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Lectric XP 2.0 Step-Through review: The best bang-for-your-buck electric bike gets even better!

February 9, 2022
I’ve long called the Lectric XP 2.0 the best bang-for-your-buck electric bicycle because it offers so much utility and performance for . And with the step-through version of the e-bike, Phoenix-based Lectric eBikes has made the popular two-wheeler more accessible than ever before. The Lectric XP 2.0 is the follow-up to one of the most well-known budget electric bikes of the last few years, the…
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Tesla says it expects lawsuit over ‘systematic racial discrimination and harassment’ from DFEH, calls it unfair

February 9, 2022
Tesla announced that it is expecting the California Department of Fair Employment and Housing (DFEH) to file a lawsuit alleging “systematic racial discrimination and harassment” at Tesla. The company preemptively defended itself calling it “unfair and counterproductive.” The lawsuit hasn’t been filed yet, but Tesla warned about it in its 10k SEC filing, and now it has shared a blog…
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President Biden finally acknowledges Tesla as ‘America’s largest EV maker,’ calming Elon Musk fans

February 9, 2022
In new comments about US manufacturing, President Biden finally acknowledged Tesla as “America’s largest electric vehicle manufacturer,” calming Elon Musk fans who have been raising a big stink for months about the administration overlooking Tesla. The tension between the Biden administration and Musk and his fans has been growing for months now. The first major blow seems to have been the…
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Quick Charge Podcast: February 8, 2022

February 9, 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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Ford CEO says company will reduce allocations to dealers charging ‘unreasonable’ markups on F-150 Lightning electric pickup

February 8, 2022
Ford CEO Jim Farley says that the company is addressing the situation where dealers are charging ‘unreasonable’ markups on the F-150 Lightning electric pickup and other vehicles. The demand for Ford’s first electric pickup truck has been through the roof. It managed to accumulate 200,000 reservations, but it has had issues in the conversion to orders. This has to go through Ford…
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