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Chinese sodium-ion battery matches Tesla on build quality, teardown finds

5 days 8 hours ago

A commercial sodium-ion battery from Chinese manufacturer Hina matches Tesla’s lithium-ion cells on manufacturing quality and internal design, according to an independent teardown published in the Cell Press journal Cell Reports Physical Science.

Researchers at Germany’s RWTH Aachen University measured cell-to-cell resistance varying by just 5.3% across 120 cells — a sign of tightly controlled mass production rivaling the best lithium cells on the market.

Fred Lambert

Tesla plans to sell modular AI data center hardware called ‘Megapod’

6 days 7 hours ago

Tesla wants to sell modular AI data center hardware, according to a new trademark application for a product called “Megapod.”

The filing describes a complete, self-contained computing system for AI workloads — and it lands less than a year after Tesla killed Dojo, its only in-house AI training computer.

Fred Lambert

From labs to logistics: China tests sodium batteries in HD trucks

6 days 8 hours ago

Made from more affordable and more abundant materials than li-ion, sodium batteries promise more abundant and more affordable electric vehicles – but will sodium batteries be practical for commercial trucks? Chinese truck brand FAW Jiefang is working to find out.

Jo Borrás

Tesla driver says it was on Autopilot before fatal Texas home crash

6 days 19 hours ago

A driver told Harris County investigators that his Tesla was on Autopilot before it left a residential road in Katy, Texas, crashed through the brick wall of a home, and killed a 76-year-old woman inside.

The crash happened around 8 p.m. Friday in the 21300 block of Rose Hollow Lane, according to the Harris County Precinct 5 Constable’s Office and the Harris County Sheriff’s Office.

Fred Lambert