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Toyota unveils bZ4X electric SUV without specs, coming next year

Toyota has unveiled today the bZ4X, a battery-electric SUV, though it didn’t release any specs despite a production version of the vehicle coming as soon as next year. We have often discussed how Toyota has been lagging behind the rest of the auto industry when it comes to bringing all-electric vehicles to market. Despite the fact that the company announced an acceleration of its electric…
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Quick Charge Podcast: April 17, 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 Saturday. Subscribe to our podcast in Apple Podcast or your favorite podcast player to guarantee new episodes are delivered as…
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EGEB: This tech repels dust from solar panels, saving up to 98% of energy

In today’s Electrek Green Energy Brief (EGEB): Award-winning Superclean Glass makes a transparent electrodynamic shield that repels dust from solar panels. Facebook has procured enough clean energy projects to meet 100% of its energy needs. UnderstandSolar is a free service that links you to top-rated solar installers in your region for personalized solar estimates. Tesla now offers price…
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Here’s why AI will be crucial for future US electrical grid reliability

When most Americans think of the infrastructure projects the Biden administration is proposing in the American Jobs Plan, they think of concrete, steel, and labor. But what if the biggest predictor of the success of the infrastructure plan is not in the materials but in artificial intelligence (AI) and machine learning (ML)? Electrek spoke with Monte Zweben, CEO of Splice Machine, a database…
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