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EGEB: Japan to scrap gas-powered cars by mid-2030s

January 5, 2021
In today’s Electrek Green Energy Brief (EGEB): Japan aims to abolish gas-powered vehicles in the next 15 years. Massachusetts reaches a deal to make 40% of its electric power green by 2030. South Korea will replace all diesel trains with an electric bullet train by 2029. UnderstandSolar is a free service that links you to top-rated solar installers in your region for personalized solar…
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Tesla (TSLA) stock surges to $700 billion valuation

January 5, 2021
Tesla (TSLA) stock start its first trading day of 2021 by surging 5% to a market capitalization of $700 billion for the first time. Tesla (TSLA) Stock Performance 2020 was a crazy year for Tesla’s stock. It went up 700% while raising billions of dollars on three…
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Rolling with the Panasonic Leica DG Vario-Summilux 10-25mm F1.7

January 5, 2021
The Panasonic Leica DG Vario-Summilux 10-25mm F1.7 ASPH is a fast zoom lens for Micro Four Thirds that covers several popular focal lengths. It provides a focal length range equivalent to 20-50mm, so you can cover 20mm, 24mm, 28mm, 35mm or 50mm with a single lens (and a fast one, at that). Perfect for video work thanks to its sharpness, speed and handling, the 10-25mm F1.7 is a great lens for…
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Canon Nifty Fifty Battle: EF 50mm f/1.8 STM vs RF 50mm f/1.8 STM

January 4, 2021
After testing the RF mount 50mm f/1.8, Photographer Alex Barrera didn’t think it had the “pop” that other Canon RF lenses had shown. To see if it was just in his head, he decided to pit it directly against that lens’s predecessor: the EF 50mm f/1.8. Barrera was wondering if it was worth upgrading to the RF mount version of the lens for any reason other than the native mount for…
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It Is Done: Olympus Finalizes Sale of Imaging Business

January 4, 2021
Olympus has finalized the sale of its imaging division to Japan Industrial Partners (JIP) effective January 1, 2021. OM Digital Solutions, a corporation under JIP, will take over the imaging business from Olympus. In a press release, Olympus states that the final transfer of the Imaging Business to JIP, based on the agreement both parties signed on September 30, 2020, has concluded. JIP…
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