August 2023

Almost 200 Tesla Megapack batteries spotted in Lathrop Megafactory

Nearly 200 Tesla Megapack batteries were recently sighted at the electric vehicle maker’s Megafactory facility in Lathrop, California. The sighting of the Megapacks suggests that the electric vehicle maker’s production of the grid-scale batteries is being ramped.  Tesla’s Megafactory facility is tasked with the production of Megapack batteries, the company’s flagship energy storage solution. Megapack […]

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Waymo and Cruise gain approval to operate 24/7 robotaxi services in San Francisco

Waymo and Cruise received victories in San Francisco, with the two robotaxi providers receiving approval to operate their driverless cars 24/7 in the city. The approval came after a six-hour public meeting which saw both supporters and critics of robotaxis expressing their thoughts on the matter.  As noted in a report from The Verge, residents who

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ChargePoint shares strategy to hit almost 100% uptime for EV chargers

In a recent announcement, ChargePoint noted that it was making a significant investment in the application of networking and information security technology for its operations. The initiative is expected to help ChargePoint achieve reliability of almost 100% once the technologies are fully implemented.  ChargePoint’s Network Operations Center (NOC) will implement 24/7 proactive station monitoring, predictive

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Tesla Mexico requesting environmental permits for industrial warehouse: report

Recent reports have indicated that Tesla Manufacturing Mexico has requested environmental permits from Mexico’s Ministry of the Environment and Natural Resources. The permits are expected to be related to the construction of an industrial warehouse in the municipality of Santa Catarina, Nuevo Leon.   Gigafactory Mexico, which was formally confirmed by CEO Elon Musk during Tesla’s

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Tesla shows off its extreme weather testing activities close to the Arctic Circle

Being a Silicon Valley carmaker, Tesla is subjected to a number of stereotypes that critics tend to bring up. One of these is the idea that Tesla’s vehicles are optimized for California weather only, so they must be ill-equipped to handle extreme weather, such as harsh winters. Such an idea is inaccurate.  This was highlighted

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SpaceX booster B1069 successfully launches Group 6-9 Starlink mission

SpaceX successfully sent 22 more V2 mini Starlink satellites to low Earth orbit from Cape Canaveral Space Force Station in Florida very early this morning. Following a few weather delays, the Falcon 9 launched at 1:17 a.m. ET (05:17 UTC), heading to the Southeast to insert the Starlink satellites into the proper 43-degree orbital inclination.

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