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The world’s largest battery storage system just got even larger

The Moss Landing Energy Storage Facility, the world’s largest lithium-ion battery energy storage system, has been expanded to 750 MW/3,000 MWh. Moss Landing is in Monterey County, California, on the site of a gas-powered plant. It’s owned by Vistra Energy (NYSE: VST), an Irving, Texas-based retail electricity and power generation company that owns the second-most energy storage capacity in…
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Hackers manage to unlock Tesla software-locked features worth up to $15,000

A group of hackers have exposed an exploit that can unlock Tesla’s software-locked features worth up to $15,000. Free heated seats and Full Self-Driving package, anyone? Software-locked features that need to be activated by the owner paying or subscribing to a service are becoming increasingly popular in the auto industry. Tesla has been on board that trend very early since it produced…
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Humanity will use 1.7 Earths' worth of resources this year

The globe marked Earth Overshoot Day on August 2, calculated as the day when humanity has used up more than the total amount of resources made available by the Earth over the course of the year. And the day has been getting earlier and earlier every year. Earth Overshoot Day is a calculation that defines the total amount of ecological services available from natural processes, then compares that…
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Quick Charge Podcast: August 2, 2023

Listen to a recap of the top stories of the day from Electrek. Quick Charge is available now on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, TuneIn and our RSS feed for Overcast and other podcast players. New episodes of Quick Charge are recorded Monday through Thursday and again on…
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Watch a Rimac Nevera take on a Bugatti Chiron SuperSport and Tesla Plaid in a wild drag race

Have you ever wondered what it would be like to see the fastest production cars face off head-to-head? Watch the 1,914 hp Rimac Nevera take on the legendary Bugatti Chiron SuperSport and the blistering Tesla Model S Plaid in a wild drag race below. Meet the Rimac Nevera electric hypercar If you haven’t heard of Rimac Automobili yet, it’s time to get familiar. And for those who have, you…
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