This article has important information about the problems that Panasonic has had at GF Nevada. They will take production of 4680 cells to Japan. https://asia.nikkei.com/Business/Automobiles/Panasonic-to-make-new-Tesla-batteries-in-Japan-after-U.S.-snag
2022-01-29 Court Upholds Calif Net Neutrality Law
Court upholds California Net Neutrality Law. This is a blow to the telecom providers, that wanted to throttle the speeds of users to make more money. https://apnews.com/article/technology-business-california-telecommunications-jerry-brown-2db073ce6d11c7274fd9c6291d3c411b
2022-01-29 Energy Storage Cost Report From DOE, LiIon vs Lead Acid Batteries
This 120 page publication (.PDF) gives costs and characterizations of energy storage systems. https://www.energy.gov/sites/prod/files/2019/07/f65/Storage%20Cost%20and%20Performance%20Characterization%20Report_Final.pdf This 9 page (abstract) compares lead-acid and lithium batteries. https://collaborate.princeton.edu/en/publications/a-comparison-of-lead-acid-and-lithium-base,d-battery-behavior-and-
2022-01-27 Thousands Of Institutional Investors In TSLA
There are thousands of institutional investors in TSLA. https://www.nasdaq.com/market-activity/stocks/tsla/institutional-holdings?random=61e21de340321
2022-01-26 Blindsided By IPCC’s “Perfect Day” Problem
This says we have much shorter time period than IPCC’s “Perfect day” scenarios, which do not account for many other possible tripping points. The result is we may have only 3 to 9 years to make drastic changes or risk human extinction. https://www.joboneforhumanity.org/climate_change_and_the_perfect_day_problem
2022-01-26 China Is Critical For Tesla To Succeed
“China is critical for Tesla to succeed.” https://cleantechnica.com/2022/01/26/china-is-critical-for-teslas-mission-to-succeed/ Quote: << Currently, it’s trendy to smear and hate on Elon Musk and Tesla, and although Elon as a person can be very polarizing at times, you have to ask yourself why is there a mass movement geared toward smearing Tesla? That question has many answers, with
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2022-01-25 Lordstown To Make ePickups
This year, Foxconn is set to produce pickup EVs at the Lordstown plant. Quote: << Depending on who you ask/believe, the Lordstown concept was an evolution of the Workhorse electric vehicle project that originally acquired the Ohio factory from GM in a highly politicized sale that, many believe, helped then-president Donald Trump solidify support in
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2022-01-25 Republicans Use Two Santa Clauses SCAM
This is an interesting theory. https://www.milwaukeeindependent.com/thom-hartmann/two-santas-strategy-gop-used-economic-scam-manipulate-americans-40-years/