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Tesla Tequilla shows brand strength, selling out before Elon Musk could even tweet about it

The Tesla brand has shown its strength this week with its new Tesla Tequilla selling out even before Elon Musk could tweet about it. Now the bottles are already getting listed for 4 times the original price. As we reported earlier this week, Tesla launched its own tequila – something that originated from a joke Elon Musk did back in 2018. It’s not a cheap joke. Tesla started selling the…
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EGEB: First US Gulf Coast oil refinery shuts down since COVID

In today’s Electrek Green Energy Brief (EGEB): Royal Dutch Shell announced yesterday that it is closing its refinery in Convent, Louisiana. Russian president Vladimir Putin has ordered his government to try to meet the Paris Agreement. This search engine helps fight climate change — and all you have to do is browse. Arcadia Power is committed to making clean energy work for the planet and…
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First Tesla Model 3 NYC yellow cab hits the road

The Tesla Model 3 is the first electric vehicle approved as a yellow cab in New York City, and the first one has hit the road. In October 2019, Electrek was first to report that the New York City Taxi and Limousine Commission (TLC), which oversees the city’s fleet of…
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Watch as 300 km/h (186 mph) electric wingsuit powered by BMW takes flight

BMW i EV technology isn’t only working in two dimensions — now it’s taking to the skies in an electric wingsuit. It’s not the most conventional electric flight, but that hasn’t stopped the concept from progressing to its maiden flight. The electric wingsuit project has been in the works for three years, since it began as just a concept in the mind of air sports pioneer Peter Salzmann.
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Toyota CEO goes after Tesla and Elon Musk with strange cooking analogy

Toyota CEO Akio Toyoda made rare new comments about Tesla and Elon Musk after the electric automaker has surpassed them as the most valuable automaker in the world. He may or may not have been really hungry when it made the comments. During an online conference following Toyota’s latest financial results, CEO Akio Toyoda said about Tesla (via Bloomberg): Tesla says that their recipe will be…
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