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Quick Charge Podcast: April 24, 2023

April 25, 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 Saturday. Subscribe to our podcast in Apple Podcast or your favorite podcast player to guarantee new episodes are delivered as…
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Colorado is getting its first electric fire truck

April 24, 2023
The City of Boulder announced today that it’s purchased a Rosenbauer RTX, the State of Colorado’s first electric fire truck. Austrian-based Rosenbauer’s RTX is equipped with a 360 kW electric powertrain and two Volvo Penta Batteries totaling 132 kWh of power. It has four-stage electronic regenerative braking. It’s a range-extended EV, so it also has a 3.0 liter 300HP 6 cylinder BMW clean…
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Volkswagen Group delivered 42% more BEVs in Q1 2023 – here's how it breaks down

April 24, 2023
Volkswagen Group’s battery electric vehicle deliveries saw a large increase of 42% year-over-year in Q1 2023. In Q1 2023, Volkswagen Group handed over 141,000 battery electric vehicles to customers globally – an increase from 99,200 in Q1 2022. BEVs made up 6.9% of VW’s total deliveries Q1 2023, compared with 5.2% in Q1 2022. Nearly 70% of VW’s BEV deliveries, or 98,300 cars, went to…
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BYD electric pickup spotted during final stages of development

April 24, 2023
China’s largest EV maker BYD is entering a new segment with its electric truck as it continues expanding its brand lineup. The electric truck was spotted ahead of its expected official release later this year. BYD unveiled several new models at the 2023 Auto Show in Shangai as it continues growing its portfolio of brands. The EV maker recently revealed several new “series,” including BYD…
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