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Tesla Giga Berlin: Water consumption lawsuit threatens 2022 production

December 14, 2021 Maria Merano Syndicated Comments Off

Environmental Associations filed a lawsuit against the State Environment Agency that threatens Tesla Giga Berlin’s electric vehicle production plans. The environmental associations sued the Brandenburg Environment Agency after it approved increased water abstraction in Eggersdorf in 2020 without testing. The Strausberg-Erkner water association pumps most of its water from the Eggersdorf waterworks, located 13 km […]

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“Suspicious death” at Tesla’s Fremont Factory prompts police investigation

December 14, 2021 Maria Merano Syndicated Comments Off

The Fremont Police are investigating a suspicious death at Tesla’s Fremont Factory. The Fremont Fire Department responded to a call from Tesla on Monday December 13, 2021 at approximately 3.26 p.m about a subject down in the facility’s parking lot. The Fremont Police Department sent out an advisory email about the incident at around 4:30 […]

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Rivian R1T crowned MotorTrend’s 2022 Truck of the Year

December 13, 2021 Joey Klender Syndicated Comments Off

Rivian has landed a massive accolade with the R1T, its first vehicle and the first all-electric pickup to make it to the United States auto market. MotorTrend named the R1T the 2022 Truck of the Year, calling it “the most remarkable pickup we’ve ever driven.” The R1T is the “first mass-produced electric truck to hit […]

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SpaceX installs Starship booster on orbital launch mount for the third time

December 13, 2021 Eric Ralph Syndicated Comments Off

After several signs of imminent activity on Sunday, SpaceX has installed Super Heavy Booster 4 (B4) on Starbase’s lone ‘orbital launch mount’ for the third time. Around 10am CST (UTC-6), SpaceX began retracting more than a dozen clamps that hold the 69m (~225 ft) tall Super Heavy – the largest booster ever built – to […]

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Tesla will build Nevada’s largest Supercharging Station at Primm Valley Resort

December 13, 2021 Joey Klender Syndicated Comments Off

Tesla will build Nevada’s largest Supercharging Station at the Primm Valley Resort just south of the Las Vegas Strip, according to Clark County permits. Tesla is planning the “installation of a commercial electric vehicle charging station in an existing parking lot,” Permit BD21-60355 of the Clark County, Nevada Building and Planning Commission says. Tesla is […]

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Tesla Supercharger appears to successfully charge a Ford Mustang Mach-E

December 13, 2021 Joey Klender Syndicated Comments Off

A Ford Mustang Mach-E appeared to be successfully charging at a Tesla Supercharger in Franklin, Massachusetts, over the weekend. While Tesla Superchargers are not wholly available to other EVs, a few forgotten Tweets from CEO Elon Musk remind us that the automaker may be quietly allowing competing companies to utilize the largest electric vehicle charging […]

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Rivian R1T 210kW peak DC charging, lack of heat pump, confirmed in EPA filings

December 13, 2021 Simon Alvarez Syndicated Comments Off

US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) test documents have revealed a number of interesting tidbits about the 2022 Rivian R1T and R1S, including the vehicles’ peak DC charging rate and their absence of a heat pump. The documents, which could be viewed here, were initially shared in the Rivian Owner’s Forum. As could be seen in the […]

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Elon Musk is TIME Magazine’s 2021 Person of the Year

December 13, 2021 Simon Alvarez Syndicated Comments Off

Elon Musk has been dubbed by TIME Magazine as its 2021 Person of the Year. The award, which the magazine gives to an individual or group who most shaped the previous 12 months, for better or worse, has been ongoing for nearly a century. Musk, however, tends to lean on the former, as his influence, […]

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SpaceX rolls Super Heavy booster to orbital launch mount

December 13, 2021 Eric Ralph Syndicated Comments Off

For the third time in four months, SpaceX has rolled the first potentially flightworthy Super Heavy booster towards Starbase’s orbital launch mount. Combined with a large crane – fitted with a jig solely used to lift boosters – moving to a spot just beside the booster, it’s clear that SpaceX is preparing to reinstall Super […]

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Tesla India gets approval for three more vehicles

December 13, 2021 Maria Merano Syndicated Comments Off

Tesla India received approval for three more vehicles in the country, according to information from the Ministry of Road Transport and Highways, which is controlled by the national government, known as Centre. In August, Tesla received homologation certificates for four of its car models. With three more certificates, the EV manufacturer now has seven vehicles […]

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