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Nikola (NKLA) revamps its business strategy to focus on North America and fuel cell trucks

Nikola (NKLA) released its first-quarter earnings on Tuesday, announcing it will refocus business operations in North America. After building sales momentum in Q1, Nikola says it will focus on what it knows best, including fuel cell trucks. Nikola is refocusing its business in North America Heavy-duty electric vehicle and FCEV maker Nikola said it produced 63 Tre battery electric trucks…
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20 Tesla vehicles will replace entire police dept's patrol fleet

A police department in California has decided to convert its entire patrol fleet to all-electric vehicles using the Tesla Model Y and Model 3. There is an impressive number of police departments around the world realizing that electric vehicles are the perfect solution to both reduce the operating cost and the environmental impact of their patrol vehicles. While we have seen many police…
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Quick Charge Podcast: May 8, 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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Electrek is proud to sponsor Formula Sun Grand Prix 2023, join us!

Taking place in Topeka, Kansas, from June 27 through July 2 at Heartland Motorsports Park, this year’s Electrek Formula Sun Gran Prix puts an international group of 22+ school’s solar vehicle teams against each other in an on-track race. The solar cars will be on the track June 30, 10 am to 6 pm, and July 1-2, 9 am to 5 pm, completing as many laps as possible on solar power. Admission is…
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Tesla teases new Cybertruck accessory: a tool rack

Tesla has teased a new Cybertruck accessory, a rugged-looking tool rack that fits on the bed of the electric pickup truck. When Tesla first unveiled the Cybertruck back in 2019, the automaker talked about a few possible accessories that it plans to make for the electric…
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Tesla breaks ground at new Lithium Refinery, aims to support 1 million electric cars

Tesla has officially broke ground at its new Lithium Refinery outside Corpus Christie, Texas. The automaker plans to produce enough battery-grade lithium at the new factory to support the production of 1 million electric cars annually. In September 2022, we learned that Tesla has a plan to build a lithium refining facility on the Gulf Coast of Texas. The goal of the new plant is to produce…
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