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Microlino launches Pioneer Series, a limited run of its ultra-sleek, not-a-car electric microcar

May 12, 2022
Microlino has just unveiled its Pioneer Series, a limited edition of 999 electric vehicles to be produced on its Turin, Italy, assembly line and destined for its earliest backers. The Microlino may look like a small electric car, but is actually classified as a quadricycle or L7e-class vehicle in most of Europe. First unveiled six years ago at the Geneva Motor Show, the Microlino has taken a…
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Rivian (RIVN) Q1 2022 results – $1.5b loss, 10k new orders, reaffirms 25k production guidance

May 12, 2022
Rivian has posted its Q1 2022 results and shareholder letter after market close today, showing $95 million in revenue and a loss of $1.593 billion for the quarter ($1.77 per share), up from a loss of $414 million from the same quarter last year. It ended the quarter with nearly $17 billion in cash, largely from its massive IPO late last year. Rivian also reaffirmed 2022 annual guidance, expecting…
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Quick Charge Podcast: May 11, 2022

May 12, 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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Aventon Pace 500 Next Gen electric bike review: Testing a high-value option for a city e-bike

May 11, 2022
Aventon’s electric bikes have always impressed me with their build quality and attention to detail. When the company launched an updated version of its popular Pace 500 e-bike, I knew to expect more of the same excellent qualities. Now that I’ve been able to spend some quality time testing the bike, I’m even more convinced of the brand’s commitment to giving its customers more than they…
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Tesla might buy a mining company, but not another automaker

May 11, 2022
Tesla CEO Elon Musk shut down the idea of Tesla buying another automaker, but the CEO seems very open about the automaker possibly buying a mining company. Ever since Tesla’s valuation surged to over $500 billion, there have been rumors about the company absorbing smaller but more established automakers. At the FT Future of the Car conference yesterday, Musk was asked directly about that…
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