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A ‘Monster’ Star-Forming Region Spied by NASA’s Spitzer

October 26, 2021
. A ‘Monster’ Star-Forming Region Spied by NASA’s Spitzer Just like clouds on Earth, clouds of gas and dust in space can sometimes resemble familiar objects, or even popular movie creatures. Loading Image Comparison… NASA’s Spitzer Space Telescope imaged this cloud of gas and dust. The colors represent different wavelengths of infrared light and can…
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Quick Charge Podcast: October 25, 2021

October 26, 2021
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.  Check out the , an all EV event taking place at Sonoma Raceway this November…
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Lion Electric receives conditional PO for 1,000 electric school buses, the largest fleet in North America

October 26, 2021
Medium and heavy-duty vehicle manufacturer Lion Electric Co. recently announced a conditional purchase order from Student Transportation of Canada (STC) for 1,000 of its all-electric Lion C school buses. The PO is dependent upon a grant of non-repayable contributions to STC under Canada’s Zero-Emission Transit Fund (ZETF). If approved, STC would become the largest operator of zero-emission buses…
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Tesla starts rolling out Full Self-Driving Beta 10.3 after a false start

October 26, 2021
Tesla has restarted the rollout of its Full Self-Driving Beta 10.3 update after a false start with a lot of bugs had them revert to the previous version. Tesla FSD Beta 10.3 was supposed to come Friday, but the automaker’s internal QA found a problem with “left turns at traffic lights.” The company has warned that the process of developing its self-driving technology is a “two step…
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The US is getting its first offshore wind blade factory

October 26, 2021
Spain-headquartered renewables giant Siemens Gamesa announced today that it will build a new offshore wind turbine blade factory in Virginia. The $200 million factory will be the first of its kind in the US. The US’ first offshore wind blade factory Siemens Gamesa will develop an 80-acre (32-hectare) site at the Portsmouth Marine Terminal in Portsmouth, Virginia, which will ultimately become…
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