Tesla Gigafactory Shanghai is going out of ‘closed loop’ with workers sleeping at the plant this week

Tesla is planning to get Gigafactory Shanghai out of its ‘closed loop’ system with workers sleeping at the factory by the end of the week. Like many other companies, Tesla had to shut down production at its Shanghai factory last month after local authorities imposed serious lockdowns on the population in an attempt to limit… Continue reading Tesla Gigafactory Shanghai is going out of ‘closed loop’ with workers sleeping at the plant this week

Tesla files to use a new radar and everyone is confused

Tesla has filed to use a new radar in its electric vehicles, and everyone is confused since Elon Musk has made it clear that Tesla plans to achieve self-driving with camera-based vision only. After years of using a suite of sensors that included both cameras and a radar, Tesla announced a transition to its “Tesla… Continue reading Tesla files to use a new radar and everyone is confused

EU lawmakers to vote on banning combustion-engine cars

Brussels – The European Parliament on Wednesday threw its weight behind a proposed ban on cars with a combustion engine in 2035, seeking to step up the fight against climate change through faster development of electric vehicles. The European Union assembly voted in Strasbourg, France to require automakers to cut carbon-dioxide emissions by 100% by… Continue reading EU lawmakers to vote on banning combustion-engine cars

Conservatives slam Stabenow for praising electric cars amid high gas prices

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@VW Group: Volkswagen-led research team to recycle batteries multiple times for the first time005184

Partners from the industrial and scientific communities want to jointly prove that the most valuable components of traction batteries can be recovered and reused several times in succession through recycling. The HVBatCycle research consortium has the goal of keeping cathode metals, electrolyte and graphite permanently in a closed material cycle (closed loop). Under the leadership… Continue reading @VW Group: Volkswagen-led research team to recycle batteries multiple times for the first time005184