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Watch the steepest Tesla Solar Roof being built

June 12, 2023
You can watch the steepest Tesla Solar Roof being built in this new project that showcases the versatility of the solar tiles. By being a roofing product that panels added on top of existing roofing products, Tesla’s solar roof tiles offer an opportunity to address new parts of the markets. It can be a solution for homeowners who want to go solar, but they need to replace their roof soon. It…
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Tesla unveils new Giga Laboratory concept

June 11, 2023
Tesla has unveiled a new retail concept called ‘Giga Laboratory’, which appears to be a showcase of its manufacturing capacity. While Tesla announced a move to online sales and moved back from physical retail back in 2019, the automaker has, in practice, continued to…
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Check out the arrival of Rivian's onsite wind turbine [video]

June 10, 2023
In June 2022, Rivian announced it would install a 2.8 megawatt wind turbine at its Normal, Illinois, factory – and the turbine’s final components have now arrived. Rivian has partnered with Charlottesville, Virginia-based Apex Clean Energy to install the new wind turbine. Once it’s online, it will be capable of generating nearly 10 million kilowatt-hours of electricity a year – the…
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Quick Charge Podcast: June 10, 2023

June 10, 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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Tesla snaps up new location in Fremont to expand 4680 battery cell production, report says

June 10, 2023
Tesla has secured a new location in Fremont, California, to expand its 4680 battery cell production, according to a new report. When Tesla unveiled its own new cell format, the 4680 battery cell, it ventured into manufacturing its own battery cells for the first time. Prior to that point, Tesla had always bought battery cells from suppliers to put in its electric vehicles. The automaker…
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White House throws some cold water on Tesla's NACS victory

June 10, 2023
The White House decided to rain on Tesla’s victory parade for its connector, NACS, becoming the charging standard in North America. The government still wants some CCS connectors to be included in order to get funding. After Ford and GM both announced that they plan to adopt NACS as the new connector in their future electric vehicles, Tesla’s connector has basically become the new standard in…
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