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Tesla Megapacks may soon be powering most of Hawaii with one of the biggest battery systems in the world
Hawaiian Electric is Hawaii’s biggest electric utility serving over 95% of the state. In August last year, it put out a request for bids for renewable energy production and storage systems of about 900 megawatts. […]
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100th Tesla Supercharger in Canada opens in Kitchener Ontario
The construction of the Tesla Supercharger station at the Kitchener, Ontario Service Center is finally complete 5 months after it began, marking an important milestone for Superchargers in Canada. The 8 stall Supercharger station is […]
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How GM’s New Ultium Batteries “Stack Up” Against Tesla
General Motors (GM) created quite a stir a few weeks ago when they revealed details of their upcoming Ultium battery platform. It didn’t take long for many people to start speculating whether GM would finally […]
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BYD claims their new Blade Battery will redefine EV safety standards
There are thousands of gas car fires every year, yet all it takes is a handful of electric vehicle (EV) fires for each one to become front page headline news. The truth of the matter […]
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Tesla employee at Giga Nevada tests positive for COVID-19
An employee at Giga Nevada (or Gigafactory 1), Tesla’s lithium-ion battery and electric vehicle subassembly factory near Reno, Nevada has reportedly tested positive for COVID-19. According to an internal memo obtained by CNBC, the affected […]
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Vancouver Island scrap dealers warned to keep an eye out for stolen EV charging cables, reward offered for arrest
Last week we told you about two electric vehicle (EV) charging stations that were vandalized in Qualicum Beach, on Vancouver Island. Vandals cut the charging cables just before the connector, with the belief they were […]