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Sleek-looking 'world's most sophisticated' electric scooter unveiled, heads to production

September 26, 2023
The full specs for the self-proclaimed “world’s most sophisticated” micromobility vehicle, the Bo M electric scooter, have been unveiled as the e-scooter heads to production. Bo, the UK-based company behind the sleek-looking electric scooter, announced today that it is officially moving into production. The company also confirmed the full launch specifications of the Bo M, an e-scooter…
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Can EVs and solar save the world? The IEA thinks so

September 26, 2023
The International Energy Agency (IEA) released its 2023 Net Zero Roadmap today – here’s what’s happened since 2021 and what must urgently happen before 2030. EV and solar lead the way The International Energy Agency’s Net Zero Roadmap sets out what would need to…
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Joby Aviation delivers electric air taxi to the US Air Force ahead of schedule, part of $131M contract

September 26, 2023
eVTOL developer Joby Aviation is starting to make good on a massive contract signed with the US Department of Defense this year. The company is not only celebrating its delivery of Joby aircraft to the US Air Force, but it is also claiming to be the first company to deliver an all-electric air taxi to a customer in the entire country… and it did so ahead of schedule. Joby Aviation ($JOBY) is an…
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Quick Charge Podcast: September 25, 2023

September 26, 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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Ford pauses work, limits spending on $3.5 billion EV battery plant with CATL

September 26, 2023
Ford is pausing construction on its $3.5 billion EV battery plant in Marshall, Michigan, with plans to limit spending for the time being. Ford pauses construction at planned EV battery plant Ford spokesperson T.R Reid told The Detroit News Monday, “We’re pausing work, and we’re going to limit spending on construction at Marshall until we’re confident about our ability to competitively…
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Solar and battery storage prices have dropped almost 90% in 10 years

September 25, 2023
The cost of solar power has fallen by 87%, and battery storage by 85% in the past decade, according to a new study – here’s why. Berlin-based scientific think tank Mercator Research Institute on Global Commons and Climate Change (MCC) has released in the journal Energy Research & Social Science in which the researchers compared the corresponding findings from innovation reports with the…
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