013 with the Nissan Leaf leading the pack. The trend is set and the naysayers of
The recent announcement by Elon Musk of a 'gigafactory' battery manufacturing facility not only has meant a surge in Tesla stock (now up 634% year-over-year) but also brings the death spiral for electricity utilities that much closer. The death spiral is customer defection from the grid to run their households/businesses on solar panels plus battery storage.