China launched two out of 16 of the Baihetan hydropower station’s generating units on Monday. It’s the world’s second-largest hydropower station behind China’s Three Gorges Dam. The two 1 gigawatt units began full power generation today.
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Tesla is being sued by an owner over a quite dubious claim that the automaker walked back its claim of “free Supercharging for life.”
The claim is based on the fact that the automaker started charging Supercharger idle fees, which the Tesla community thought to be extremely reasonable.
China continues to grow its EV presence as automakers (and Tesla competitors) NIO and Xiaopeng Motors (XPeng) have reported delivery records for June, as well as Q2 of 2021. This is a continued trend for the Chinese automakers, who have both seen tremendous month-over-month growth and even more growth year-over-year.
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Eviation, which has been described as the “Tesla of aircraft” for working on the first compelling long-range electric aircraft, has unveiled the production version of its Alice aircraft.
It has a shorter range than previously announced.
Elon Musk’s Boring Company has proposed its latest Loop project, a transit system made of tunnels with Tesla vehicles inside, and this one is in Fort Lauderdale, Florida.
In today’s Electrek Green Energy Brief (EGEB):
- New Jersey approves US’s largest combined offshore wind project, Atlantic Shores and Ocean Wind II.
- Transitioning to clean energy will grow the global economy, as investments will pay off, reports IRENA.
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When we first covered the Alrendo TS Bravo earlier this year, it was shaping up into an interesting new option headed for the European electric motorcycle market. Now the bike is being shown off in its production-ready form with specs that make it even more enticing.
Nissan has announced a new EV manufacturing hub called EV36Zero in Sunderland, UK, to produce a new electric crossover.
The hub will also include its own battery factory, as previously reported.
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