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BNEF projects impact of COVID-19 on renewables, energy storage, EVs, etc.

Green Car Congress

BloombergNEF has issued a research note highlighting some of the likely effects of the coronavirus COVID-19 outbreak over the next year on the transition to a clean economy: including renewable power, energy storage, electric vehicles, heating, cooling and the circular economy.

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Tesla to build a second Megafactory for utility-scale energy storage units in Shanghai

Green Car Congress

Tesla will build its next Megafactory—the company’s utility-scale battery factory—in Shanghai; the plant will be capable of producing 10,000 Megapacks per year, equal to approximately 40 GWh of energy storage. Tesla’s original Megapack factory is in Lathrop, California, also with a 10,000 Megapack per year capacity.

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EV maker Tesla breaks ground on Megapack energy storage battery factory in Shanghai – ET Auto

Baua Electric

Electric vehicle maker Tesla has begun construction of a factory in Shanghai to make its Megapack energy storage batteries, Chinese state media reported Thursday. Tesla opened an EV plant in Shanghai in 2019 that assembles cars for China, Europe and other overseas markets. The market leader is Chinese auto company BYD.

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Tesla Megapack Factory in China to start construction 

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Tesla’s Megapack Factory in China is ready to start construction this month. Tesla Giga Shanghai’s resident drone operator, WuWa, recently provided an update on the company’s Megapack Factory in China. At the time, the company planned to produce 10,000 Megapacks per year, equivalent to 40 GWh worth of energy storage at the factory.

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Tesla Shanghai Megafactory in China officially starts construction

Teslarati

The Shanghai Megafactory represents the electric vehicle maker’s first dedicated energy storage facility outside the United States. The Shanghai Megafactory, which will produce Megapack batteries, will join Giga Shanghai as Tesla China’s main production facilities in the country.

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Tesla China partners with Baidu for maps to clear FSD hurdle

Teslarati

Amidst Elon Musk’s unannounced trip to Beijing, China this weekend, reports have emerged indicating that Tesla has partnered with domestic internet giant Baidu for its vehicles’ mapping and navigation. The partnership is expected to help Tesla overcome hurdles for the release of its Full Self-Driving (FSD) system in China.

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European Made Batteries Could Be 60% Less Carbon Intensive Than Chinese — Analysis

CleanTechnica EVs

Onshoring the EV supply chain to Europe would cut the emissions of producing a battery by 37% compared to a China-controlled supply chain, according to new analysis by Transport & Environment (T&E). This carbon saving rises to.

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