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Apollo Phantom 3,200W standing electric scooter launched, then sold out almost immediately

March 19, 2021
Montreal-based electric scooter company Apollo has just released what was likely the most anticipated electric scooter of 2021: the Apollo Phantom. It was so anticipated, in fact, that it sold out almost immediately. The Apollo Phantom is a stark departure from many of the typical electric scooters we’ve seen before. Instead of re-marketing a Chinese design, the Apollo Phantom was designed…
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Chromecast w/ Google TV loses dates, locations on Google Photos ambient screensaver

March 19, 2021
Like the original Chromecasts that came before it, the latest model with its Google TV operating system has the ability to display your pictures from Google Photos. However, the Google Photos ambient screensaver on Chromecast has oddly just lost the dates and locations that showed along with the pictures. On former Chromecast models and the new one, the Google Photos screensaver would show the…
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Amazon tests its Rivian electric vans in hilly San Francisco

March 19, 2021
E-commerce giant Amazon is now testing its custom-made Rivian electric vans in San Francisco. It’s now the second city where Amazon is using its Rivian vans, behind Los Angeles. Amazon chose San Francisco as its No. 2 city because it wanted to put its e-vans to the test on the city’s steep hills and in its variable climate. The streets of San Francisco On February 3, Electrek reported that…
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Lordstown hype train slows down after prototype catches on fire, orders put into question

March 19, 2021
Lordstown Motor, an electric pickup truck startup that became a billion-dollar company after going public, is seeing its hype train slow down after a prototype caught on fire and its vast order book is called into question. The company was founded out of a deal to take over GM’s Lordstown factory just a few years ago, and they plan to bring an electric pickup truck to production this year. We…
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