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Watch Tesla build a $150 million Megapack battery system

September 19, 2023
CS Energy released a new timelapse video of its $150 million Tesla Megapack project being built in Queensland. The Megapack has become the to-go battery system for large utility-scale energy storage projects. Tesla launched the Megapack back in 2019. It was Tesla’s third stationary energy storage product after the Powerwall and Powerpack. A single Megapack unit is a container-sized “3 MWh…
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Gotion High-Tech and InoBat to establish a 20 GWh battery plant in Europe to supply VW EVs

September 19, 2023
Weeks after battery developer Gotion-High Tech acquired a 25% stake in startup InoBat, the two companies have signed an agreement to erect a gigafactory in Europe. As a Tier 1 battery supplier to its top shareholder Volkswagen Group, Gotion will look to InoBat to help it provide the German automaker and other marques with EV batteries… but where will the joint venture set up shop? Gotion…
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Production electric go-kart sets new world record with over 100 mph speed

September 19, 2023
Electric go-karts are proving to be an exciting new field, offering thrilling rides on indoor and outdoor tracks yet without the same maintenance requirements, fuel cost, or emissions concerns as internal combustion go-karts. And now a new electric go-kart from Blue Shock Race is demonstrating just how high performance an electric drivetrain can be in a go-kart. The company’s kart recently set a…
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After Snowflake acquisition, former Neeva CEO says ‘window is shutting’ for AI search disruption

September 19, 2023
In a wide-ranging interview with VentureBeat, former Neeva CEO Sridhar Ramaswamy — who became SVP of data cloud company Snowflake after the company acquired the ad-free, privacy-focused, AI-powered alternative to Google Search — said the “the window is shutting” for AI chatbots to disrupt Google’s consumer search dominance. “It seems like there was a tiny sliver to truly disrupt…
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