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Tesla shows off new Megapack production facility in California

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The new Lathrop facility is likely a dramatic increase in production rate, considering Giga-Nevada, which produces numerous Tesla products , was previously the only production location for the Megapack. What do you think of the article? Expanding production for the Megapack will also help address ever-growing demand.

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Opinion: Why Lithium Will See Another Price Spike This Fall

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one of the ambitious new explorers shaking up the lithium mining scene in Nevada. In some locations, grid-scale peaking applications have already been implemented, often in old coal power plants, re-using the building and grid connections. Nevada at the Epicentre of New Lithium Development. Link to original article: [link].

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Q&A: Inside DARPA’s Subterranean Challenge

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During the Tunnel Circuit event, which took place in August 2019 in the National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health’s experimental coal mine, on the outskirts of Pittsburgh, many teams lost communication with their robots after the first bend in the tunnel. This will take a lot of time. With SubT, DARPA created a broad vision.

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DARPA SubT Finals: Meet the Teams

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For a recent recap, have a look at this post-cave pre-final article that includes an interview with SubT Program Manager Tim Chung , but if you don't have time for that, the TLDR is that this week we're looking at both a Virtual Track as well as a Systems Track with physical robots on a real course. University of Nevada, Reno.

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Devil in the Details: World Leaders Scramble To Salvage and Shape Copenhagens UNFCCC Climate Summit

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April, 2008 : In an article entitled Dangerous Assumptions ( earlier post ), Roger Pielke, Jr., In a worst case scenario, Chu said, up to 90% of the Sierra Nevada snowpack could disappear, all but eliminating a natural storage system for water vital to agriculture as well as cities.

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Electric Cars and a Smarter Grid - Green Inc. Blog - NYTimes.com

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Sven Thesen, the communication and technology director for Better Place , a start-up that is gaining traction (see this recent New York Times article ) in its effort to create a network for electric cars in various countries, likened the concept of electric cars to cellphones. Fifteen years ago, how many people had a cellphone?”

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Electric-Car Fans Rally Around the Volt - Green Inc. Blog - NYTimes.com

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Even this article keeps showing the old futuristic version model which GM said can’t be done. She is an avid runner and hiker, having grown up camping most summers in the Sierra Nevada. April 17, 2009 11:38 am Link Goodbye GM. For $50k you can get a Tesla sedan which will get hundreds of miles strictly on electric.

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