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Tesla shuts down production at Gigafactory Shanghai for two days amid surge in COVID cases

March 16, 2022
Tesla is shutting down production at Gigafactory Shanghai for two days this week amid a surge in COVID-19 cases in China – though the company didn’t confirm this was the reason. China has strict containment plans that include mass testing and isolation, which served the country well last year in limiting the spread of the virus. But less than three months in 2022, the country already has…
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Russia could destroy nearly half of Ukraine’s renewables, worth nearly $6B

March 16, 2022
Almost half of Ukraine’s renewable energy facilities, which have a combined capacity of almost 4 gigawatts (GW) and worth of more than $5.6 billion, are in the firing line due to Russian aggression, according to the Ukrainian Association of Renewable Energy (UARE). Further, 2.4 GW – more than $ 3.6 billion in capital investment – is in regions adjacent to areas where active hostilities are…
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Quick Charge Podcast: March 15, 2022

March 16, 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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First look: 2022 Volvo XC60 Recharge PHEV boosted to 35 EV miles

March 15, 2022
Volvo flew us out to sunny Palm Springs to test the relatively new C40 BEV. But the Gothenburg, Sweden-based company couldn’t help but give us a quick drive in the bigger XC60 Recharge plug-in hybrid while we waited. The mid-sized SUV got a nice upgrade this year to 35 miles of all-electric driving in its ‘Pure’ mode. That puts it into our “if you can commute without using gas, it’s an…
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Ampler unveils three more European-made urban electric bikes with stealthy designs, GPS, and more

March 15, 2022
Ampler Bikes, the Estonian-based manufacturer of some of the sleekest and stealthiest e-bikes we’ve tested, has just unveiled three more big updates to the company’s lineup. Following on the heels of two new models announced last week, now the Ampler Stellar, Curt, and Stout are all getting Generation 2 updates that see the bikes packed with new tech and features. The three models previously…
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