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Tesla launches Powerwall and home energy demos

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Tesla has launched a new demo for its home energy products, showing how the use of its Powerwall works used in tandem with the electrical grid and solar panels. customers in Canada and many countries in Europe can still purchase the Powerwall 2, which doesn’t include a built-in solar inverter or system controller.

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Toyota unveiled its first electric car bZ4X comes with roof-mounted solar panel 

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Toyota unveiled its first electric car bZ4X comes with roof-mounted solar panel . kWh capacity and is water-cooled. According to Toyota, this enables the base bZ4X FWD model to accelerate from zero to 100 km/h (62 mph) in 8.4 seconds and reach a top speed of 160 km/h (99 mph). hp) and 336 Nm (248 lb-ft) of torque.

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Musk unveils Tesla Semi; 500-mile range at highway speed with 80,000 lbs GVW; next-gen Roadster appears

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coefficient of drag (supported by intelligent flaps that support a range of trailers), will accelerate from 0-60 mph in 5 seconds, charge up a 5% grade at 65 mph, and deliver 500 miles of range, Musk said. New solar-powered “Megachargers” will be able to add 400 miles of range in 30 minutes of charging. seconds, 0-100 mph in 4.2

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A dealership marked up a Hyundai IONIQ 5 N’s price by $20k

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Its dual electric motors can deliver up to 641 horsepower (478 kW) from an 84 kWh battery and achieve 0-60 mph in an unbelievable 3.25 ad* If you’re an electric vehicle owner, charge up your car at home with rooftop solar panels. Electrek’s Take The IONIQ 5 N is a serious performance vehicle. Get started here. –ad*

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Audi introduces new CNG A3 Sportback

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The synthetic fuel is produced at the power-to-gas plant in Werlte from water and carbon dioxide using electricity generated by wind power. Before the gas reaches the injector valves, an electronic pressure regulator reduces the pressure from as much as 200 bar, which can prevail in the tanks, to between 5 and 9 bar.

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U-M, Ford open robotics complex to accelerate future of advanced, more equitable robotics and mobility

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McNeil Walking Robotics Laboratory for developing and testing legged robots, with an in-ground treadmill that can hit 31 mph and a 20% grade, as well as carry obstacles. Artificial intelligence-designed "robot playground" outdoor obstacle course for testing robots on stairs, rocks, and water, surrounded by motion capture cameras.

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SpaceX Dragon spacecraft returns NASA cargo to Earth after six weeks in space

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kilometers per second (16,800 mph) to about 155 meters per second (~350 mph) before beginning parachute deployment. Air, water, plants: XROOTS used hydroponic (water-based) and aeroponic (air-based) techniques to grow plants without soil or other growth media. It can also hold several tons of unpressurized cargo.

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