Tesla exports Megapack from Shanghai

TESLA energy storage gigafactory in Shanghai exported a batch of its Megapack batteries to Australia on Friday, marking the plant’s first outbound shipments since production began last month.

The U.S. electric car giant claims that a single Megapack can store about 3,900 kilowatt-hours of electricity, equivalent to the battery capacity of 62 Tesla Model 3 rear-wheel-drive vehicles. The new plant is Tesla’s second gigafactory in Shanghai, with the first dedicated to electric vehicle production. The factory’s first Megapack rolled off the production line Feb. 11.

SZ among top 10 financial centers

THREE Chinese cities, namely Shanghai, Shenzhen, and Hong Kong, have been listed among the world’s 10 largest financial centers by U.K. think tank Z/Yen Group and the China Development Institute.

New York, London, Hong Kong, Singapore, San Francisco, Chicago, Los Angeles, Shanghai, Shenzhen, and Seoul make the list from one to 10, according to the 37th edition of the Global Financial Centers Index.

Deep-sea robot

A CHINESE team has developed a small robot that can operate in the 10,600-meter-deep Mariana Trench under extremely high pressure. The robot’s operational ability is an engineering marvel that was previously achievable only by large, rigid submersibles weighing several tons. Drawing inspiration from the movement patterns of the batfish, researchers led by Beihang University faculty members designed a 50-centimeter-long robot capable of swimming, gliding and crawling. The study, published last week in the Science Robotics journal, said the robot can swim at a maximum speed of 5.5 centimeters per second.