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GM unveils new electric motors that will power its future EVs, starting with Hummer EV

GM has unveiled its latest series of new electric motors that will power its future electric vehicles, starting with the Hummer EV. With the Bolt EV coming out in 2016, GM has been selling electric vehicles for a long time, but the automaker has also been stuck on older EV technology. GM is finally starting to release its latest EV technology, Ultium, in a series of new electric vehicles. Today…
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Elon Musk hints at new Tesla Gigafactory, denies location is in Russia

Elon Musk denied rumors that Tesla has selected a Russian city as its next location for a new Gigafactory. In the process, he hinted that Tesla is on the hunt for a new location. Tesla is currently in the process of starting production at two new massive factories, Gigafactory Berlin and Gigafactory Texas. These two factories are expected to more than double Tesla’s production capacity. They…
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Quick Charge Podcast: September 20, 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. New episodes of Quick Charge are recorded Monday through Thursday and again on…
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NTSB says Tesla’s Full Self-Driving beta is ‘misleading & irresponsible’ ahead of wider release

As Tesla is moving to release its Full Self-Driving beta software to its US fleet, the automaker is facing some pushbacks from US regulators. Now the NTSB is calling Tesla’s approach “misleading and irresponsible.” After a year of testing only with a select few customers, Tesla is finally about to release its Full Self-Driving (FSD) beta software to its wider fleet in the US. US regulators…
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EGEB: Can coal state West Virginia become the ‘poster child’ for clean energy?

In today’s Electrek Green Energy Brief (EGEB): There are currently more than $127 million in clean energy projects in West Virginia. Dominion Energy proposes the largest solar and storage expansion in Virginia’s history. UnderstandSolar is a free service that links you to top-rated solar installers in your region for personalized solar estimates. Tesla now offers price matching, so it’s…
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