By: Patrick Caughill/Futurism We may be a long way away from solar powered electric vehicles the likes of which Lightyear is trying to build, yet some larger car companies are starting to toy with the technology in some novel ways. The German luxury car manufacturer Audi is partnering with Chinese solar company Hanergy to integrate solar cells into…
Elon Musk: 100 Tesla Gigafactories Could Power The Entire World
By: Chelsea Gohd/Futurism Leonardo DiCaprio and Elon Musk convened in his Gigafactory to talk lithium ion batteries, climate change, and the future of alternative energy sources. Taking steps towards a future independent of fossil fuels is more important now than ever. THE GIGAFACTORY The Tesla Gigafactory produces lithium ion batteries, supporting the Tesla vehicles and…