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Tesla lobbies for anyone with solar and batteries to participate in Texas’ energy market

May 23, 2022
Tesla has filed to change rules for grid operators in Texas in order to enable anyone with solar and batteries, including residential homeowners, to participate in the state’s energy market. Since moving to Texas, Tesla has been lobbying to change several energy market rules in order to more efficiently deploy its energy products on the state’s notoriously fragile electric grid. It mainly…
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Tesla Model Y caught on fire while driving; driver claimed to have to break window to get out

May 23, 2022
An almost brand-new Tesla Model Y caught on fire after powering down while driving. The driver claimed to be stuck inside the car and had to break the window to get out. It serves as a good reminder to know and remember that all doors in Tesla vehicles have manual releases. The incident happened last Friday in North Vancouver, British Columbia. Jamil Jutha was driving in his 2021 Tesla Model Y…
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Quick Charge Podcast: May 21, 2022

May 22, 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…
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Tesla files plans for diner/drive-in theater supercharger on Santa Monica Blvd. in Hollywood

May 22, 2022
Tesla has reportedly filed plans for a 29-stall supercharger and diner/drive-in theater location in Hollywood, Los Angeles, California. The location is at 7001 Santa Monica Boulevard at the intersection with Orange Drive. Tesla originally planned to build the diner in the coastal city of Santa Monica, but then moved the plans to Hollywood. Now, perhaps a little confusingly to out-of-towners…
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Awesomely Weird Alibaba Electric Vehicle of the Week: Ride-on full-sized stuffed animals

May 21, 2022
I’ll admit it – things have gotten pretty weird and wild in this column in the past. But while vehicles like electric submarines, backyard trains, and party buses shaped like tigers all have a certain indescribable charm to them, this week’s electric vehicle stretches the limits of what you could reasonably call “a vehicle.” But then again, that’s what we’re here for. It just…
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