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Shortcut to a motorcycle license? This European country is giving electric-only motorcycle classes

May 24, 2022
I’ve been calling for an electric-only division of motorcycle licenses for years, now that e-motos are gaining in popularity. We aren’t there yet, but at least now some new riders can learn to ride and get their motorcycle license entirely on an electric two-wheeler. It’s happening in France, where Philippe Monneret’s Easy Monneret training center in Puteaux, right outside of Paris, is…
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Quick Charge Podcast: May 23, 2022

May 24, 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 Saturday. Subscribe to our podcast in Apple Podcast or your favorite podcast player to guarantee new episodes are delivered as…
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Florida’s Climate First Bank launches online solar lending with no fees

May 23, 2022
St. Petersburg, Florida-based Climate First Bank, which claims to be the world’s first FDIC-insured community bank founded to fight the climate crisis, today launched an online solar lending platform for Florida residents. Climate First Bank’s new online solar lending platform Homeowners in Florida can now apply online for solar energy financing with no dealer fee. It consists of a…
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Elon Musk says Tesla will have self-driving cars without need for human driver this time next year

May 22, 2022
Elon Musk told reporters in Brazil that Tesla will have self-driving cars without the need for human drivers behind the wheel for supervision or at all really around this time next year. It’s Musk’s latest timeline on Tesla’s full self-driving effort, but he has been wrong about those in the past. The Tesla CEO was in Brazil on Friday. The reason for the trip was a partnership with the local…
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