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China’s giant Gobi solar plant runs after dark on salt, not batteries

China Three Gorges Corporation (CTG) has put the world’s largest solar PV-plus-concentrated-solar hybrid into commercial trial operation in the Gobi Desert — and its headline trick is delivering power after sunset without a single lithium battery.

The 1-gigawatt Hami project in Xinjiang stores the sun’s energy as heat in molten salt, letting it keep generating for up to eight hours after dark.

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EcoFlow 3,072Wh DELTA 3 Ultra power station $1,299 in Outdoor Season Sale, Velotric Discover 2 e-bike $1,799, more

We’ve stuffed today’s Green Deals with plenty of summer savings, starting with EcoFlow’s Outdoor Season Sale and up to 57% power station discounts from $259, like the 3,072Wh DELTA 3 Ultra Portable Power Station down at $1,299. As part of Velotric’s World Cup Sale deals, you can find the Discover 2 Step-Thru Comfort Commuter e-bike with Apple Find My, SensorSwap tech, and a 75-mile range down at its second-lowest $1,799 pricing. We also spotted the affordable yet advanced Worx 40V 17-inch 2-in-1 Cordless Electric Intellicut Lawn Mower with 2x batteries at $230, as well as Schumacher’s NACS to J1772 EV charging adapter at a new $47.50 low, and much more waiting for you below. As always, you can also find the latest hangover deals down at the bottom of the page, like yesterday’s Lectric XP4 750 e-bike cargo bundle flash sale that ends tonight, Navee’s Summer EV Sale, and more.

Head below for other New Green Deals we’ve found today and, of course, Electrek’s best EV buying and leasing deals. Also, check out the new Electrek Tesla Shop for the best deals on Tesla accessories.

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New bill would ban Tesla’s camera-only Robotaxi, not Waymo

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New Jersey lawmakers are advancing a bill that would require driverless commercial vehicles to carry cameras plus two additional sensor types — a mandate Tesla’s camera-only Robotaxi can’t meet.

The proposed law, S1677, would effectively lock Tesla out of the most densely populated US state unless it adds the radar and lidar hardware that Elon Musk has spent years insisting his cars don’t need.

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