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Formula E reveals faster, lighter, and much more angular Gen3 car ahead of Monaco ePrix

April 28, 2022
Formula E has revealed the much-anticipated “Gen3” car, which will race in the 2023 season, with significantly improved performance over the current Gen2 cars. And an angular body which is – let’s say – “polarizing.” The unveiling happened in Monaco ahead of this weekend’s Monaco ePrix, where racing commences on Saturday morning (check here for ways to watch). The new car has 40%…
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Arcimoto turns its 3-wheeled electric vehicle into Hollywood’s next backward-facing film crew car

April 28, 2022
Oregon-based Arcimoto has a whole new use for its three-wheeled electric vehicles in the form of the Cameo, a slightly different spin on its popular FUV electric three-wheeler. The Cameo may be the latest in a long line of creative takes on the FUV, but it is far from the first. The FUV has lent its frame and drivetrain to other interesting versions such as the cargo-carrying Deliverator and the…
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Quick Charge Podcast: April 27, 2022

April 28, 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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Elon Musk wins case over Tesla’s acquisition of SolarCity – Judges says he was too involved but paid a fair price

April 28, 2022
A judge sided with Elon Musk in a court case brought by investors over Tesla’s acquisition of SolarCity, which they claimed was pushed by Musk to bail out the solar installer. The court found that Musk was more involved than he should have been in the acquisition considering his interest on both sides, but the judge ultimately determined that Tesla didn’t overpay for SolarCity. In 2016…
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Judge tells Elon Musk he can’t get out of his ‘Twitter police’ deal with the SEC

April 27, 2022
A judge shut down Elon Musk’s effort to cancel the part of his settlement with the SEC over his ‘funding secured’ tweet that basically gave the agency the right to act as a sort of ‘Twitter police.’ It happened all the way back in 2018, but it’s still in the news today for a bunch of different reasons, ranging from Musk buying Twitter, civil lawsuits over the matter, and Musk’s own…
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