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Rimac raises $536 million to accelerate its role as high-performance electric component supplier

June 2, 2022
Rimac announced that it closed a EUR 500 million ($536 million USD) round of funding to accelerate its new role as a high-performance electric component supplier. Over the years, Rimac has been best known for its all-electric hypercars, especially the Concept_One, arguably the first all-electric hypercar, and more recently, the new Concept_Two (C_Two), and now, Nevera. But in recent years, the…
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Momentum Voya E+ 3 electric commuter bike review: Can Giant’s fancy e-bike compete at this price?

June 2, 2022
When Giant’s new “lifestyle-inspired” electric bike sub-brand Momentum unveiled the Voya E+ 3, it did so at a positively mid-range price of $2,400. That brought it in below the fancier mid-drive e-bikes in most bike shops but well above the value-oriented direct to consumer e-bikes. Considering it has one wheel solidly in each camp, let’s see how it competes against the rest of the…
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BMW unveils iX1, its new entry-level electric car

June 2, 2022
BMW unveiled today its next-generation X1, its entry-level vehicle, and introduced an all-electric version, the BMW iX1, for the first time. It should become BMW’s cheapest electric vehicle. Since moving away from the i3 and launching a whole new generation of electric…
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Quick Charge Podcast: June 1, 2022

June 2, 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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Buick announces it’s going all-electric by 2030 and unveils stunning Wildcat EV concept

June 1, 2022
Today, Buick announced that it is only going to offer all-electric vehicles by 2030 and unveiled a stunning EV concept called Wildcat. At an event today, Buick unveils how its brand plan fits into GM’s electrification effort. Duncan Aldred, global vice president of Buick and GMC for GM, announced that Buick will only offer all-electric vehicles by 2030: The Buick brand is committed to an…
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2023 Chevy Bolt EV and EUV get $6,000 price cut, start at $25,600

June 1, 2022
The Chevy Bolt lineup is getting a massive price cut for 2023, dropping from $31,500 to $25,600 (before the $995 destination fee). This means the Chevy Bolt will have a lower MSRP than the base model Nissan Leaf, though the Leaf still qualifies for the US federal EV incentive, whereas the Bolt does not. The price cut comes across the entire model line, with every trim and model receiving a similar…
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