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Most expensive electric vehicles on the road in 2021

March 12, 2021
Electric vehicles are booming. Shortened supply chains, making parts in-house, and advanced battery technologies have significantly helped manufacturers lower the costs of their electric vehicles. Consumers may soon see multiple EVs for sale under $30,000, which is exciting. But let’s forget about all of that promise right now, and visit the other end of the spectrum. What are some of the most…
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How much is a Tesla? Your guide to Tesla prices

March 12, 2021
You’ve read about all the improvements to emerge both inside and out each 2021 Tesla model, and maybe you’re more than a little bit tempted. Next, reality sets in, and that age old question rears its head: “how much?” No need to click through several variations of…
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How Florida could be a clean energy leader: opinion

March 12, 2021
Representative Anna Vishkaee Eskamani, a Democrat, represents Florida’s 47th district in Orange County in the state House. We are at a tipping point when it comes to how we power our lives. Nationwide, and in Florida, we are still producing, consuming, and wasting energy…
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The Air Force has its first F-15EX

March 12, 2021
WASHINGTON — The U.S. Air Force took delivery March 10 of the first F-15EX from Boeing and will soon begin testing the new jet, the service said Thursday. The Air Force signed off on the acceptance of the first F-15EX at the company’s St. Louis facility, the service said in a news release. A photo from Boeing shows the aircraft en route to Eglin Air Force Base in Florida. “This is a…
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Quick Charge Podcast: March 11, 2021

March 12, 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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Tesla’s giant stamping machine caught on fire at Fremont factory

March 12, 2021
Tesla’s giant stamping machine, believed to be the world’s biggest, caught on fire at Fremont factory today. No one was injured, but the incident is likely to affect production. We previously reported that Tesla is now producing the Model Y with one giant rear underbody that used to be made of 70 parts. That’s possible due to Tesla’s first Giga Press, which was installed at the…
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‘Your Computer Is On Fire’ draws on tech history to critique AI and the cloud

March 12, 2021
Join Transform 2021 for the most important themes in enterprise AI & Data. Learn more. In a story last year about nine books I read about AI in 2020, I called Your Computer Is On Fire a book worth watching out for this year. It’s released this week, and I was not disappointed. The premise of the book is that techno-utopianism should die because it’s too dangerous to be allowed to…
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