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Quick Charge Podcast: March 2, 2021

March 3, 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: Connecticut approves largest solar farm in the Northeast

March 3, 2021
Connecticut has approved a 120-megawatt solar farm covering 485 acres. The UK’s 857 megawatt Triton Knoll Offshore Wind Farm starts to produce its first power. 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 important to shop for the best quotes. Click here to learn more and…
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Electric vehicle spotlight (EVS): Faraday Future

March 3, 2021
We continue to spotlight up-and-coming or lesser-known electric vehicle companies, with Faraday Future. The Los Angeles based-automaker has had its fair share of ups and downs and controversies around electric vehicle technologies. With its first production EV in road…
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New Tesla Solar Roof tiles spotted at test facility

March 3, 2021
New Tesla Solar Roof tiles in a different color have been spotted at the automaker’s test facility near Fremont factory in California. When Tesla first unveiled its Solar Roof tiles in 2016, the product wasn’t fully formed yet, but the company had several different designs. Tesla has had issues bringing the product to volume production and deployment as it tried to test the longevity and…
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Rivian planning to manufacture solid-state batteries

March 3, 2021
Recent job posts on Rivian’s career page reveal the automaker is searching for manufacturing engineers to develop solid-state batteries. The five positions currently listed are all for Rivian’s Palo Alto facility in California. Solid-state batteries have been touted for…
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Honda, Yamaha, KTM, and Piaggio cooperating on swappable batteries for electric motorbikes

March 2, 2021
Honda, Yamaha, KTM, and Piaggio have inked a deal to work together on developing swappable batteries for light electric vehicles such as electric motorcycles and scooters. The four electric motorbike manufacturers have announced the establishment of a new consortium to oversee the swappable battery development program. According to a statement announcing the agreement: The founding members of…
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