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California’s long-delayed $2,000 e-bike rebates are finally here

December 11, 2024
California has been attempting for years to roll out an incentive program for electric bicycles, with the project continuously delayed due to funding and mismanagement issues. Now we’ve finally received word that the long-awaited program is set to begin before the end of the year. Electric bicycle rebates and vouchers have proven to be a powerful tool to help people replace cars or simply…
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Volkswagen CEO says it's not a 'fantasy world' as 100,000 workers strike

December 6, 2024
Volkswagen CEO Olivier Blume faced a huge booing crowd in Germany today, telling tens of thousands of workers that the company isn’t operating in “a fantasy world” and that plants will be closing and jobs will be lost. Here’s the latest. On Monday, a hundred thousand workers walked off at nine Volkswagen factories across Germany, including its EV-only factory, bringing assembly lines to a…
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Tesla shuts down rumors of Cybertruck coming to China

December 6, 2024
Tesla has shut down rumors that it is bringing its Cybertruck to China anytime soon, as production in the US appears to be throttling down. We reported earlier this week that Tesla has told employees working on the Cybertruck production line at Gigafactory Texas to take a…
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EV battery makers get a $1 billion boost in the EU – but there's a catch

December 5, 2024
The European Commission is throwing a lifeline to its emerging EV battery sector with a hefty boost of €1 billion ($1,05b). But companies relying on Chinese materials are likely to be cut out. Question is, is it too late to save Northvolt? The new proposal is one of the first new measures to be launched in the first week of the EU Commission’s new term, and is part of a sweeping package of…
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E-quipment highlight: Palfinger FLS 25 eDRIVE truck mounted forklift

November 26, 2024
The material handling experts at PALFINGER have released the FLS 25 eDRIVE – an all-electric, truck mounted forklift that the company says is perfect for construction engineers, motorcycle powersports dealers, and LTL logistics fleets. From its North American headquarters in Illinois, PALFINGER offers a number of truck-mounted forklifts in various configurations (side-seat or center-seat…
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