A Native American tribe is building a $1B solar farm in Colorado

  • February 16, 2024
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Photo: Sun Bear Solar Project The Ute Mountain Ute Tribe is going to build the Sun Bear Solar Project, one of the US’s largest solar farms, in Colorado. The up to 971 megawatt (MW) solar farm will sit on around 4,000 acres of Ute Mountain Ute tribal land, nine miles south of the tribe’s capital, […]

Podcast: Tesla prices, controversial fatal Tesla crash, Rivian R2 teaser, and more

  • February 16, 2024
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On the Electrek Podcast, we discuss the most popular news in the world of sustainable transport and energy. In this week’s episode, we discuss Tesla price changes and discounts, a controversial fatal Tesla crash, a Rivian R2 teaser, and more. The show is live every Friday at 4 p.m. ET on Electrek’s YouTube channel. As a reminder, we’ll […]

Tesla opens Powerwall 3 orders, Elon reveals 30 kW peak power

  • February 16, 2024
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Tesla has started to take orders for the new Powerwall 3 in the US and Elon Musk revealed that the new home energy storage system has an insane peak power output of 30 kW. Electrek first reported that Tesla started Powerwall 3 installations in the US despite having yet to launch the product on its website […]

GM makes a $150M deal for sustainable refined graphite with a Canadian miner

  • February 16, 2024
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Photo: GM General Motors (GM) has signed a multiyear deal with Quebec-based Nouveau Monde Graphite (NMG) to supply nearly 20,000 tons of active anode material per year. General Motors has committed $150 million to support the advancement and construction of NMG’s phase 2 operations that include the production of graphite ore to battery materials. (NMG […]

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care.ai, Virtua Health partner to expand the hybrid care providers’ virtual care offerings

  • February 16, 2024
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AI-powered care facility automation platform care.ai announced an enterprise-wide partnership with New Jersey-based not-for-profit hybrid care provider Virtua Health, where Virtua will leverage care.ai’s virtual care offerings, including its Smart Care Facility Platform and Always-Aware ambient sensors. care.ai’s Smart Care Facility Platform includes a network of sensors spread through a care facility that monitors patients […]

Tesla dominated US EV registrations in 2023, but Rivian and Hyundai are catching on

  • February 16, 2024
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New EV registrations in the US were up 23% in December as adoption continues to grow. Although Tesla’s 11% growth lagged behind the market, the automaker still dominated with 56% of US EV registrations in 2023. Meanwhile, several smaller players, including Hyundai and Rivian, saw promising growth. The US electric vehicle market is still growing […]

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More Young People Are on Multiple Psychiatric Drugs, Study Finds

  • February 16, 2024
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The News Growing numbers of children and adolescents are being prescribed multiple psychiatric drugs to take simultaneously, according to a new study by researchers at the University of Maryland. The phenomenon is increasing despite warnings that psychotropic drug combinations in young people have not been tested for safety or studied for their impact on the […]