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Tesla’s insane laser windshield wipers have been granted by U.S. Patent Office

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Tesla’s insane laser windshield wiper patent has been officially granted by the United States Patent Office this week. Patent Office granted the application, giving Tesla an exclusive right for the invention. The patent grant was originally spotted by Electrek. Filed in May 2019, the U.S. ” Credit: US Patent Office.

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Aptera receives new $21 million grant as it nears production readiness

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Aptera has received a new $21 million grant from the California Energy Commission to help it achieve production readiness. The company’s co-founder, Chris Anthony, recently went to Switzerland to secure funding for the automaker. The company’s co-founder, Chris Anthony, recently went to Switzerland to secure funding for the automaker.

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Stellantis joins Forvia and Michelin as equal shareholder in hydrogen company Symbio

Green Car Congress

Hype and Stellantis are already deploying a first fleet of 50 hydrogen “Taxis PMR” in the Île-de-France region surrounding Paris.

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Driving Dystopia: More Companies Found Covertly Sharing Driving Data, Raising Insurance Rates

The Truth About Cars

With corporate media finally aware of the perils of connected vehicles, we’ve seen a rash of articles exploring how insurance rates have spiked due to automakers sharing user data. Those features, though, are provided by an analytics company, Arity, which was founded by Allstate in 2016 and pays for access to the data.

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Elon Musk: SBF “certainly does not own shares in Twitter as a private company.”

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When NBC’s David Ingram asked if SBF or his company, FTX owned Twitter shares, Elon Musk said, “No. He may have owned shares in Twitter as a public company, but he certainly does not own shares in Twitter as a private company.” Elon Musk responded to Semafor’s article stating that it was a lie.

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8 Reasons Government Grants Should Include Funding for Level 1 Charging Infrastructure

EV Adoption

As we wait for Congress to fully return from their recess and vote on various legislation, I continue to be extremely concerned about how as much as $10 billion in federal government grants will be be spent on EV charging infrastructure. But as I outlined in my recent article, How Many EV Charging Stations Will $10 Billion Buy for America? ,

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Elon Musk acquires over 10,000 Tesla shares following stock recovery

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Following a stock split late last year, shares of the company went into freefall, nearly falling below the $100 mark. Now, as the automaker’s stock has slowly but surely recovered over the past two months , Elon Musk has acquired 10,500 shares of the company at an average stock price of $4.73. What do you think of the article?

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