January 2022

Redwood Materials shares plans to ramp copper foil production to 100 GWh

Redwood Materials, the battery recycling company founded and led by Tesla co-founder and former CTO JB Straubel, recently announced plans to ramp its copper foil production to 100 GWh of product annually over the next few years. This would be enough copper foil for about 1 million electric vehicles per year.  In a recent press […]

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New Taycan Sport Turismo, Honda e EVs, 35 Power Managers to V2X Suisse for large-scale V2G Trial

The new Taycan Sport Turismo: a practical all-rounder with on-road dynamics The new Taycan Sport Turismo: a practical all-rounder with on-road dynamics Porsche Taycan Sport Turismo to launch for €86,495 V2G Honda to supply 50 Honda e EVs, 35 Power Managers to V2X Suisse for large-scale V2G trial Electric Buses Beneficial Electrification League Launches Electric School Bus Initiative

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SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket to launch spy satellites from California next month

The US National Reconnaissance Office (NRO) says that SpaceX’s first West Coast launch of 2022 is scheduled no earlier than (NET) 8:37 am PST (16:37 UTC), February 2nd. Surprisingly, the announcement is identical to a launch target that the US Space Systems Command (SSC) put forth as far back as September 7th, 2021, meaning that

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Koenigsegg is now making Tesla aftermarket parts through collaboration with Unplugged Performance

The world of Tesla aftermarket performance parts just welcomed its newest and possibly most impressive lineup yet. Thanks to a partnership with longtime Tesla tuner Unplugged Performance, Koenigsegg, the Swedish hypercar maker, is now producing a line of premium aftermarket parts for Tesla’s electric vehicles.  In a way, having Koenigsegg produce aftermarket parts for Tesla’s

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Tesla announces Solar Roof 20-year loans with lower monthly payments

Tesla recently announced that it had launched a 20-year Solar Roof loan option that allows customers to have lower monthly payments. The update enables Tesla to offer its flagship residential solar product at a price point that’s more affordable than before. Tesla’s order page for the Solar Roof requires prospective customers to provide their home

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IIHS announces new ratings set for the safeguards of semi-autonomous vehicles

The Insurance Institute for Highway Safety (IIHS) has announced that it is developing a new ratings program that evaluates the safeguards that vehicles with partial automation employ to help drivers stay attentive. The IIHS will use four levels for rating the safeguards: good, acceptable, marginal, or poor. Vehicles with “good” safeguard system ratings will need

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Tesla’s $137M settlement in racism case is “extremely high” says judge: Report

U.S. District Judge William Orrick stated he was inclined to deny Tesla’s request for a new trial on the racism case brought against it by ex-employee Owen Diaz if the former Tesla worker agrees to a reduction in damages, reported Bloomberg. Judge Orrick said he would issue a written ruling but did not give a specific

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