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How one Chinese e-bike motor maker is building quieter electric bikes

If you’ve spent enough time riding electric bikes, you quickly realize that power is only part of the draw. Another big part is sound – or more accurately, the lack of it. A smooth, quiet motor can make an e-bike feel refined and premium, while a buzzy, rattly drivetrain can cheapen the experience no matter how strong the specs look on paper. That’s something Bafang, one of the world’s…
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Success! High-speed wireless charging gets real at Purdue University

For the first time in the US, a battery-electric semi truck has successfully been charged at highway speeds, and without wires thanks to a new, patent-pending system designed by a team of Purdue University engineers with support from Cummins. First announced last April as a joint project between Purdue and Cummins, the project electrified a quarter-mile long segment of US Highway 52/US Highway…
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US offshore wind backlash grows as Empire, Revolution Wind sue Trump admin

Two more offshore wind developers are suing the Trump administration after it abruptly ordered construction to stop on offshore wind projects that were already nearing completion. On January 1, Revolution Wind filed a supplemental complaint in federal court in Washington, DC, challenging the Interior Department’s December 22 lease suspension order. Today, Equinor’s Empire Wind followed with…
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Talaria Komodo launched as new 65 MPH electric dirt bike

Talaria has been steadily pushing further into high-performance electric off-road bikes, and its latest machine looks like a serious leap forward. The new Talaria Komodo electric dirt bike cranks things up in just about every way, from power and speed to battery capacity and full-size dirt bike geometry. On paper at least, this is no longer just a Sur Ron–class trail toy competitor, but…
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