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Volkswagen delays ID.5 launch in Germany due to part shortage from Ukraine

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5 by a month as a part needed from a Ukrainian supplier has not arrived because of supply disruptions. The shortage of the part, which is a wire harness, kept Volkswagen from producing enough exhibition and demonstration vehicles for its sales partners, according to a letter seen by German media outlet Automobilwoche.

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Elon Musk explains why SpaceX is asking the Pentagon to pay for Starlink service in Ukraine

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Amidst reports that Elon Musk had asked the Pentagon to pay for Starlink service in Ukraine, the SpaceX CEO explained on Twitter that the private space company cannot really fund the beleaguered country’s satellite internet system “indefinitely.” This is unreasonable,” Musk wrote. Burn is approaching ~$20M/month.

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Mercedes breaks ground on new battery recycling facility in Germany

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Mercedes has broken ground on a new battery recycling facility in Germany, focusing on “closing the loop” and allowing the automaker to source more battery materials sustainably. Tesla has already announced that it would make recycled materials a bigger part of its production with the help of Redwood materials.

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SpaceX now offers Starlink for RVs for remote travels

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Parts of the Midwest and the South are on the waitlist for the Starlink service. SpaceX brought the service to a few areas in South America, including Rio De Janeiro and its surrounding areas in Brazil and parts of Chile. SpaceX for RVs is available in France, Germany, Spain, and most of the United Kingdom in Europe.

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BNEF forecasts global energy storage market to grow 15-fold by 2030 to 411 GW/1194 GWh

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Russia’s invasion of Ukraine has had a clear impact on energy storage deployments in Europe. Germany and Australia are currently the leaders in this space, with sizeable markets in Japan and California as well. Co-located renewables-plus-storage projects, in particular solar-plus-storage, are becoming commonplace globally.

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Tesla’s Gigafactory Berlin has hired 60 deaf employees

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Tesla’s factory in Grünheide, Germany officially opened last year, and the site has since accumulated around 11,000 workers. Amaliia, a drivetrain production associate who is deaf, says she brought her family from Ukraine when the war began. At Tesla, everyone can have meaningful impact, no matter their background or disability.

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Tesla’s production expansion, surging oil prices bring stock upgrade from Daiwa Securities

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In Germany, the company’s factory is working its way through the lengthy and confusing bureaucratic process. While other automakers have struggled with parts and chip shortages, Tesla has done a better job than any other manufacturer in navigating through the lack of supply.