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T&E study finds EU has replaced Russian oil barrel-for-barrel as continent fails to cut demand

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The largest part of the export growth came from Texas, followed by Norway’s biggest field Johan Sverdrup and Brazil’s Lula field. It has been reported that these countries are importing Russian oil on the cheap and re-exporting it to the EU as jet fuel and diesel on the global market.

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The $10,000 BYD Seagull EV is scaring the U.S. auto industry

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Credit: BYD At the same time, many automakers including Tesla are racing to build their next-generation, mass-market EVs, set to first be produced in Texas as soon as 2025 , then later at an upcoming factory in Mexico , and eventually at a yet-unannounced third location. While BYD said just last month that it has no plans to enter the U.S.

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Researchers use melamine to create effective, low-cost carbon capture; potential tailpipe application

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Using an inexpensive polymer called melamine, researchers from UC Berkeley, Texas A&M and Stanford have created a cheap, easy and energy-efficient way to capture carbon dioxide from smokestacks.

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Tesla building permits reveal unannounced ‘Lithium Lab’

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It’s no secret that Tesla has been diving head first into developing more dependable lithium supplies, even going as far as opening its own lithium refinery in Southern Texas. ” Tesla has yet to announce what this facility will be used for, but with the name “Lithium Lab,” there are a few likely possibilities.

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Tesla’s 3rd-largest individual shareholder suggests clever strategy for TSLA buyback

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He argued that the Fremont Factory, Giga Shanghai, Giga Texas, and Giga Berlin were like “money printing machines.”. Reasonably, Tesla buys back its cheap stocks pic.twitter.com/GVOWnUIaJ8 — KoGuan Leo (@KoguanLeo) May 19, 2022. So Tesla can buy back cheap stocks now. . “We

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Tesla Full Self-Driving Super Bowl ad aims criticism at driver assistance suite

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@Tesla staff & directors could be liable @NHTSAgov @CA_DMV [link] pic.twitter.com/mOH0mteiN3 — Dan O’Dowd (@RealDanODowd) November 6, 2022 Now, the Dawn Project is taking it a step further by running an advertisement during the Super Bowl, which is not a cheap thing to do. The ad will run in Washington, D.C.,

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You can power your home for 21 days with a Chevy Silverado EV and GM’s new bidirectional charger

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It’s initially rolling out in five states – California, Florida, Michigan, New York, and Texas – with plans to expand over time. At $7,299, the bundle doesn’t come cheap. Customers can purchase GM Energy’s V2H bundle through current GM mobile brand apps.