EGEB: A Swedish venture ships the world’s first fossil-free steel to Volvo

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

Swedish venture HYBRIT ships its first batch of steel made with green hydrogen instead of coal.
Korean researchers say they can recycle solar panels into high-performance solar cells.
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Why is Elon Musk, posterchild of AI doomsday, creating AI-powered robots?

After repeatedly warning about the dangers of artificial intelligence, and sparring with fellow tech billionaires on the issue, Elon Musk wants to create AI-powered humanoid robots. Speaking at his electric vehicle company Tesla’s first AI Day event in California, Musk gave a preview of the Tesla Bot – a general purpose, bipedal, non-automotive robot. So, what gives?

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VoroMotors’ RoadRunner is a fast, nutty electric seated scooter you’ve got to see to believe

A lot of the seated electric scooters we’ve seen lately are fairly similar looking. But not the VoroMotors RoadRunner! It goes its own way with a design and spec sheet that I never thought I’d see pushed together.

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Tesla unveils Dojo supercomputer: world’s new most powerful AI training machine

At its AI Day, Tesla unveiled its Dojo supercomputer technology while flexing its growing in-house chip design talent.

The automaker claims to have developed the fastest AI training machine in the world.

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Tesla is actually going to make a ‘Tesla Bot’ humanoid robot for general purpose use

Tesla announced that it is actually going to make a humanoid robot, called Tesla Bot, and it will be able to grab your groceries for you and perform other menial tasks.

Yes, it’s not a joke.

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Quick Charge Podcast: August 19, 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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Watch Tesla AI Day and follow the important news coming out of it

You can watch Tesla AI Day right here starting at 8:00 PM ET (5:00 PM PT) if Tesla is on time, which is a big ‘if’.

We are also going to link to all the headline-worthy news coming out of the event.

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First VW ID.4 electric SUV pre-production units roll off the line at Chattanooga factory

The first VW ID.4 electric SUV pre-production units have rolled off the assembly line at Volkswagen’s Chattanooga, Tennessee, factory.

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Genesis reveals their first EV on the E-GMP platform, the electric GV60 crossover

Genesis, Hyundai’s luxury division, has just unveiled interior and exterior images of their first entry into the electric vehicle market. The car takes form of a crossover SUV, designated the GV60.

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Tesla AI Day might rely on ‘one more thing’ moment to be impactful

Tesla is holding its “AI Day” today, and the automaker might have to rely on a “one more thing” moment in order for the presentation to be impactful.

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