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Archer Aviation snags eVTOL purchase contract from US Air Force worth up to $142 million

July 31, 2023
eVTOL developer Archer Aviation continues to build and expand upon existing relationships with its partners and customers. Today’s news includes an expanded partnership with the United States Department of Defense in which the Air Force is planning to acquire a number of Midnight eVTOLs from Archer Aviation. Archer Aviation ($ACHR) is an electric vertical takeoff and landing (eVTOL) aircraft…
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Quick Charge Podcast: July 29, 2023

July 30, 2023
Listen to a recap of the top stories of the day from Electrek. Quick Charge is available now onApple Podcasts,Spotify,TuneInand ourRSS feedfor Overcast and other podcast players. New episodes of Quick Charge are recorded Monday through Thursday and again on Saturday. Subscribe to our podcast in Apple Podcast or your favorite podcast player to guarantee new…
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Cops on horseback in California are cracking down on illegal e-bikes

July 29, 2023
Police departments have begun paying more attention to electric bicycles and cracking down on models that are illegal for street use. Now another police department in California is demonstrating how they’re using old school transportation into the operation with horse-mounted police officers. As electric bikes become even more popular options for alternative transportation, the number of e-bikes…
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Watch out: Ford F-150 Lightning Pro SSV electric Police trucks are hitting US streets

July 29, 2023
The next time you get pulled over, it could be by Ford’s new electric police trucks that are beginning to hit the streets across the US. Ford Lightning electric police trucks begin rolling out Ford unveiled the 2023 Ford F-150 Lightning Pro Special Service Vehicles (SSV) last summer, calling it “America’s first electric pickup truck purpose-built for police.” The electric police truck…
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