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What It Looks Like Inside A Tesla Gigafactory (Video)

CleanTechnica

With all the hype surrounding the Tesla Cyber Rodeo, you might’ve missed this amazing 3-minute mini documentary (gigafactory video) that looks like it’s straight from the mind of Elon Musk. Tesla released a really cool clip of Giga Berlin which shows us some wild drone footage of Germany’s newest automotive factory behemoth. The video footage […].

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Tesla’s Giant Solar & Energy Facility Near Las Vegas Has 528,084 Solar Panels

CleanTechnica

Tesla’s giant solar and energy facility near Las Vegas will power 60,000 homes with its 528,084 solar panels and 90 MW/360 MWh Tesla Megapack. The new facility, Arevon Townsite Solar and Storage, is in Boulder City, Nevada, and will generate 500,000 MWh of electricity per year. In the video, Tesla announced that Arevon has completed […].

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Tesla Hires A Geologist — Perhaps A First Step Toward Mining Its Own Lithium?

CleanTechnica

Tesla recently hired a geologist, which many be a step in the direction of lithium and critical materials mining. There’s no official announcement that Tesla will actually do its own mining, and there could be other reasons that it’s hiring geologists. It could be a focusing on critical minerals and the supply chain in order […].

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Texas Slaps Down Tesla Fast Charger Plan

CleanTechnica

Texas says "no thanks" to Tesla Supercharger proposal.

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Manufacturing Sustainability Surge: Your Guide to Data-Driven Energy Optimization & Decarbonization

Speaker: Kevin Kai Wong, President of Emergent Energy Solutions

In today's industrial landscape, the pursuit of sustainable energy optimization and decarbonization has become paramount. Manufacturing corporations across the U.S. are facing the urgent need to align with decarbonization goals while enhancing efficiency and productivity. Unfortunately, the lack of comprehensive energy data poses a significant challenge for manufacturing managers striving to meet their targets.

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A Win for Science: EPA Releases Formaldehyde Study the Chemical Industry Tried to Suppress

CleanTechnica

The EPA’s Integrated Risk Information System (IRIS) draft assessment found that breathing even small quantities of formaldehyde throughout a person’s lifetime is associated with an increased risk of leukemia and the development of head, neck and sinus cancer; asthma; allergies; decreased lung function; and even reproductive issues.

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The Ocean Comes to Colorado — Fast-Tracking Novel Marine Energy Technologies

CleanTechnica

NREL’s First Wave Tank Could Fast-Track Novel Marine Energy Technologies.

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More Than Half Of American Commercial Vehicles Are Electrifiable Today

CleanTechnica

Electrifying vans and step vans in Canada and the US would save nearly 5 billion gallons of gasoline each year and avoid 43.5 million tons of CO2 emissions a year.

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Gravity Adds Tesla Model Y To Fleet Of NYC Yellow Taxi Cabs

CleanTechnica

Gravity, which announced its all-electric vehicle fleet of New York City yellow cabs last year, is adding Tesla Model Y vehicles to its fleet, Inside EVs reports. The company’s existing fleet is comprised of Ford Mustang Mach-E crossovers, which have been deployed since December 2021. The EVs are under a pilot program that has been […].

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Scale At The Heart Of Tesla’s Master Plan Part 3

CleanTechnica

Scale and Tesla’s Master Plan Part 3 came up during Tesla CEO Elon Musk’s recent TED Talks interview. Head of TED, Chris Anderson interviewed Elon Musk, and shortly after a random musical interruption, Tesla’s Master Plan Part 3 came up. I’d previously written a short article about what we might expect Elon to share in […].

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15% of Porsche USA Sales Now Electric, 9% of Audi USA Sales Electric

CleanTechnica

There are now a few 100% electric vehicle brands — such as Tesla, Rivian, Lucid, and Polestar — but looking past them at legacy automakers, let’s see who’s leading the way in terms of their movement toward a 100% electric future. Note that we don’t have data on EV sales from all automakers. Data is […].

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Electrofuels Are the Future: The Driving Force to Decarbonizing Heavy Transport

Speaker: Ayesha Choudhury - Senior Vice President, Head of Capital Markets at Infinium

With the first wave of the energy transition, renewable energy sources (such as solar and wind) have begun replacing coal power generation. However, some sectors are lagging behind and struggling to decarbonize more than others, including large-scale transportation like commercial aviation, shipping, and rail transit. Electrofuels (aka eFuels) are the next generation of solutions to help the hardest-to-abate sectors pivot from their reliance on fossil fuels.