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Elon Musk asks Tesla execs to ‘pause all hiring,’ cut 10% of staff, amid ‘super bad feeling about economy’

June 3, 2022
Elon Musk has reportedly asked Tesla executives to “pause all hiring worldwide” and cut about 10% of the staff due to what he called a “super bad feeling about the economy.” Earlier this week, we reported on Elon Musk asking all Tesla employees to come back to the office or quit. Many people suspected that this was a wave of layoffs in disguise since Musk had to know a certain percentage…
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Quick Charge Podcast: June 2, 2022

June 3, 2022
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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Toyota unveils home battery pack to compete with Tesla Powerwall

June 2, 2022
Toyota has unveiled a new home battery pack to provide residential backup – a product that is going to compete with Tesla Powerwall. After Tesla launched “Tesla Energy” with the Powerwall and Powerpack in 2015, several other automakers also got into the home energy market with battery packs. Mercedes-Benz launched its home battery pack and Renault followed soon after. Now Toyota also…
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Construction officially starts on the largest wind farm in Australia

June 2, 2022
Construction has started on the 1,026-megawatt (MW) MacIntyre Wind Precinct, the largest wind farm to ever be built in Australia. It’s also one of the largest wind farms in the southern hemisphere. Largest wind farm in Australia Spanish global renewable energy company Acciona Energía and state-owned enterprise CleanCo Queensland are co-owners of the AUD $2 billion (US $1.45 billion) project…
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