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EGEB: Watch the TVA blow up its oldest coal-fired plant (and they want to replace it with natural gas)

August 3, 2021
In today’s Electrek Green Energy Brief (EGEB): The Tennessee Valley Authority implodes its oldest coal-fired power plant. The UK’s Ministry of Justice installs £1.1 million of roof-mounted solar on courts and prisons. UnderstandSolar is a free service that links you to top-rated solar installers in your region for personalized solar estimates. Tesla now offers price matching, so it’s…
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Tesla’s lithium supply delayed as North Carolina project falls behind schedule

August 3, 2021
Tesla is seeing a delay in its lithium supply for next year as a North Carolina mining project from a new supplier is falling behind schedule. In order to help accelerate the transition to electric transportation, Tesla has become increasingly involved in the raw material supply chain for battery cells. Despite only now starting the production of its own cells, the automaker has been securing…
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Here’s what is (and isn’t) in the new bipartisan infrastructure bill for EVs

August 3, 2021
After months of horse trading, a bipartisan group of US senators unveiled the legislative text of a 2,700-page, $1 trillion infrastructure bill last night. Here’s what’s in it for all things electric vehicle and clean energy – and what got the chop. What’s included in the infrastructure bill Electric vehicle charging stations: $7.5 billion for electric vehicle charging stations, with a…
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GamingNews

8BitDo launches new Xbox media remotes

August 3, 2021
All the sessions from Transform 2021 are available on-demand now. Watch now. The new generation of gaming consoles are great at playing games, but they are also excellent media devices. And peripheral manufacturer 8BitDo is launching two new Xbox media remotes to help…
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Beep-Beep: Bandai Namco is launching a Star Wars R2-D2 Tamagotchi

August 3, 2021
All the sessions from Transform 2021 are available on-demand now. Watch now. Bandai America unveiled its first collaboration with Lucasfilm: a Star Wars R2-D2 Tamagotchi virtual pet toy. That means your favorite droid from Star Wars will be inside the latest Tamagotchi egg-like toy, where you nurture and grow your virtual character and raise it into an adult. Like other Tamagotchi products, the…
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