Mr. Shah said the company hoped to push sales of those shingles, which Tesla calls a solar roof, in the second half of this year. Teslas struggles with the solar business mirror its larger financial problems. After weak car sales caused the company to lose m…
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Chinese electric car maker BYD reports 632% jump in profits as Tesla falters
Electric car maker BYD is speeding ahead of Tesla with respect to profitability. The Chinese company today (April 28) reported a 632% jump in profits in the first quarter from a year ago. Days earlier, the US car company led by Elon Musk announced one of its …
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Can microgrids really bring power to the last billion?
When Hurricane Maria tore through the tropics in September 2017, it took Puerto Ricos power system with it. Winds of 170 miles per hour (274 km/h) ripped down poles, transmissions lines, and transformers, leaving a tangled mess in Americas territory in the Ca…
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Tesla sued over fatal 2018 Model X crash with Autopilot engaged
BREAKING NEWS: Tesla hit with lawsuit by family of Walter Huang, Apple Engineer who died last year when autopilot in Model X steered him into a traffic barrier Southbound 101 in Mountain View. #ABC7nowpic.twitter.com/1cEql1vllc — Dan Noyes (@dannoyes) May 1,…
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The Morning After: Epic bought the maker of ‘Rocket League’
A fairing failed to separate and destroyed two rocketsNASA was sold faulty rocket parts for almost 20 years When the launch of NASA’s Orbiting Carbon Observatory and Glory missions failed in 2009 and 2011, the agency said it was because their launch vehicle …
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