Articles by: Christopher Richmann

Tesla and SolarCity: Merging Autonomous Electric Vehicles and Solar Power

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November 19, 2016

Tesla and SolarCity: Merging Autonomous Electric Vehicles and Solar Power

If there’s a rock star in the electric car industry, it’s Tesla CEO and founder Elon Musk. With the purchase of SolarCity by Musk’s electric vehicle company, it appears solar energy has a new champion as well. Recently made official, the purchase of SolarCity by Tesla could, if done right, […]

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The Significance of Tesla’s Shared Fleet Program

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September 5, 2016

One of the major challenges facing new technologies is often the initial cost. You can talk for days about the clean, sustainable nature of wind energy, but when you unveil the multi-million dollar price tag for erecting a single turbine, it will create objections from even the most green-minded individuals. […]

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The Life of a Fully-Autonomous Car

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August 4, 2016

There are a lot of questions for autonomous electric vehicles. How will they recognize pedestrians? Who will be liable for accidents? What regulations need to be made? All these questions will take time, energy, and a fair amount of legal wrangling to iron out, but what about the vehicles themselves? […]

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