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Tesla Semi will be incredibly affordable with US’ revamped EV tax credit

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Long-range all-electric trucks like the Tesla Semi will not come cheap. While the bill’s extension of the $7,500 tax credit for consumer electric vehicles may be compelling, it is still important to note that heavy-duty commercial vehicles also stand to gain from the Inflation Reduction Act of 2022.

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SpaceX VP says Starship is already winning commercial launch contracts

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A SpaceX executive says that the company’s next-generation, full-reusable Starship rocket has already secured multiple commercial launch contracts. Where competition is possible, Falcon 9 dominates the global commercial launch market for both small and large satellites. WSBW — Jeff Foust (@jeff_foust) December 13, 2021.

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UK researchers use graphite to waterproof perovskite solar cells

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The team used a commercial thermal graphite sheet and a mesoporous carbon scaffold to encapsulate metal-halide perovskites (CsPbBr 3 ) as an inexpensive and efficient waterproofing strategy. We use a commercial thermal graphite sheet and a mesoporous carbon scaffold to encapsulate CsPbBr 3 as an inexpensive and efficient protection strategy.

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The i4 EV is now the cheapest lease in BMW’s entire lineup

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Photo: BMW The all-electric BMW i4 is currently the most affordable car to lease in the German automaker’s lineup – gas cars included. BMW is a luxury automaker, so the i4 isn’t a cheap car. The i4 is cheaper because BMW is applying $7,500 in lease cash from the federal government’s Commercial Clean Vehicle Credit in its pricing.

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IoT-ize Your Old Gadgets With a Mechanical Hijacking Device

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But if you want it, it's there—as long as you're able to afford it, of course. KAIST/Korea Polytechnic University The paper doesn't directly address the cost of the MHD, and with three motors and some other electronics in it, it's not likely to be super cheap. Whether or not every device you own actually.

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Portable Analyzer Brings Blood Testing to Rural Areas

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Seeing the need for a more transportable system that can analyze blood samples in rural and remote areas, two researchers in India have developed a new design that is simple, affordable, and easily deployed anywhere where a source of electricity is available. This prototype offers a cheap way to analyze blood samples remotely.

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SpaceX is building launch pad tanks out of Starship parts and that’s a big deal

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For SpaceX to design and build its own custom bulk commodity storage tanks instead of buying what is arguably a fairly routine and cheap off-the-shelf technology, Starship production has to be DIRT CHEAP. link] — Eric Ralph (@13ericralph31) April 6, 2021.

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