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These two giant heat pumps will warm 25,000 households

German engine maker MAN Energy Solutions‘ industrial-sized heat pumps will produce 350,000 MWh of heat per year and warm 25,000 Danish households using offshore wind power and seawater. Industrial-sized heat pumps The seaport town of Esbjerg, Denmark, has a target of net zero by 2030, and Kenneth Jørgensen, project director at Danish utility DIN Forsyning, said: We’re phasing out coal-fired…
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Quick Charge Podcast: June 6, 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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I went to the Netherlands to see a biking paradise, but found something more surprising

When it comes to design legacy, it’s hard to beat Gazelle Bikes. They’ve been building bicycles for over 130 years, making them one of the oldest bicycle manufacturers in the world. And so when the company invited me to come test out their electric bikes on Dutch home turf, I jumped at the opportunity. Little did I know that I wouldn’t just learn about their high end bikes or see the famous…
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Harley-Davidson’s LiveWire electric motorcycle company shakes up leadership

One of the most anticipated electric motorcycles set to hit the road this year, the LiveWire S2 Del Mar, is expected to roll out to customers later this summer. But before it does, Harley-Davidson is shaking things up with a new CEO for the e-motorcycle brand. Harley-Davidson’s CEO, Jochen Zeitz, also served as the all-electric brand’s initial CEO when LiveWire was spun out of its…
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2024 Chevy Equinox EV spotted rolling off GM's production line

General Motors is launching the 2024 Chevy Equinox EV this fall, what it calls “an affordable game-changer,” with a starting price of around $30,000. Ahead of its official launch, the electric SUV was spotted rolling off GM’s production line at its Ramos Arizpe plant in Mexico. After introducing several new high-volume electric models last year, including the Chevy Silverado EV, Chevy…
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