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Siemens Gamesa is now producing 115-meter-long offshore wind turbine blades

Spanish-German wind giant Siemens Gamesa has started production of its first B115 blades at its facility in Aalborg, Denmark. The blades will be used on its SG 14-236 DD offshore wind turbine, which will have an output of 14 megawatts (MW) and a rotor diameter of 236 meters (774 feet). UnderstandSolar is a free service that links you to top-rated solar installers in your region for personalized…
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GM’s BrightDrop rebrands its electric delivery vehicles and carts with more cohesive names

General Motors’ commercial EV brand, BrightDrop, announced a rebranding of its entire ecosystem of electrified products, including delivery vehicles, storage carts, and software. The new nomenclature system falls more in line with parent company GM’s focus on “zero” branding. BrightDrop is an electric-focused brand formed by GM in early 2021 to develop electric Light Commercial…
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Tesla Insurance launches driver safety score in California but only for ‘educational purposes’

Tesla Insurance has enabled its controversial driver safety score, which tracks driving data in real time, in California, its biggest market, but it is only for “educational purposes” and won’t affect premiums… for now. Tesla had already introduced its own insurance product in California, but it didn’t utilize real-time driving data and Tesla’s safety score, which had been its…
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Quick Charge Podcast: March 31, 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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World’s leading swappable electric vehicle battery company Gogoro to be listed on Nasdaq next week

Gogoro, known as the de facto swappable electric vehicle battery standard as well as the manufacturer of leading high speed electric scooters, has just announced a finalized date for its public entry to the Nasdaq stock exchange. Thanks to a SPAC merger with Poema Global Holdings Corp (PPGH), Gogoro will officially hit the Nasdaq on April 5, 2022, under the ticker GGR. Electrek originally broke…
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