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Tesla sues media over article that claimed quality issues and poor working conditions in China

January 19, 2021
Tesla is suing a Chinese media group over an article that described Tesla having serious quality issues and poor working conditions at Gigafactory Shanghai. The article Pingwest, a Chinese publication that describes itself as “the story of China’s tech evolution, beyond the headlines,” published a damning article on Tesla last month titled “Giga-Sweatshop Meets Corporate Overlords: an…
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Quick Charge Podcast: January 18, 2021

January 19, 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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Researchers develop AI framework that predicts object motion from image and tactile data

January 19, 2021
Recent AI research has pointed out the synergies between touch and vision. One enables the measurement of 3D surface and inertial properties while the other provides a holistic view of objects’ projected appearance. Building on this work, researchers at Samsung, McGill University, and York University investigated whether an AI system could predict the motion of an object from visual and tactile…
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Tesla starts Model Y deliveries in China in a big way

January 19, 2021
Tesla has started Model Y deliveries in China and they did it in a big way with deliveries in 10 major cities at once. Tesla Model Y in China As we previously reported, Tesla is using a new vehicle introduction strategy for Model Y. Unlike previous vehicle programs, which…
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Are electric bikes more dangerous than motorcycles?

January 19, 2021
Electric bicycle riders are often seen as responsible, eco-minded do-gooders making the selfless sacrifice of bike commuting to replace cars on the road and benefit us all, while motorcyclists are more commonly derided as organ-donating daredevils whose mere act of riding a motorcycle is considered an unnecessary risk. But could things be backward? Could electric bikes actually be more dangerous…
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These 3 US cities, all in red states, are green energy leaders

January 19, 2021
Texas, Utah, and Iowa may have cast their 2020 presidential electoral votes for fossil-fuel champion Donald Trump, but Irving, Salt Lake City, and Des Moines are implementing ambitious green energy plans to reach net zero – and one is the first in the US to set a truly groundbreaking goal. Irving, Texas Last week, Irving, Texas, was lauded for its commitment to double its use of green energy…
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