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Tesla (TSLA) stock plummets, is Elon Musk starting to sell? His brother got $100 million out

November 10, 2021
With another important drop today, Tesla (TSLA) has now dropped more than 12% since CEO Elon Musk announced that he would sell 10% of his stake. It’s not clear whether Musk has started selling, but his brother, Kimbal Musk, managed to sell $100 million just before Elon publicized his withdrawal. Last weekend, Elon floated the idea that he would sell 10% of his stake in Tesla if a Twitter poll…
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French village increases mobility, cuts carbon with shared EV scheme

November 9, 2021
A village in southwest France had a problem: too few remaining local shops providing for the needs of its 130 aging and decreasingly mobile residents. To break the resulting isolation, the hamlet set itself up with a solar-recharging Renault Zoe EV that villagers take turns using to run errands in outlying towns, and voilà ­­– affordable, safe, and carbon-free transportation available to…
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Quick Charge Podcast: November 8, 2021

November 9, 2021
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.  Check out the , an all EV event taking place at Sonoma Raceway this November 13th and 14th. New episodes of Quick Charge are recorded Monday through Thursday and again on Saturday. Subscribe to our…
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The best (and worst) US states for EV charging

November 9, 2021
The electric vehicle is here to stay. As EV sales grow year-over-year in the US and the rest of the world, charging infrastructure is growing with it. In the US specifically, certain states are far better equipped than others to support the rising number of EV drivers on…
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The US’s third-largest utility will shut down 55% of its coal fleet by 2030

November 9, 2021
Atlanta-based Southern Co., the US’s third-largest utility, will terminate around 55% of its coal fleet by 2030. Southern Co. is working toward achieving net zero by 2050. Coal shutdowns in Georgia and Alabama Units at the US’s two largest coal-fired plants will be closed. That means around 3,000 MW of coal will be removed in Georgia. Georgia Power, a subsidiary of Southern Co., plans to…
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