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Ukraine is now using these 200 mile range electric bikes with NLAW rockets to take out Russian tanks

May 18, 2022
Ukrainian electric motorbike company Delfast has seen its electric bikes used for some vastly diverse tasks, such as breaking Guinness World Records and outfitting Mexican police. But their latest use though is perhaps the bikes’ most important mission yet: helping Ukrainian soldiers strike a David vs Goliath blow against Russia’s barbaric invasion of its country. The image below shows one of…
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Harley-Davidson’s Serial 1 launches second generation electric bikes in Google partnership

May 17, 2022
It’s been over two years since Harley-Davidson spun off Serial 1 as its quasi-independent electric bicycle company. The first generation bikes were met with nearly universal acclaim for their sleek design and high-quality manufacturing. Now the company is back to announce its second generation e-bikes, this time touting a new partnership with Google Cloud. In fact, it appears that the Google…
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Maine’s first electric public transit buses hit the road in Portland

May 17, 2022
Maine’s first electric public transit vehicles – four Proterra ZX5 35-foot buses – went into service on the streets of Portland yesterday. Maine’s electric buses Maine’s Greater Portland Metro and Biddeford Saco Old Orchard Beach Transit purchased the electric buses (model pictured above) using state and federal funding, as well as $3 million from the VW settlement program. Each…
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The first electric fire truck is deployed in the US by LAFD

May 17, 2022
The Los Angeles City Fire Department (LAFD) has deployed what is believed to be the first electric fire truck in North America. Rosenbauer, an Austrian-based fire engine manufacturer, claimed to have built “the world’s first fully electric drive fire truck,” the Rosenbauer RTX. Back in 2019, we reported on them bringing a prototype on a tour of North America to show it to some fire…
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