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Tesla Sentry Mode helps recover stolen RV caught on video

A Tesla owner managed to recover his stolen RV thanks to the help of Tesla Sentry Mode that captured the theft on video. Tesla’s Sentry Mode is an integrated surveillance system inside Tesla’s vehicles using the Autopilot cameras around the car. The system detects when there’s a “threat,” which basically consists of anyone or anything approaching the car, and starts recording. It was…
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Quick Charge Podcast: September 5, 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…
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Tesla launches phase 3 of its virtual power plant, soon 4,000 homes with Powerwalls will be connected

Tesla is launching phase 3 of its massive virtual power plant in South Australia and confirmed that soon, almost 4,000 homes with Powerwalls and solar will be connected to the system. Tesla 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 together to provide larger…
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Watch Tesla CEO Elon Musk test drive VW ID.3

VW has released a video of the mysterious meeting between CEO Hebert Diess and Tesla CEO Elon Musk during which the latter test drove the upcoming ID.3 and ID.4 electric cars. As we reported over the last week, Musk has been in Germany to visit a few projects related to…
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EGEB: The energy jobs Gen Z want most

Nearly half of polled Generation Z’ers think climate change can be slowed — and want to help. New research suggests Biden’s green energy plan could get the US to decarbonize by 2035. Nestlé is on track to reach its 100% sustainable goal by 2025. Arcadia Power is committed to making clean energy work for the planet and your bank account — all without changing your utility company. Sign up…
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VW CEO confirms no Tesla deal in the making

VW CEO Hebert Diess put an end to rumors and confirmed that there’s no deal in the making with Tesla. As we reported last week, Tesla CEO Elon Musk has been in Germany visiting a few projects related to Tesla. It ended with reports that Musk visited Braunschweig Airport…
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Tesla Gigafactory Nevada: Panasonic talks expansion with new production line

Panasonic has confirmed plans to expand at Tesla Gigafactory Nevada with a new production line, resulting in more battery cell production next year. Over the last year, there have been many reports that Tesla’s relationship with Panasonic, the automaker’s longtime battery supply partner, has been deteriorating. The problems started around the time we started to get clear indications that…
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