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Rivian becomes the first electric pickup truck maker as R1T roll off production line

September 15, 2021
A Tweet by Rivian CEO RJ Scaringe shared a pivotal moment for the nascent EV automaker as its first R1T pickup destined for a customer rolled off the production line today. Images show a large group of Rivian’s staff at its Normal, IL facility cheering on the flagship EV completing assembly ahead of customer deliveries this month. Rivian is an American EV manufacturer on the absolute cusp of…
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Quick Charge Podcast: September 14, 2021

September 15, 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. New episodes of Quick Charge are recorded Monday through Thursday and again on…
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EGEB: 76% of proposed coal plants have been canceled since 2015

September 15, 2021
In today’s Electrek Green Energy Brief (EGEB): If just six countries took action now, it would eliminate 82% of the remaining coal pipeline. Solar is growing, but prices increased for the first time in seven years due to supply chain constraints. UnderstandSolar is a free service that links you to top-rated solar installers in your region for personalized solar estimates. Tesla now offers price…
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Chevron and Gevo partner to produce sustainable aviation fuel

September 15, 2021
Oil giant Chevron USA and Gevo, a Douglas County, Colorado-headquartered renewable chemicals and advanced biofuels company, today announced a letter of intent to jointly invest in building and operating one or more new facilities that will process inedible corn to produce sustainable aviation fuel. On September 9, as Electrek reported, major US airlines pledged to voluntarily make 3 billion…
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Steam Deck’s killer app just launched on the Steam store

September 15, 2021
A new GamesBeat event is around the corner! Learn more about what comes next.  The Steam Deck won’t launch until late this holiday season, but the handheld gaming PC may already have its killer application. While Nintendo is focused on Metroid Prime, and Microsoft will…
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Activision Blizzard hires Disney and Delta execs to be more inclusive and grow revenue

September 15, 2021
A new GamesBeat event is around the corner! Learn more about what comes next.  Activision Blizzard hired a couple of executives today including a former Disney human resource executive as its chief people officer. That hire comes after the California Department of Fair Employment and Housing sued the company for widespread sex discrimination in August. Julie Hodges, formerly Disney’s senior…
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