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Best look at Tesla Cybertruck's powered frunk yet

November 2, 2023
We get our best look at the Tesla Cybertruck frunk with a new sighting with the automatic closing in action. The front trunk, or frunk, is a popular feature with electric vehicles. It is enabled by electric motors being much smaller than combustion engines. With the advent of electric pickup trucks, some are excited about the possibility of having large front trunks – enabling an enclosed cargo…
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Quick Charge Podcast: October 30, 2023

November 2, 2023
Listen to a recap of the top stories of the day from Electrek. Quick Charge is available now on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, TuneIn and our RSS feed for Overcast and other podcast players. New episodes of Quick Charge are recorded Monday through Thursday and again on…
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Kawasaki's first electric motorcycle prices revealed, orders open in US & UK

October 5, 2023
Kawasaki has finally revealed the final specs as well as pricing for its first two electric motorcycles, the Kawasaki Ninja e-1 and Z e-1. Both bikes are now launching in North American markets (US and Canada) as well as in the UK. In the US, the Ninja e-1 will be priced at US $7,599, while the 2024 Z e-1 starts at a slightly lower US $7,299. Both models have rock-bottom performance specs…
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Quick Charge Podcast: October 4, 2023

October 5, 2023
Listen to a recap of the top stories of the day from Electrek. Quick Charge is available now on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, TuneIn and our RSS feed for Overcast and other podcast players. New episodes of Quick Charge are recorded Monday through Thursday and again on…
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Here's how renewables have grown so far in 2023

October 5, 2023
Wind and solar are mushrooming globally, but drought is throwing a wrench in the works – here’s what renewable growth is looking like in 2023. Emissions from global electricity generation plateaued in the first half of 2023, with a slight increase of 0.2% compared to the…
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Toyota to power new EVs in the US with big LG battery supply agreement

October 5, 2023
Toyota has found a battery supplier to power its next wave of electric vehicles in the US. LG Energy Solution and Toyota signed a long-term battery supply agreement Wednesday for upcoming EV models assembled in the US. Starting in 2025, LG Energy Solution will supply Toyota with 20 GWh of battery modules annually. According to the new supply agreement, the battery modules will be high-nickel NCMA…
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Tesla is building something called 'Giga Water Loop'

October 4, 2023
Tesla is planning to build something called “Giga Water Loop” just outside of Gigafactory Texas in Austin. But we are not sure what it is. Gigafatory Texas is arguably Tesla’s most ambitious manufacturing project to date, and that’s saying a lot because the company…
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The US needs 100x more EVs to reach net zero by 2050 – report

October 4, 2023
The US achieving net zero by 2050 is possible, and a new report released today maps how it can get there with EV adoption at scale. The ICF Climate Center, a climate and environment research arm within global consulting firm ICF, released a new report today, “Zeroing in on Climate Change,” that asserts the US can achieve net zero through three “super solutions”: EVs, building…
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