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NYPA’s EVolve NY opens first of many 350kW charging stations that will blanket the state

September 24, 2020
I was on hand yesterday for the ribbon-cutting of EVolve NY’s first operable electric vehicle fast charging station in LaGrangeville, New York. The location, at a Tops supermarket adjacent to the Taconic Parkway, is about halfway between New York City and the state capital in Albany. NYPA plans to blanket the state in these DC fast charging stations which will allow New Yorkers to travel within…
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Quick Charge Podcast: September 23, 2020

September 24, 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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California will ban sale of new ICE cars in 2035. Why not sooner?

September 24, 2020
California Governor Gavin Newsom has just announced a ban on the sale of new gasoline-powered vehicles starting in 2035. Californians will still be able to operate gas-powered vehicles after that date, and will still be able to buy and sell used gas cars. This move is the most aggressive yet-announced in the US, and will have major effects for the auto industry as a whole, given California’s…
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Tesla is getting into the mining business, buys lithium claim on 10,000 acres in Nevada

September 23, 2020
Tesla is now officially getting into the mining business with a lithium claim on 10,000 acres in Nevada. At the Battery Day event yesterday, as part of its entire new battery supply strategy, Tesla announced that it is developing its own lithium processing method. Drew Baglino, SVP of engineering at Tesla, said: “We are going to use a new process that we will pioneer. It’s a sulfate-free…
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Tesla offers extra Supercharging miles to help deliver cars in end-of-the-quarter push

September 23, 2020
Tesla is offering extra free Supercharging miles to help deliver cars as part of its end-of-the-quarter push. As we reported earlier this week, Elon Musk told employees that a record quarter for deliveries is achievable if they push hard during the last week. The CEO said that Tesla employees should consider “vehicle deliveries to be the absolute top priority” until the end of the…
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