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Tesla Cybertruck appearing in more showrooms, now outside California

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The Tesla Cybertruck has begun hitting showrooms ahead of its delivery event this month, with the unique electric pickup now being spotted in some stores outside of California. California •San Diego @ Westfield UTC Mall •San Jose @ Santana Row New York •New York City @ Meatpacking Go see a Cybertruck!

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PG&E, Calif. Energy Commission launch 4MW sodium-sulfur grid storage pilot in San Jose

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The system has a 4 megawatt capacity, and can store more than six hours of energy. Pacific Gas and Electric Company (PG&E) and the California Energy Commission today unveiled a utility-scale sodium-sulfur battery energy storage system ( earlier post ) pilot project to better balance power needs of the electric grid.

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Latest Tesla Model X Prototype Shown At Palo Alto Store Opening

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Hundreds of owners and fans alike turned up for the opening of a new Tesla Store in Palo Alto, California, this past Saturday. They weren''t all there just to see the store, though. Many focused on the store''s centerpiece--the latest prototype of the Tesla Model X crossover, the next car in Tesla Motors'' product plans.

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Tesla Solar price hikes to be reversed, court documents state

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Now, new documents from the United States District Court, Northern District of California, San Jose Division, states that Tesla will have to return pricing to the original rate. Upon examining his account, Amans saw a price of $146,462.22, more than double what was initially agreed upon.

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Sprig Electric pairs Tesla Powerpack with rooftop PV system

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The pairing, installed by Sprig Electric at their corporate headquarters in San Jose, will cut the building’s total energy costs by 80-95%. Customers can use the battery’s stored electricity to reduce peak demand. They then discharge their stored power when demand is high and the rates are high. MWh of energy and saved 4.94

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Stuart Parkin Revolutionized Disk Drive Storage

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For massive datasets to be of use, they must be stored somehow. Spintronics can make them more energy-efficient, faster to access data, or capable of storing huge amounts of information. Most of that time was spent at the company’s famed Almaden research laboratory, in San Jose, Calif. award for the discipline.

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Azure Dynamics announces sales of 29 Transit Connect Electrics

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Azure Dynamics has agreements with more than 150 Ford commercial truck dealerships in markets across North America, 90 of which support sales and service activities for Transit Connect Electric and in six countries throughout Europe representing 13 dealerships with 57 store locations. Mission Valley Ford in San Jose, CA (2 units).