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Porsche accelerates its electric bike expansion, buys up German e-bike motor manufacturer

June 9, 2022
German automotive manufacturer Porsche isn’t sitting in the slow lane when it comes to expanding the company’s reach in the electric bike market. Porsche’s latest power move in the two-wheeled EV industry just saw it buy up Fazua, an innovative electric bicycle drive manufacturer. Fazua makes a number of interesting electric bicycle drives and components, but the company’s flagship product…
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Quick Charge Podcast: June 8, 2022

June 9, 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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Elon Musk warns Tesla workers of a ‘nutty’ end-of-quarter delivery wave

June 9, 2022
Elon Musk told Tesla employees to expect a “nutty” end-of-quarter delivery wave this quarter at a new company-wide meeting. The automaker has been trying to move away from quarterly delivery waves, but special circumstances made one inevitable at the end of this quarter. Tesla has been known to have intense end-of-quarter delivery pushes due to its distribution system, which is very…
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JIDU officially unveils ROBO-01 concept EV that can talk and share its emotions

June 8, 2022
Following months of teasing the public, Baidu’s intelligent EV startup JIDU has officially unveiled its AI powered, robotic EV, called the ROBO-01. The ROBODAY presentation took place today on Baidu’s metaverse platform and included a slew of images, video, and details of the upcoming JIDU smart EV. Mere weeks after teasing the production prep of JIDU’s first “Robocar,” the infantile…
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Meet Sparky, the electric tugboat operating in the Ports of Auckland with 2,784 kWh of power

June 8, 2022
The Ports of Auckland in New Zealand has welcomed a new member to its maritime family. A bright green, electric tugboat named Sparky recently arrived in Auckland as “the world’s first full-sized ship-handling electric tug.” By delivering the same bollard pull as the Ports of Auckland’s strongest diesel tug, Sparky represents a future in which zero-emissions ship handling is possible around…
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