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Quick Charge Podcast: January 14, 2021

January 15, 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 Saturday. Subscribe to our podcast in Apple Podcast or your favorite podcast player to guarantee new episodes are delivered as…
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Google Doodle honors Dr. James Naismith, inventor of basketball

January 15, 2021
Today’s Google Doodle is a cute animation celebrating Dr. James Naismith and his invention of basketball in 1891. In 1891, during his tenure as a physical education teacher at the YMCA college in Springfield, Massachusetts, James Naismith — who was not yet a doctor — was called upon to craft a game for his class to play indoors during the bitter cold winter. With less than two weeks to…
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Tesla (TSLA) launches its own solar power inverter

January 15, 2021
Tesla (TSLA) is launching its own solar power inverter, which completes the company’s home solar offering along with the Powerwall. Tesla Solar Inverter Tesla has been offering its own solar power solution since the acquisition of SolarCity back in 2016. One of Elon…
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Toyota’s greenwashing leads to record $180m fine for emissions lies

January 15, 2021
Toyota will pay a penalty of $180 million for failing to comply with the Clean Air Act’s emissions-reporting requirements from 2005-2015, according to a filing today by the US Department of Justice. Over that time period, Toyota delayed required filings about emissions defects and failed to inform the EPA about progress on recalls related to emissions defects. This resulted in higher emissions…
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Fujifilm discontinues its Pro 400H color negative film in 35mm, 120 formats

January 15, 2021
Fujifilm has announced it is discontinuing production of its Pro 400H color negative film in both 35mm and 120 formats. In a notice posted on the Pro 400H product page, Fujifilm says the ‘unique’ film is being discontinued due to issues with ‘procur[ing] the raw materials needed to produce Pro 400H film.’ It reads, in part: ‘FUJIFILM PRO 400H film is a unique product that is coated with…
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