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Quick Charge Podcast: September 12, 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 Saturday. Subscribe to our podcast in Apple Podcast or your favorite podcast player to guarantee new episodes are delivered as…
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IKEA is kicking off a solar car park push in the US

IKEA today announced that it’s adding solar car parks, more solar on store rooftops, and battery energy storage systems to seven of its US stores. IKEA has been installing solar at its US stores for more than a decade. Its Paramus, New Jersey, store is the first of seven…
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Heat pumps are more efficient than oil and gas heating in subzero temps – Oxford study

A new Oxford University study found air source heat pumps to be more efficient than oil and gas heating in cold and subzero temperatures. Heat pumps are a cost-effective, efficient, and low-emissions way to cool and warm households, with global sales increasing 11% in 2022 and US sales outpacing those of gas furnaces for the first time the same year. But misinformation and misunderstandings…
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A Tesla robotaxi ‘concept’ was revealed in the new Elon Musk biography

A picture of a Tesla robotaxi “concept” was revealed in the new Elon Musk biography today. It is interesting, but I would also take it with a grain of salt. The Walter Isaacson biography of Elon Musk came out today. In recent weeks the biographer, who has been embedded in Musk’s life for years, has been releasing excerpts with interesting information about Tesla, including some about…
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BMW, Ford, and Honda form new company streamline electrical grids, invite other automakers to join

Three major automakers have come forward and announced an equally-owned company focused on creating a single, cost-effective platform to connect EV drivers, automakers, and utility companies. BMW Group, Ford Motor Company, and American Honda Motor Company have partnered up to create ChargeScape, LLC – potentially unlocking new value as an EV owners in North America. If you didn’t think the…
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