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Tesla adds new method to Referral Program that doesn’t require a purchase

Teslarati

Tesla has introduced a new way to earn credits through its Referral Program that does not necessitate the referred person to buy a car. Every person that test drives a vehicle at a showroom and uses your referral code will qualify you for 100 credits. Refer them to take a Demo Drive in the US and earn credits upon completion.

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Granville T. Woods: Smartest Guy in the Room

Cars That Think

He made the most of it, soon coming up with the idea for a “ troller ,” a wheeled contact point at the end of an electric street car’s pantograph arm that improved the transfer of current from overhead wires. Despite his brilliance and relentless industry, Woods is mostly referred to—that is, when he is remembered at all—as “Black Edison.”

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Tesla partners on new solar solution expected to slash rooftop solar costs

Baua Electric

Refer to the Installation Addendum for detailed instructions for compliance. Electrek’s Take This doesn’t sound like an interesting idea that could indeed make some installations less complicated and, therefore, less costly. This enables solar installations to have a rapid shutdown system (RSD) without module-level power electronics.

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Elon Musk as soon as laughed at this Chinese language carmaker. He isn’t giggling now

Baua Electric

On the other hand, in relation to the competitiveness of the Chinese language EV makers towards his personal corporate Tesla, Musk remained snobbish. Again in 2011, when Elon Musk used to be requested about his idea on Chinese language automaker BYD and its talent to problem Tesla throughout an interview, he explode out giggling.

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“Charging Station” — Is That the Location or the “Charger”?

EV Adoption

This requires simple, easy-to-understand terms without jargon, and that leverage consumer’s existing reference point of the gasoline refueling experience. In an ensuing discussion around this “charging station” reference it wasn’t clear what the author meant. 39% assumed charging station refers to the site/location and 43.2%

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J.D. Power study: EV consideration in US increasing, but slowly; availability of public chargers a friction point

Green Car Congress

Power Nearly half (49%) of shoppers rejecting the idea of buying an EV say their primary reason is a lack of charging station availability. Electric Vehicle Consideration (EVC) Study is an industry benchmark focusing on gauging fully electric or battery electric vehicle shopper consideration, simply referred to as EVs in the study.

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This dual-steering wheel electric go-kart looks like a fun little divorce on wheels

Baua Electric

One of my favorite features though is the “drift button”, which I have no idea how it works but it just sounds too cool to pass up. My best guess is that they’re either referring to a hand brake lever or a temporary current over-limit button that gives you a burst of power to break the tires free.

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