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Quick Charge Podcast: May 14, 2022

May 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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Tesla abandons plans to enter the Indian market for now

May 13, 2022
Tesla has officially abandoned its effort to enter the Indian market and even started to reassign local employees. The automaker couldn’t get the government to change its mind on high import tariffs for foreign electric vehicles. India has the biggest auto market that Tesla has yet to enter. For years, Elon Musk said that Tesla’s launch in India was imminent, but strong import tariffs have…
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Autonomous cargo ship completes 500 mile voyage, avoiding hundreds of collisions

May 13, 2022
The “world’s first” autonomous commercial cargo ship has successfully completed a near-500 mile voyage in the congested waters of Tokyo Bay, traveling without human intervention for 99% of the trip. The 750 gross-ton vessel was powered by Orca AI, whose software helped the ship avoid hundreds of collisions autonomously. Orca AI is a developer of safety software platforms designed…
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Buzz Charter F review: This low-cost folding electric bike sticks the battery where the sun don’t shine

May 13, 2022
, which is the latest e-bike from the value-oriented electric bike brand Buzz, offers up a low-cost $999 folding model with the battery hidden in the seat post. It’s a battery design that we’re starting to see more of, and for good reason. It can come in handy in urban settings where riders will likely want to take both the saddle and the battery inside with them while the bike remains…
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