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Australia to host the latest world’s largest solar farm

October 21, 2020
It looks as though the latest holder of the title, “world’s largest solar farm,” is set to be Newcastle Waters in Australia’s Northern Territory. The solar farm in the Outback will be capable of producing 10 gigawatts and will be so big that it will be able to be seen from space. The Newcastle Waters solar farm, which will sit on a 10,000-square-kilometer (3,861-square-mile) cattle…
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EGEB: Poland’s largest utility wants to dump coal

October 21, 2020
Poland’s largest utility, PGE, announces it wants to get rid of coal and become net zero by 2050. EU environment ministers will make the EU’s pledge to reach net zero by 2050 legally binding. 66% of US voters said they support Biden’s $2 trillion climate plan. Arcadia…
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Tesla battery supplier LG Chem prepares to triple cylindrical cell production, hints at own 4680 cell

October 21, 2020
LG Chem, who recently started supplying Tesla with cylindrical battery cells, announced that it is preparing to triple cylindrical cell production. The company even hinted that it would make its own battery cells like Tesla’s new 4680 cell. Most automakers making electric vehicles are using pouch cells. On the other hand, Tesla has pioneered the use of cylindrical battery cells in its electric…
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Volvo XC40 Electric starts $20,000 more expensive than gasoline-powered version

October 21, 2020
Volvo has now confirmed the price of the XC40 Recharge, the electric version of Volvo’s best-selling small SUV, and it shows the problem with automakers launching electric versions of existing cars. The XC40 Recharge is the first Volvo-branded all-electric vehicle. It went into production earlier this month with some interesting features: Volvo also confirmed the following specs for the XC40…
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Tesla starts Full Self-Driving Beta rollout, Elon Musk says it ‘will be extremely slow and cautious’

October 21, 2020
Elon Musk confirmed that Tesla is starting the rollout of its Full Self-Driving Beta update, which the CEO says “will be extremely slow and cautious.” We have been expecting the update for a while now. Over the last few months, Elon Musk has been talking about Tesla working on “a significant foundational rewrite in the Tesla Autopilot.” He has been teasing the new core change to Autopilot…
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