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GM explains its electric vehicle strategy to provide ‘EVs for everyone,’ including pickups, SUVs, luxury, and crossovers

September 14, 2022
General Motors is committing to an all-electric future as the automaker gears up to introduce a handful of new EVs. Mary Barra, GM’s CEO, spoke at Goldman Sach’s tech conference, claiming, “We want to provide EVs for everyone,” explaining their strategy to get there, its Ultium platform, and plans for scaling production. At the conference, Mary explains, “At General Motors, our vision…
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Lightning eMotors is electrifying existing combustion transit buses with the same incentives as new electric models

September 14, 2022
EV conversion specialists Lightning eMotors has announced its second-generation repower program that enables large transit combustion buses that previously ran on diesel or compressed natural gas (CNG) to be converted to all-electric buses. Better yet, Lightning is helping fleet customers of these electrified conversions maximize the same federal and state funding they would receive if they were…
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Quick Charge Podcast: September 13, 2022

September 14, 2022
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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Aventon Level.2 launches as 28 mph flagship commuter e-bike with torque sensor

September 13, 2022
Aventon has been updating all of the brand’s popular electric bicycles to include upgraded features like improved frames, built-in LED lighting, and full-color displays that feature Bluetooth connectivity. Now the Level is getting the upgrades with the release of the When I first reviewed the original Aventon Level nearly two years ago, my summary was basically “please, take my money!”…
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Tesla vehicles can be stolen with new relay attack, but there’s a two-inch caveat

September 13, 2022
A new relay attack has demonstrated that Tesla vehicles can be stolen with a quick hack, but thieves need to work in pairs and get as close as two inches from your phone or key card. Security researchers at IOActive reverse-engineered Tesla’s NFC protocol and have demonstrated a new relay attack: To successfully carry out the attack, IOActive reverse-engineered the NFC protocol Tesla uses…
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