Tag: california
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A Tesla customer says the company hiked his Solar Roof price by about 40%, calling the increase a ‘corporate decision,’ according to a lawsuit
Installing a Tesla Solar Roof in Austin, Texas. Brookfield Residential A California man filed a lawsuit against Tesla, saying the company hiked his price multiple times. The class-action complaint said a Tesla rep told the man a 41% price hike was a "corporate decision." A $64,735 roofing project was increased to $95,107 but then lowered,…
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Mighty Buildings plans neighbourhood of 3D-printed homes for California
Construction technology company Mighty Buildings has announced plans to construct 15 houses using prefabricated 3D-printed panels at Rancho Mirage, California. The project is a cooperation between California-based Mighty Buildings and programmers Palari Group. Construction will begin at the end of this season with the houses set to be completed by Spring 2022. 3D-printed panels can…
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California is scrambling to avoid blackouts. Your refrigerator could help
Credit: Unsplash/CC0 Public Domain Sometime next summer, there’s a decent chance a heat wave will bake the American West, and California’s power grid will again be stretched to its limits. As the sun sets, solar panels will start generating less electricity even as temperatures remain high. Power plants that burn natural gas will fire up…
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Proterra, which makes big honkin’ battery systems and electric buses, raises $200 million
Proterra, the battery powered system technology programmer for heavy-duty electric cars, said it has raised $200 million in a new form of funding. The new cash comes in Cowen Sustainable Investment Advisors, which led the round, Together with money from Soros Fund Management, Generation Investment Management and Broadscale Group. Cowen took the majority of the…
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California’s ban of gas-powered cars by 2035 looks great for Tesla, but could distract the young automaker from its best chance to grow
California Gov. Gavin Newsom signed an executive order prohibiting the sale of gas-powered automobiles by 2035, on the hood of a Ford Mustang Mach-E. Daniel Kim/The Sacramento Bee through AP, Pool Tesla is ideally positioned to take advantage of California’s move to ban internal-combustion vehicle revenue by 2035. However, Gov. Gavin Newsom’s executive arrangement may…
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Founded by former SpaceX engineers, First Resonance pitches tools to make things the SpaceX way
After operating in stealth mode for about two years, First Resonance, a company founded by former SpaceX engineers, is finally showing the world their software toolkit designed to let manufacturers make things using the processes employed by their former boss. It’s a suite of software products that can allow for more flexible manufacturing processes and…
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California is rushing to add solar power. Did recent blackouts just shade state’s green future?
Credit: CC0 Public Domain They sit on oceanfront property in Southern California, a fleet of aging gas-fired power plants that not only pollute the air but also kill sea lions and other marine life. They’re also capable of powering up to 2.8 million homes. Until now, these nine generating units were facing a shutdown by…
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Tesla’s US-made Model 3 vehicles now come equipped with wireless charging and USB-C ports
Tesla Model 3 vehicles made in its Fremont, Calif. mill will reportedly come standard with a wireless charging pad along with USB-C interfaces, upgrades which were first spotted by Drive Tesla Canada. Electrek additionally reported to the changes. The upgrades now set U.S.-made Model 3s on par with the very same vehicles made at Tesla’s…
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Tesla drops lawsuit against Alameda County over Fremont factory reopening
Tesla has officially dismissed a lawsuit filed earlier this month against Alameda County that sought to force the reopening of its factory in Fremont, Calif. The dismissal, which was granted Wednesday, closes the loop on a battle between Tesla CEO Elon Musk and county health and law enforcement officials. The lawsuit, filed May 9 hours…
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Elon Musk just put a new person in charge of production at Tesla’s Fremont factory
On precisely exactly the identical day which Elon Musk defied local regulations and reopened Tesla’s mill in Fremont, California, ” the CEO place a brand new person in charge of production. Musk named Richard Miller, who was manager of paint operations at Tesla, to head of production at the mill, according to an internal email…