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Need a panel upgrade for an EV charger? Schneider may have a workaround

Schneider Electric’s new 48-amp home EV charger is designed to solve one of the priciest problems that can come with buying an EV: discovering that your house needs an electrical panel or service upgrade before you can charge at Level 2 speeds. The new Schneider Charge uses built-in dynamic load management to monitor how much electricity a home is using and automatically turn the EV’s…
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XPeng robotics raises $900M at $6.3B valuation for IRON robot push

XPeng’s robotics business has raised over $900 million at a post-money valuation of more than $6.3 billion, the Chinese EV maker announced today. XPeng calls it the largest single-round private financing in the history of China’s embodied AI industry. The round is meant to push XPeng’s IRON humanoid robot into mass production by the end of 2026 — a timeline that keeps the automaker ahead…
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A first-of-its-kind US factory could make grid batteries safer

Anthro Energy has broken ground on a first-of-its-kind US battery materials factory in Louisville, Kentucky, with enough planned annual output to support up to 25 gigawatt-hours (GWh) of lithium-ion batteries. The California battery startup says the facility will be the first large-scale, US-owned and operated plant producing advanced electrolytes. It’s expected to make around 12,000 metric…
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Tesla discontinues its Solar Roof tiles, not economically viable

Tesla has discontinued the Solar Roof, its solar-tile roofing product, Electrek has learned. The company has told third-party installers that it will no longer supply solar roof tiles going forward, only solar panels, according to two sources close to the program. Two sources confirm the end of the Solar Roof Two sources close to the program confirmed to Electrek that Tesla has informed its…
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