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Acura finally joins the EV ethos, unveils ZDX with competitive range, hands-free driving

After recently beginning to tease a global premiere of its first all-electric vehicle, Acura officially pulled the sheet off its ZDX SUV in front of a crowd at Monterey Car Week this morning. The BEV will be available in two different powertrain configurations as well as a performance Type S trim. Check out the full specs, including range and pricing, below. While today’s global premiere…
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Nissan delaying next-gen Frontier fuels mid-size EV pickup speculation

After pulling the Titan full-size pickup from the US market, Nissan is banking on a segment it’s better positioned in with mid-size trucks. Amid Nissan’s next-gen Frontier delay, speculation is rising that it could reemerge as a mid-size EV pickup. According to a supplier memo viewed by Automotive News, Nissan is extending production of the current generation Frontier by two years. Nissan…
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Vammo launches its self-service battery-swapping e-motorcycle system

If you haven’t considered battery swapping as the future of electric motorbikes, then the last few days should give you reason to consider. With companies like Gogoro leading the way and KYMCO hot on their heels, now Vammo is launching its own battery-swapping stations for electric motorcycles. If you haven’t heard of Vammo before, then you’re probably not alone. Not only did the company…
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Quick Charge Podcast: August 16, 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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Swap, ride, repeat: KYMCO electric scooters heading for international expansion

It looks like Taiwanese motorbike maker KYMCO is ready to take its battery-swapping IONEX electric scooter platform global, starting with Thailand. The news comes to us in the form of a recently announced Thai partnership set up around the company’s battery-swapping system. Just a few hours ago, the Thai company Arun Plus filed a notice with The Stock Exchange of Thailand announcing that it had…
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