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Bill tries to eliminate free charging for electric cars in North Carolina with poor argument

June 13, 2022
A new bill has been introduced in North Carolina to try to eliminate free charging for electric cars at businesses, and their logic to justify it is unsurprisingly poor. For the most part, electric vehicle charging happens at home or at fast-charging stations on long-distance travel. But there are plenty of other charging solutions too, including some businesses, like hotels and restaurants…
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Tesla is operating a virtual power plant demonstration in Texas

June 13, 2022
Tesla is operating a virtual power plant demonstration in Texas to show the grid authorities the potential of such a product. But until some rule changes, the company needs the collaboration of local Powerwall owners without compensation. Last month, we reported on Tesla lobbying for any homeowner with solar and batteries to participate in Texas’s energy market. The company was asking for a…
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Tesla now produces more cars at Fremont factory than when operated by GM/Toyota

June 11, 2022
Tesla is now producing more cars at its Fremont factory than when it was the NUMMI factory operated in partnership by GM and Toyota. And it’s only the beginning. CEO Elon Musk says it could grow production by about 50%. It was chaos before it became Tesla Factory New United Motor Manufacturing, better known as NUMMI, has a long history – and not always a good one. Before it was NUMMI, it was a…
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Tesla (TSLA) announces 3-for-1 stock split

June 11, 2022
Tesla (TSLA) announced today that it is going to put a three-for-one stock split to a shareholder vote at its upcoming annual meeting. The company announced its intentions to do another stock split back in March, but it didn’t reveal the details. Today, as part of the…
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Learn how EV batteries can be profitably recycled in this free, 15-minute webinar

June 11, 2022
Automakers are racing to produce electric vehicles, yet few firms currently know how to recycle old EV batteries. Experts at the Argonne National Laboratory, a US Department of Energy science and engineering research center in Lemont, Illinois, are inviting the public to listen in as experts explore the challenges – and solutions – of recycling lithium-ion batteries. How EV batteries can…
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