Tesla released a new important detail about the Megafactory under construction in California.
It aims to produce 40 GWh of Megapacks per year, which indicates a massive ramp-up in energy storage deployment.
Last month, we learn that Tesla broke ground on a new “Megafactory” to produce Megapack batteries in Lathrop, California.
The new factory came as a surprise since there were no rumors of…
Tesla Insurance expands to Texas next week , ‘aspirationally’ most of the US next year
October 10, 2021
After a long wait, Tesla Insurance is finally expanding outside of California, starting with Texas next week.
The automaker aims to “aspirationally” expand to “most of the US” next year.
In 2019, Tesla launched its own insurance program, starting with availability…
Zhongshan, China-headquartered MingYang Smart Energy is in the process of building the largest offshore wind turbine yet: the MySE 16.0-242 wind turbine. Once it launches, it will dwarf the 14-megawatt (MW) GE Haliade-X. Why do they keep getting bigger?
The MySE 16.0-242…
It’s time to cut down on single-use batteries by taking advantage of this Panasonic eneloop pro rechargeable package, which is on sale today. Dropping to one of the best prices yet, this bundle is joined by discounts on electric lawn mowers and much more below, as well. We also have a wide selection of Tesla, Greenworks, and other e-bike discounts in today’s New Green Deals, so you won’t…
Tesla wants to share ‘Full Self-Driving’ with other automakers when it has yet to deliver it to people who paid for it
October 10, 2021
Elon Musk is talking about licensing Tesla’s “Full Self-Driving” software to other automakers, but the company has yet to deliver the feature to Tesla owners who paid for it.
At Tesla’s shareholder’s meeting yesterday, CEO Elon Musk announced that Tesla is…
This week on the Electrek Podcast, we discuss the most popular news in the world of sustainable transport and energy, including Tesla’s delivery record numbers, Model 3 and Model Y prices, TSLA shareholders’ meeting, and more.
Discover all the new and innovative ways…
Film Friday: This was the first picture taken on a Leica Camera
October 10, 2021
Barnack built three Ur-Leicas between 1913 and 1914 (Pic: Leitz AG)
In 1913, Oskar Barnack, an inventor and visionary who worked in the microscope department at Ernst Leitz, captured the first photograph with the Ur-Leica, the first 35mm still camera that would go on to define the Leica brand.
Stephen Dowling, founder of KosmoFoto, has written up an article detailing the history behind the…
Fujifilm's GFX 100, GFX 100S can now capture 12-bit Blackmagic RAW via HDMI with Blackmagic recorders
October 10, 2021
As it announced it would during its X Summit Prime 2021 event last month, Fujifilm has released updates for its GFX 100 and GFX 100S medium format cameras that brings the ability to capture Blackmagic RAW video up to DCI 4K 30 frames per second (fps) when paired with a…
Video games are risky, expensive, and a really good business
October 8, 2021
Join gaming leaders online at GamesBeat Summit Next this upcoming November 9-10. Learn more about what comes next.
Making video games is an exercise in cognitive dissonance. It is a hit-driven business where you can never know how consumers will respond. And yet you have…
The DeanBeat: Twitch hack exposes more industry secrets
October 8, 2021
Join gaming leaders online at GamesBeat Summit Next this upcoming November 9-10. Learn more about what comes next.
Perhaps the lesson of the leak of a trove Twitch‘s data, source code, and internal tools is that we can expect this to happen to just about everybody in the industry. And one of these days, perhaps we won’t have any secrets left.
This week, hackers disclosed that they had…
