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It looks like Rivian's 400+-mile 'Max pack' is coming very soon

Rivian has added the “Max pack” option to its R1S configurator, and added “Max pack” as a filter criteria to its R1 shop, suggesting that vehicles with the massive 400+-mile pack will be shipping soon. Rivian has three battery pack levels planned – Standard, Large, and Max. We don’t know the exact kWh rating for each pack, but the Max is rumored to be about 180kWh. But so far, the…
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Tesla Cybertruck interior revealed in best video yet

A short video was posted to the internet today with the best view of Cybertruck’s interior yet, including a glimpse at the car’s main interface in action. As Cybertruck comes closer to production, we’ve been seeing more and more of it popping up in public. We’ve recently seen it supercharging, seen the frunk open, and seen it towing a big trailer. But so far, interior looks have mostly…
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MIT scientists used solar power to make drinking water cheaper than tap water

MIT scientists have designed a solar-powered desalination system that turns saltwater into drinkable water at a higher volume – and lower cost. Researchers from MIT and Shanghai Jiao Tong University have published a paper, “Extreme salt-resisting multistage solar distillation with thermohaline convection,” in the journal Joule about a study that has the potential to make a big leap forward…
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Tesla (TSLA) surges back to positive on annual delivery goal reassurance

Tesla’s stock (TSLA) surged back up and recovered from a premarket tumble as the market seems to be reassured by the reiteration of the automaker’s annual delivery goal. As we reported this morning, Tesla released its Q3 2023 delivery and production numbers. At 435,000 deliveries, the number came below Wall Street expectations, which we thought were inappropriately high after a warning by…
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