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Tesla plans 9 electric semitruck charging stations between California and Texas

Tesla has submitted a plan to build nine electric semitruck charging stations between California and Texas. As we reported yesterday, Tesla is still producing the Tesla Semi electric truck, only in low volume for a few customers and its own operations. It limits the need for charging stations specifically for electric semitrucks, which Tesla calls Megachargers. The automaker has deployed some at…
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Video of Tesla Cybertruck production has leaked

A rare video of Tesla’s Cybertruck production at Gigafactory Texas has leaked as the electric truck is believed to be close to hitting the market. We have been closely tracking the Cybertruck production program to see if Tesla will be able to stick to its timeline this time, as it aims to start deliveries by the end of this quarter. Things are looking up for fans and reservation holders of the…
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Neon raises $46 Million to advance serverless PostgreSQL database for the AI era

Neon, a serverless PostgreSQL database company, announced it has successfully raised $46 million in a series B round of funding. This brings the company’s total funding raised to $104 million. Neon launched its service in 2022. The new funding round was led by Menlo Ventures, and included the participation of Founders Fund, General Catalyst, GGV Capital, Khosla Ventures, Snowflake Ventures and…
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Quick Charge Podcast: July 31, 2023

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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Tesla and other automakers are in talks with Exxon to secure lithium

Tesla and other automakers are reportedly in talks with Exxon Mobil to secure lithium from a new source in Arkansas. There are a few metals that need to be mined more to support the increased demand for batteries, which is primarily driven by the rise of electric vehicles. Lithium is one of the metals at the top of that list. The price has been quite volatile, to say the least, and automakers and…
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