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Tesla Powerwalls have launched in Taiwan and Portugal

Teslarati

Tesla has launched its Powerwall home energy storage systems in two new countries over the past couple of months, most recently including in Taiwan. On Wednesday, the Tesla Energy account on X posted that the Powerwall is now available in Taiwan, including a link to the Taiwanese page for the energy storage product. Still, the U.S.

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First Bosch-powered electric bikes enter Taiwan thanks to Tern

Baua Electric

Bosch’s mid-drive motors are now entering Taiwan, rolling in on Tern’s Vektron and Quick Haul e-bikes. While Tern’s mastery of the Western e-bike markets has led many to assume they are a North American or European brand, the company is actually based in Taiwan.

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Tesla Model X Plaid with seven seats and native CCS2 port unveiled in Taiwan

Teslarati

Despite the vehicle’s configurator in the United States only offering a six-seat option for the vehicle recently, a seven-seat Model X Plaid was recently unveiled in Taiwan during a special press event. . The flagship all-electric crossover SUV was showcased in Taiwan beside its sedan sibling, the Model S Plaid.

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Tesla Model S swivel display sighted in Taiwan as new owners report feature

Teslarati

As per reports from new vehicle owners and sightings from a Tesla Store in Taiwan, the company’s flagship vehicles now seem to have a swiveling display. Photos of the feature were clearly visible in photos taken of a Tesla Store in Taiwan recently. Don’t hesitate to contact us with news tips.

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Tesla Powerwall delivers immediate cost savings to Hadley Cycles

Teslarati

Before installing Tesla Powerwalls, Hadley Cycles’ electricity costs went as high as AUD$ 33,000 a year across its stores. As such, it has switched to operating stores with stored solar energy. It would be interesting to follow the Tesla Powerwall’s uptake in the market, especially as the company launches it in other countries.

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SK signs MOU with Taiwan’s Formosa Plastics for stationary Li-ion energy storage systems

Green Car Congress

SK Energy and Taiwan’s Formosa Plastics Group have signed a memorandum of understanding to develop stationary Li-ion energy storage systems. Formosa Plastics Group is the largest company in Taiwan and the largest private petrochemical company in Asia. The two companies will then complete work on the system together.

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Who Really Invented the Thumb Drive?

Cars That Think

In 2000, at a trade fair in Germany, an obscure Singapore company called Trek 2000 unveiled a solid-state memory chip encased in plastic and attached to a Universal Serial Bus (USB) connector. Good-bye, floppy disk Before the invention of the thumb drive, computer users stored and transported their files using floppy disks. MB of data.

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