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Aptera raises $40 million to bring solar electric car with up to 1,000 miles of range to production

Aptera announced that it raised $40 million to bring its solar electric car with up to 1,000 miles of range to production later this year. A lot of people got into electric vehicles for their efficiency, and there’s nothing more efficient than Aptera’s solar electric vehicle (SEV). Thanks to an extremely lightweight three-wheel design and a drag coefficient (Cd) of only 0.13, the Aptera SEV…
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Qiantu unveils K20 $13,000 two-seat electric car

Qiantu has unveiled a new two-seat electric car with up to 500 km (300 miles) of range and a starting price equivalent to just $13,000. We reported on Qiantu’s all-electric roadster K50 when they unveiled the vehicle in China back in 2016. The company is a subsidiary…
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Solid Power begins solid-state battery pilot before testing with Ford and BMW in late 2022

EV-scale solid-state battery cells have come one step closer to reality in Louisville, Colorado, where Solid Power announced it will begin pilot manufacturing of solid-state cells. The completed installation of the production pilot line will allow Solid Power to produce silicon anode, solid-state battery cells for internal testing before delivering them to automotive partners BMW and Ford to…
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Here are the best electric bikes you can buy at every price level in June 2022

Here at Electrek, we have spent countless hours performing detailed hands-on testing of hundreds of electric bicycles. Through the thousands of miles at this point, we’ve gotten to know these e-bikes inside and out. That dedication to real world e-bike testing has helped us find the best electric bikes on the market for just about any budget. Below you’ll find some of the top e-bikes we’ve…
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Iceland by electric bike: Why you should absolutely try renting an e-bike the next chance you get

I’ve been an electric bike proponent for well over a decade. My love affair with e-bikes began when I discovered their utility as car replacements (and have led to me living essentially car-free since high school). But I learned how their usefulness only grew as I dove deeper into the fitness and recreational aspects of e-bikes. Now after a recent trip around Iceland I have gained a whole new…
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