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Tesla sues media over article that claimed quality issues and poor working conditions in China

January 19, 2021
Tesla is suing a Chinese media group over an article that described Tesla having serious quality issues and poor working conditions at Gigafactory Shanghai. The article Pingwest, a Chinese publication that describes itself as “the story of China’s tech evolution, beyond the headlines,” published a damning article on Tesla last month titled “Giga-Sweatshop Meets Corporate Overlords: an…
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Quick Charge Podcast: January 18, 2021

January 19, 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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Concept imagines what CarPlay would look like ‘if Apple made the Tesla Model 3’ [Video]

January 19, 2021
Even though it looks like we’re still more than several years out until Apple Car might reach the world, excitement is building as we learn more details. Now a graphic designer has created a sharp Apple Car concept that imagines what it would look like with a large 15-inch center console screen like Tesla uses with its Model 3 and Model Y. Graphic designer John Calkins shared the “…
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Tesla starts Model Y deliveries in China in a big way

January 19, 2021
Tesla has started Model Y deliveries in China and they did it in a big way with deliveries in 10 major cities at once. Tesla Model Y in China As we previously reported, Tesla is using a new vehicle introduction strategy for Model Y. Unlike previous vehicle programs, which…
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Are electric bikes more dangerous than motorcycles?

January 19, 2021
Electric bicycle riders are often seen as responsible, eco-minded do-gooders making the selfless sacrifice of bike commuting to replace cars on the road and benefit us all, while motorcyclists are more commonly derided as organ-donating daredevils whose mere act of riding a…
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Tesla gets a new head of its Advanced Battery Research in Canada, renews contract

January 19, 2021
Tesla now has a new head with its Advanced Battery Research group in Canada and renewed the contract with the organization, which has been producing a lot of battery technology for the automaker. Tesla Advanced Battery Research For the past five years, Tesla has been working with a battery research group in Canada, also known as Jeff Dahn’s research team, that has been helping improve their…
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Tesla Powerwall to power a giant new virtual power plant in Hawaii

January 19, 2021
Tesla Powerwalls are expected to power a giant new virtual power plant designed by Swell Energy in Hawaii. Combined with solar, the battery packs are going to create a 80 MW/100 MWh distributed energy system. Virtual Power Plant A virtual power plant consists of connecting several small distributed energy assets, like residential solar panel systems and home battery packs, and using them…
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