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TT 188 - The One Where Elon got RICH!!
Highlights/News/Events
- Dinosaurs could have survived
- https://www.cnn.com/2020/11/18/world/dinosaur-extinction-intl-scli-gbr-scn/index.html?utm_medium=social&utm_source=twCNNi&utm_content=2020-11-22T21%3A31%3A03&utm_term=link
- Dinosaurs were doing well and could have continued to dominate Planet Earth if they had not been wiped out by an asteroid, new research has found.
- Timeline of all software updates: https://www.notateslaapp.com/software-updates/
BATTERIES, GIGAFACTORY, ENERGY STORAGE
- Indonesia to woo Tesla investment in push to become battery superpower
- https://ca.reuters.com/article/us-indonesia-president-tesla-exclusive-idCAKBN27T13Q
- What Indonesia's labor reforms mean for workers' rights, the environment
- https://www.dw.com/en/indonesia-labor-reforms-hit-workers-environment/a-55204313
- Tesla Israel: Tesla Energy is setting its sights on another market that’s ready for a battery storage disruption
- https://www.teslarati.com/tesla-megapack-batteries-worldwide-invasion/
- Tesla in the UK: Tesla (TSLA) launches new ‘Energy Plan’ to offer low electricity rates with solar and Powerwall VPP
- https://electrek.co/2020/10/27/tesla-tsla-energy-plan-powerwall-vpp/
- Tesla’s move into mining aimed at energising battery supply chain
- https://www.ft.com/content/b13f316f-ed85-4c5f-b1cf-61b45814b4ee
Supercharger Update
- Thank you to supercharge.info
- Since our last BIG show, Supercharger activity includes:
OpenMore than 5…Fresno, Oakland, Emeryville
Construction7including Davis, CA
Permit3including Howard HughesSPACE-X & AEROSPACE
- China launches Chang'e-5 lunar mission with Long March-5 rocket
- https://youtu.be/vppYWohS67I AND
- https://www.nytimes.com/2020/11/23/science/china-moon-rocks.html
- SPACEX STARSHIP:ELON MUSK RESPONDS TO IMPRESSIVE RENDER OF FUTURE LAUNCH https://www.inverse.com/innovation/spacex-starship-elon-musk-responds-to-impressive-render-of-launch
- https://t.co/r4bM6Cz94x
- https://twitter.com/Neopork85/status/1316437495748456448?s=20
- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=94TUSNxX01c
- Tesla owner puts SpaceX Starlink to the test in the wild