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Vauxhall’s parent firm invests £100M to give UK factory a second life producing electric vans

July 7, 2021
A previously uncertain future for Vauxhall’s Ellesmere Port UK manufacturing factory has found new life in producing battery electric vehicles. This electric conversion comes off a recent announcement from parent company Stellantis promising a £100 million investment with the aid of the British government. By the end of 2022, the revamped factory will produce both passenger and commercial…
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Quick Charge Podcast: July 6, 2021

July 7, 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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EGEB: An Iowa city’s pilot program may put solar on low-income homes

July 7, 2021
In today’s Electrek Green Energy Brief (EGEB): Dubuque may adopt a pilot program to help low- to moderate-income households install solar. In 2020, US fossil fuel consumption was at its lowest level since 1991. UnderstandSolar is a free service that links you to top-rated solar installers in your region for personalized solar estimates. Tesla now offers price matching, so it’s important to…
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Rolls-Royce taps Jaguar’s I-Pace to support its electric airplane during world-record-attempt flight

July 7, 2021
The Spirit of Innovation, a Rolls-Royce all-electric airplane, is scheduled to take flight for the first time soon, and will be towed around the tarmac by a Jaguar I-Pace as a support vehicle. Rolls-Royce plans to attempt a world record flight with the Spirit of Innovation by reaching a target flight speed of over 300 mph. While Rolls-Royce Motors Cars Ltd. has yet to deliver an electric…
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Switch OLED was predictable and fits Nintendo’s strategy

July 7, 2021
Where does your enterprise stand on the AI adoption curve? Take our AI survey to find out. Nintendo is releasing a new Switch in October. Are you surprised? You shouldn’t be. After all, this is the company that released six 3DSes over seven years. But the Switch OLED is…
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Listen to our new Nintendo-focused podcast: Last of the Nintendogs

July 7, 2021
Where does your enterprise stand on the AI adoption curve? Take our AI survey to find out. Welcome to Last of the Nintendogs, a new Nintendo podcast from GamesBeat editors Mike Minotti and Jeff Grubb. Let’s talk about Switch OLED, Switch Pro, and more. The crew also discusses improvements to The Legend of Zelda: Skyward Sword HD, and Nintendo’s most recent meeting with investors. Join the…
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