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Kawasaki says its first electric motorcycles are ready

August 2, 2023
We first learned about Kawasaki’s upcoming electric street bikes last year at the 2022 EICMA Milan Motorcycle Show. And now it looks like the two electric motorcycles are ready for primetime. The pair of electric models has begun homologation in Australia, as reported by Motorcycle.com. According to the homologation filings, the two electric motorcycle models have received the designation Ninja…
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Quick Charge Podcast: August 1, 2023

August 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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A big North American EV battery recycler just launched in Europe

August 2, 2023
Li-Cycle today launched one of Europe’s largest lithium-ion battery recycling centers, and it can process full EV battery packs. Li-Cycle in Germany Toronto-headquartered Li-Cycle’s first European battery recycling center – what the company calls a “Spoke” – is in Magdeburg, Germany, northwest of Leipzig. The Magdeburg Spoke’s first main processing line at the 20,000-square-meter…
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Here’s how much money you’ll get with the Inflation Reduction Act

August 1, 2023
The Inflation Reduction Act (IRA) is a “free electric bank account with your name on it.” It’s packed with rebates and tax credits that will help Americans purchase everything from EVs to electrical appliances to heat pumps. Check out this easy-to-use IRA savings calculator from Rewiring America that tells you what you’ll get. Rewiring America is an electrification nonprofit whose…
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Tesla plans 9 electric semitruck charging stations between California and Texas

August 1, 2023
Tesla has submitted a plan to build nine electric semitruck charging stations between California and Texas. As we reported yesterday, Tesla is still producing the Tesla Semi electric truck, only in low volume for a few customers and its own operations. It limits the need for charging stations specifically for electric semitrucks, which Tesla calls Megachargers. The automaker has deployed some at…
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