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Geely is rolling out swap stations for heavy duty EVs like cement mixers, housing three-ton battery packs

March 15, 2022
Chinese multinational automotive company, Geely, has shared a recent update from its Technology Group subsidiary showing battery swap capabilities integrated into what it calls Heavy Goods Vehicles (HGVs). The battery swap stations operate under the same concept as passenger EVs, but use a different swap method without having to lift the hefty construction vehicles. Zhejiang Geely Holding Group…
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Tesla Insurance looks to expand in two more states, underwriting itself for the first time

March 15, 2022
Tesla Insurance is about to expand in two more states, Oregon and Virginia, and the company will underwrite the policies itself for the first time. Tesla Insurance Tesla had already introduced its own insurance product in California, but it didn’t utilize real-time driving data and Tesla’s safety score, which had been its original goal. Before expanding its insurance product to other markets…
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Quick Charge Podcast: March 14, 2022

March 15, 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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Building electric bikes in Detroit? Behind the scenes look as FLX begins ‘US-based e-bike production’

March 14, 2022
The Babymaker II electric bike from FLX was unveiled last month when it went on pre-sale, and it shocked the market with more than just an edgy name and low price. The bike was also said to be destined for US manufacturing in Detroit, Michigan. Now that early production has begun, and we’re getting a behind the scenes look at just what goes into assembling these e-bikes in the US. FLX…
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