Samsung SDI is reportedly setting up a new pilot production line to build 4680 battery cells for Tesla. It will be the third manufacturer to try to secure a volume contract to supply Tesla with the new battery cell format.
Korea’s TheElec reports that the Korean manufacturing giant is preparing the new battery cell production line at its Cheonan plant in South Korea:
Samsung SDI was…
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Nintendo revealed that the Mega Man Battle Network Legacy Collection is real, and it’s…
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One of the new announcements during today’s Nintendo Direct Mini was of a Square Enix…
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CCP Games launched the AIR Career Program, a part of its revamp of the Eve Online player experience. The program will help new players adjust to the game’s career paths and is part of CCP’s overhaul to their…
ARM’s newest flagship GPU will offer hardware-based ray tracing, a first for the company. Announced today, the Immortalis-G715 promises a 15 percent performance boost compared to the firm’s previous generation of premium Mali GPUs. The performance improvement is courtesy…
Volkswagen CEO Herbert Diess said he believes that Tesla’s decision to ramp up 3 Gigafactories simultaneously will weaken the automaker and help VW catch up in the race to dominate the EV space.
Tesla and the Volkswagen Group are widely recognized as the leaders in…
US electric vehicle jobs exploded in 2021, clean energy jobs grew – and fossil fuel jobs shrunk
June 29, 2022
The US Department of Energy (DOE) today released the 2022 US Energy and Employment Report (USEER), which reveals that 2021 saw electric vehicle jobs increase by a whopping 26.2%, or 21,961, new jobs.
US electric vehicle jobs led 2021 energy sector growth
The 2022 USEER report shows that the energy sector – with the exception of fossil fuels – experienced positive job growth. Overall, the…
Quick Charge Podcast: June 28, 2022
June 29, 2022
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Nikon has announced the compact Nikkor Z 400mm f/4.5 VR S super-telephoto prime lens for its mirrorless Z-mount cameras and it says that this new optic is the lightest in its class.
The new full-frame lens for the Nikon Z Mirrorless system weighs about 2.55 pounds…
Nikon has announced the Z30 mirrorless camera designed specifically with video content creators in mind. The new 20-megapixel APS-C (DX) camera is lightweight, small, and packed full of features for vlogging and streaming.
The company says the new compact camera will help creators consistently capture professional-looking 4K UHD video with sharp focus on the eyes, softly blurred backgrounds…
