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Here’s how a new US protectionist move could backfire badly on the US solar industry

The US Department of Commerce (DOC) is investigating whether Southeast Asian solar cell manufacturers are using parts made in China that would normally be subject to a tariff. In a survey released today, most of the US solar industry asserted that the DOC investigation will devastate their businesses, as they rely on solar module imports to meet growing demand. Trying to help the US solar…
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Quick Charge Podcast: April 5, 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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Elon Musk joins Twitter’s board, but it caps his ownership of the social media to 15% to avoid hostile takeover

Twitter announced today that Tesla CEO Elon Musk will be joining its board of directors after he bought over 9% of the company and became its largest shareholder. However, Musk’s board participation comes with a stipulation that he can’t own more than 14.9% of the company in order to avoid a hostile takeover. Yesterday, an SEC filing revealed that Musk has been buying shares of Twitter and…
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Tesla is testing a Lucid Air with over 500 miles of range on its test track

We have seen many automakers benchmark and reverse-engineer Tesla vehicles, but rarely the other way around. Tesla was spotted testing a Lucid Air – which has over 500 miles of range – on its test track at Fremont factory. Lucid and Tesla have a long, tumultuous history. The company was founded by Bernard Tse, a former Tesla Vice President and board member. At the time, it was called…
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