Tesla Energy x SPAN pair up to offer a home battery storage bundle

  • June 4, 2024
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Image: SPAN Tesla Energy and smart electrical panel maker SPAN have launched the SPAN + Tesla Powerwall 3 bundle, a smart home battery backup system. SPAN announced the partnership on LinkedIn and described the bundle as unlocking “special bundled pricing and next-level functionality for the most advanced home energy management technology on the market, including […]

Elon’s NVIDIA deal, Ford’s Explorer EV enters production, and BYD expands

  • June 4, 2024
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Elon’s NVIDIA deal could spell big trouble for Tesla, Ford’s Explorer EV enters production, and BYD expands into the Bahamas (along with 10 other developing markets). All this and more on today’s Quick Charge! Source Links Listen to a recap of the top stories of the day from Electrek. Quick Charge is now available on Apple […]

Mercedes and Stellantis pause EU battery factories, may switch to LFP cells

  • June 4, 2024
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Mercedes and Stellantis have stopped work on their joint European EV battery factory projects, and are reassessing which direction to move forward with the possibility of shifting to cheaper lithium iron phosphate cells. Mercedes and Stellantis first partnered to form a battery cell joint venture in 2021, calling the venture the Automotive Cells Company (ACC). […]

Porsche is offering Tesla drivers up to $4,500 off the new electric Taycan

  • June 4, 2024
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If you’ve been eyeing Porsche’s all-electric Taycan, now may be your chance to start shopping. Porsche is offering up to $4,500 off the Taycan EV for those financing or leasing a competitive vehicle, including Tesla. After launching the Taycan in 2019, Porsche’s first all-electric sports car is already five years old. Porsche introduced the new […]

What slumping oil prices mean for our stake in Coterra Energy

  • June 4, 2024
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U.S. crude prices fell for the fifth straight day Tuesday, but we remain committed to our lone oil-and-gas stock in Coterra Energy . West Texas Intermediate has been moving lower since its early April peak, with Tuesday bringing the U.S. oil benchmark to its lowest settle since Feb. 5, at $73.25 a barrel. Some of […]

Thomas Edison’s birthplace is now powered by solar

  • June 4, 2024
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Photo: SolarEdge Thomas Edison’s birthplace and museum in Milan, Ohio, is now officially powered by a donated rooftop solar system. SolarEdge donated the inverter and Power Optimizer solution, Meyer Burger provided the rooftop solar panels, and Unirac donated the racking system. National Renewable Energy Partners provided their expertise and labor to install the rooftop solar […]

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Transplanted Pig Kidney Is Removed From Patient

  • June 4, 2024
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Surgeons removed the kidney of a genetically engineered pig from a critically ill patient last week after the organ was damaged by inadequate blood flow related to a heart pump that the woman had also received, according to officials at NYU Langone Transplant Institute. The patient, Lisa Pisano, 54, who is still hospitalized, went back […]

The world’s largest solar farm just came online in China

  • June 4, 2024
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Photo: CGTN The world’s largest solar farm, in the desert in northwestern Xinjiang, is now connected to China’s grid. The 5-gigawatt (GW), 200,000-acre solar farm is outside Urumqi, Xinjiang’s capital. The state asset regulator’s website that cited the Power Construction Corp of China said it came online on Monday. The solar farm will generate about […]