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Tesla approved to keep clearing trees at Gigafactory Berlin, court says enough effort to capture snakes

December 11, 2020
Tesla has received approval to resume clearing trees at Gigafactory Berlin after they were asked to stop over the potential of disturbing snakes and lizards at the site. The court believes that Tesla has done enough to help the creatures, which entailed capturing and moving them. Earlier this week, we reported on Tesla being ordered by the court to stop its tree clearing at Gigafactory…
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Bollinger unveils updated electric truck and pickup ‘production-intent design’

December 11, 2020
Bollinger has unveiled an updated design for its electric SUV and pickup trucks with new “production-intent” versions. The startup is a New York-founded (now Michigan-based) EV company that has been developing a very simple yet versatile electric truck platform. They first unveiled an all-electric Jeep-like truck, the Bollinger B1, and later a pickup version, the Bollinger B2. Both…
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Tesla announces new leasing experience

December 10, 2020
Tesla is announcing today a new leasing experience that will be launched early next year with a new online portal for leasees. Here’s what we know so far. Tesla owners can manage almost their entire ownership experience through their Tesla Account portal on Tesla’s…
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Quick Charge Podcast: December 9, 2020

December 10, 2020
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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Texas is ranked 4th in the US for solar. Is it really making a green energy impact?

December 10, 2020
Construction of the Erath solar project in Erath County, Texas, southwest of Dallas-Fort Worth, kicked off today. The 10-megawatt community solar farm is expected to be completed in February 2021. It’s not a huge project by any means, but any new solar farm is good news. Texas is already a US leader in wind, and now it’s rising in the ranks in solar. But is the state really making an impact on…
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