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New Tesla Solar Roof tiles spotted at test facility

March 3, 2021
New Tesla Solar Roof tiles in a different color have been spotted at the automaker’s test facility near Fremont factory in California. When Tesla first unveiled its Solar Roof tiles in 2016, the product wasn’t fully formed yet, but the company had several different designs. Tesla has had issues bringing the product to volume production and deployment as it tried to test the longevity and…
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Google makes Play Books more kid-friendly with visual dictionary, ‘read & listen’

March 3, 2021
To mark National Read Across America Day, Google Play Books is getting a pair of tools to make the Android and iOS apps more friendly for kids and young readers.  The app has always been “primarily designed for proficient readers,” but Google last year set out to “rethink what learning to read means for younger readers, their parents, and anyone else who may be a beginning reader.” It…
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Six US utilities form Electric Highway Coalition in Southeast, Midwest

March 3, 2021
Six utilities today announced the formation of the Electric Highway Coalition. It’s a plan to ensure that electric vehicle drivers have access to a network of charging stations on major highway systems on the Atlantic coast, in the Midwest and South, and in the Gulf and Central Plains regions. Here’s what the Electric Highway Coalition’s network will look like: Image: TVA The Electric…
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Rivian planning to manufacture solid-state batteries

March 3, 2021
Recent job posts on Rivian’s career page reveal the automaker is searching for manufacturing engineers to develop solid-state batteries. The five positions currently listed are all for Rivian’s Palo Alto facility in California. Solid-state batteries have been touted for…
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Volvo C40 Recharge is the latest EV with Android Automotive

March 3, 2021
Google’s car OS today is available on the Polestar 2 and Volvo XC40 Recharge, with many more vehicles coming down the road. Volvo today announced the C40 Recharge as a follow-up that also uses Android Automotive. The C40’s center console is very similar to that of the XC40 with a portrait screen flanked by vents. Volvo didn’t specify the C40’s display size today, but Android Automotive…
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