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Electric bicycle tax credit makes progress in Congress but gets slashed from 30% to 15%

September 16, 2021
A 30% tax credit for electric bicycle purchases in the US has been slowly working its way through the gauntlet of Congress. The latest update to the proposed legislation shows much anticipated progress but also reduces the potential size of the incentive. The tax credit for e-bikes first appeared as part of the E-BIKE Act proposed earlier this year. The bill was first introduced in the US House…
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Cleantech & EV'sNews

Tesla Model Y impresses in ‘moose test’

September 16, 2021
Tesla Model Y has been put through the “moose test,” and it impressed with its nimbleness for an SUV. The “moose test” is an evasive maneuver test that consists of determining how well a certain vehicle can evade a suddenly appearing obstacle that could take an…
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Volocopter shares plan to bring eVTOL urban air mobility to US starting with Los Angeles

September 16, 2021
Urban Air Mobility (UAM) specialist Volocopter has recently announced a partnership with Urban Movement Labs (UML) to explore the potential of implementing UAM solutions in the Los Angeles area. This partnership marks Volocopter’s first step in bringing its eVTOL technology to the US, including its VoloCity air taxi. Volocopter is a German urban air mobility developer that functions as an…
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GamingNews

Battlefield 2042 gets delayed to November 19

September 16, 2021
A new GamesBeat event is around the corner! Learn more about what comes next.  One of the biggest games of the fall is getting a delay. Publisher Electronic Arts and developer DICE announced today that they are pushing back the release of Battlefield 2042. The near-future…
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Bluetooth on Switch, WarioWare is fun, and so is Cruis’n Blast | Last of the Nintendogs

September 16, 2021
A new GamesBeat event is around the corner! Learn more about what comes next.  On this episode of Last of the Nintendogs, GamesBeat editor Mike Minotti is upset about how irresponsible Jeff Grubb is. And if Mikey ain’t happy, ain’t nobody happy. But somehow, Mike sucks it up long enough to discuss Bluetooth audio support on the Switch, Bayonetta 3, and more in the news. Then the…
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MobileNews

iPhone 13 tidbits: Redesigned packaging, RAM amounts, more

September 16, 2021
The iPhone 13 and iPhone 13 Pro were officially unveiled yesterday, packing the new A15 chip inside, camera upgrades, and more. Head below as we round up some of the latest tidbits, including details on packaging changes, battery percentage, and RAM amounts… Packaging…
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GeekBench results show iPhone 13 Pro offers 55% better graphics performance than iPhone 12 Pro

September 16, 2021
Following the iPhone 13 announcement on Tuesday, Apple mentioned that the Pro models have a more powerful GPU than the regular models — although they share the same CPU from A15 Bionic chip. Now a Geekbench result shows that iPhone 13 Pro delivers up to 55% better graphics performance when compared to last year’s iPhone 12 Pro. As found by MacRumors, someone with access to an iPhone 13 Pro…
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