Tesla Insurance expands to Texas next week , ‘aspirationally’ most of the US next year

After a long wait, Tesla Insurance is finally expanding outside of California, starting with Texas next week.

The automaker aims to “aspirationally” expand to “most of the US” next year.

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Tesla Megafactory aims to produce a stunning 40 GWh of Megapacks per year

Tesla released a new important detail about the Megafactory under construction in California.

It aims to produce 40 GWh of Megapacks per year, which indicates a massive ramp-up in energy storage deployment.

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EGEB: GM, GE to collaborate on boosting EV rare earth materials supply

In today’s Electrek Green Energy Brief (EGEB):

General Motors, GE Renewable Energy will develop a rare earth materials supply chain for EVs, renewables.
Scotland may get an offshore wind farm underwater substation.
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Candela’s C-8 flying electric boat is already selling better than gas-powered boats

When Stockholm-based boat builder Candela launched its C-8 electric hydrofoil boat last month, the company considered it to be the “Model S moment of leisure boats,” replacing its largely hand-built C-7 with a mass-produceable product that was superior in many ways.

Now Candela’s investment is paying off as early sales figures show that the C-8 is handily outselling its gas-powered competition.

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Tesla’s CCS adapter is finally coming

Tesla owners outside of Europe should finally be able to use public CCS fast-charging stations, as the automaker’s CCS to Tesla proprietary plug adapter is finally coming.

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New low-cost $1,245 electric gravel bike with Gates belt drive opens pre-orders

San Diego-based Ride1Up has now opened orders for its low-cost electric gravel bike, the Roadster V2 Gravel Edition.

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Quick Charge Podcast: October 7, 2021

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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Elon Musk: Tesla Cyberquad will be the safest ATV

Elon Musk commented on the Tesla Cyberquad for the first time since unveiled the electric ATV with the Cybertruck in 2019.

The CEO said that it will be the safest ATV in the world.

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Tesla (TSLA) is officially moving headquarters to Texas, says Elon Musk

Elon Musk announced that Tesla is officially moving its headquarters to Austin, Texas – something he threatened to do in the past.

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Google, YouTube will stop showing ads on content that denies climate change

Earlier this week, Google announced a series of features across several products aimed at letting you make more sustainable choices. The company is now following that by prohibiting ads or monetization of content that denies climate change. 

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