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Elon Musk responds to Tesla-BYD 2023 Q4 production comparison

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Tesla CEO Elon Musk has responded to the comparisons being drawn by various media outlets regarding his company and high-powered Chinese rival BYD, which outpaced Musk’s company in terms of production of electric vehicles in the fourth quarter of 2023. Tesla hits 2023 delivery guidance of 1.8 He’s definitely right.

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Germany awarding €600M to transport companies for zero- and low-emission buses

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Germany is awarding some €600 million to transport companies for the purchase of climate friendly buses. Around 1,700 buses will be procured by the transport companies with this tranche of funding from the new “Directive on the Promotion of Alternative Drives of Buses in Passenger Transport”. Stadtwerke München GmbH: 71 battery buses.

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Nucor investing in start-up company Electra developing zero-carbon iron technology

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The company electrochemically refines iron ore into pure iron at 60 degrees Celsius (140 degrees Fahrenheit) using renewable electricity. —Leon Topalian, Chair, President and Chief Executive Officer of Nucor Corporation. Existing electric arc furnaces account for 70% of steel production in the US.

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Advertising Comparison: Tesla Autopilot vs. GM Super Cruise

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I wanted to dive into this with a comparison I’ve seen floating around on Twitter. That comparison is between Tesla Autopilot and GM Super Cruise. You can see in the images below how each company with their driver-assist features […].

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Mercom Capital Group: Battery storage, smart grid & efficiency companies raise $3.2B in funding in Q3 2020; up 165% QoQ, 777% YoY

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Global VC funding for Battery Storage, Smart Grid, and Efficiency companies in 9M 2020 was slightly down with over $1.9 In 9M 2020, corporate funding for Battery Storage companies totaled $3.5 In 9M 2020, corporate funding for Battery Storage companies totaled $3.5 In a YoY comparison, there were four transactions in Q3 2019.

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Solid state Batteries v/s Li-ion Batteries: A Comparison Based on Cost

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To better understand the severity of the cost component, let us look at the cost comparison between Solid state and Li-Ion batteries. Solid-state Batteries: Why & Why Not The question to be asked is, why are companies and industry experts obsessed with solid state batteries ? Are they not prone to any safety hazards?

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eVTOL company Joby and NASA collaborate to measure noise footprint of electric air taxi

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became the first company to fly an all-electric vertical takeoff and landing (eVTOL) aircraft as part of NASA’s Advanced Air Mobility (AAM) National Campaign. Joby Aviation, Inc.

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