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I yeeted an electric bicycle battery into a tub of water to see what happens

Baua Electric

That’s right, I chucked an e-bike battery from the new Velotric Discover 2 into a tub full of water just for the hell of it. But water ingress into e-bike batteries is a leading cause of the still-rare fires we tend to see on the news, and so improving waterproofing of batteries is critical. I mean, it wasn’t purely without cause.

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Tesla Vehicles Automatically Open Windows & Doors When Submerged Under Water

CleanTechnica EVs

Hurricane Ian has brought stories of how a solar-powered community fared much better than most, how a Ford F-150 Lightning kept some lives in full comfort while the neighborhood was lacking electricity, and how a Tesla Model X escaped floodwaters, but we’re not done with the Hurricane Ian–related cleantech stories yet.

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Tesla makes quick work of water-polluting leak at Giga Berlin, authorities give all-clear

Teslarati

Just a few weeks since it was formally opened, Tesla’s Gigafactory Berlin was faced with its first potential crisis: a water-polluting liquid leak. No water-polluting liquid escaped into the open air or into the ground. There was no danger to the environment or the neighborhood,” the spokesman said.

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

Green Car Congress

We also will broaden our learning through daily exposure to many robotics activities, such as considering how our Digit robots not only technically can master delivering packages from autonomous vehicles but also become valued parts of our neighborhoods. —Ken Washington, chief technology officer, Ford Motor Company.

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Tesla begins inviting 15,000 guests to ‘Cyber Rodeo’ at Gigafactory Texas

Teslarati

“What if I moved to the neighborhood and said nothing to anyone for two years? “What if I moved to the neighborhood and said nothing to anyone for two years? One citizen was unhappy with Tesla’s community outreach, comparing the automaker’s fast and efficient construction process to an unfriendly neighbor.

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Greenius To Preach Community Choice & Climate Justice in South L.A. Church

Creative Greenius

Filed under: environment Tagged: California Crossroads , Creative Greenius , Food and Water Watch California , Holman Methodist Church , Joe Galliani , renewable energy , South Bay 350 Climate Action Group , South Bay Clean Power , South L.A.

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International collaboration develops progressive vision for urban production at the BMW Group; OMA and 3XN

Green Car Congress

BMW Group Plant Munich future Vision Urban Production with neighborhood. Redesigned, the various levels could open up natural green spaces that will help regulate the micro-climate inside the plant and also support water retention.

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