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Tesla Granted A New Patent For Laser Beam Technology That Cleans Windshields & Solar PV Assemblies

CleanTechnica EVs

Along with a screenshot of the patent, he summarized that Tesla had been granted a new patent for laser beams cleaning the debris off of a car windshield. The patent is for Pulsed Laser Cleaning of Debris Accumulated on Glass Articles In […]. Sawyer Merritt shared some exciting Tesla news regarding patents and laser beams today.

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

Teslarati

Aptera has received a new $21 million grant from the California Energy Commission to help it achieve production readiness. Now, Aptera has received money from a grant issued by the State of California. The grant for $21 million was granted to Aptera to allow the fledgling automaker to achieve production at its California facilities.

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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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PA Turnpike considers solar-powered EV charging stations

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The Pennsylvania Turnpike is attempting to power its EV charging stations with solar power facilities along the highway. According to the Pittsburgh Post-Gazzette , the Turnpike is currently building out three solar power generation facilities along the highway; Jeanette, New Stanton, and Harrison City. billion debt.

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Arizona State Students Develop a Solar-Powered Air Filtration System

Cars That Think

The Project Koyash team at ASU designed a solar-powered air-filtration system that autonomously cleans polluted air in less than an hour. EPICS in IEEE provided a US $10,000 grant in July 2022 to deploy the systems. The system includes a solar panel, a battery, an Arduino microcontroller, an inverter, and a filter.

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Kolhapur has potential to be auto component mfg hub: Gadkari – ET Auto

Baua Electric

Solar panels will be installed at homes, solar pumps will be given to farmers and solar tricycles have been made for specially abled citizens. “Build-operate-transfer (BOT) will soon be introduced in transmission lines. So, we will start exporting energy in the next 10 years,” Gadkari said.

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Uno Minda appoints Vivek Jindal as Director, and A.G Giridharan as CEO-SCS domain – ET Auto

Baua Electric

The Board of Directors has also granted approval to make (in addition to its existing investment) an investment approximately of INR 2.27 a special purpose vehicle (SPV) of the company, for sourcing additional solar power under captive open access policy for its Alloy Wheel 2W division situated at Supa, Maharashtra, in one or more tranche(s).

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