China expected to add up to 90 GW of solar power capacity, a record increase, in 2022

The China Photovoltaic Industry Association (CPIA) said today that it expects China to add 75 to 90 gigawatts (GW) of solar power in 2022.

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Quick Charge Podcast: February 23, 2022

Listen to a recap of the top stories of the day from Electrek. Quick Charge is available now on Apple PodcastsSpotifyTuneIn and our RSS feed for Overcast and other podcast players.

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Tesla vehicles with 3G modems are starting to lose connectivity as the networks are shutting down

Early Tesla vehicles still equipped with 3G modems are starting to lose connectivity as 3G networks are shutting down, but there are still ways around it.

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Tesla announces new investment in Gigafactory Shanghai on road to 1 million electric cars per year

Tesla announced a new investment to expand production at Gigafactory Shanghai on the road to achieving a production capacity of 1 million electric cars per year at the factory.

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Polestar 0 Project announces partners and invites others to join the effort to deliver a climate-neutral EV by 2030

Swedish EV automaker Polestar has begun sharing its initial list of potential collaborators for its Polestar 0 Project – the company’s initiative to change the way cars are made by eliminating emissions from the entire supply chain. In addition to announcing the industry suppliers on board, Polestar is extending a global call for collaboration over the next month to garner even more support.

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Arcimoto and Faction unveil a ‘driverless’ 75 MPH three-wheeled electric delivery vehicle

Arcimoto teamed up with Faction to announce the new Faction D1 electric delivery vehicle based on the Arcimoto FUV, but with updated tech to make it driverless.

However, the duo are playing a bit fast and loose with the term “driverless.”

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Elon Musk: Tesla is working to make Steam video games work in its vehicles

Elon Musk said that Tesla is working to make Steam’s library of video games work on its onboard vehicle computer.

Tesla has been working to expand its presence in the video game space.

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These unique two-bladed floating wind turbines will be deployed by 2024

Petrofac, a London-headquartered global company that designs, builds, and operates energy facilities, has signed a memorandum of understanding with Amsterdam-based Seawind Ocean Technology to deploy the latter’s two-bladed floating wind turbines.

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Lucid Motors to recall over 200 Air EVs due to potential safety issue with the suspension

Lucid Group announced a recall of 203 of its flagship Air luxury sedans today, citing a potential issue surrounding the installation of the front strut damper in the suspension. This appears to be a precautionary recall as no failures of the part have been reported yet, according to Lucid Motors.

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Einride purchases 200 Class 8 battery-electric trucks from BYD to be deployed in the US using its Saga technology platform

BYD has announced that Swedish freight technology company, Einride, has purchased 200 of its 8TT battery-electric trucks – the company’s largest heavy-duty BEV sale outside of Asia. The BYD electric trucks will be built in the US and delivered to Einride over the next 12 months to support its fleet customers stateside.

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