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Tesla (TSLA) is reportedly receiving competing bids for second Gigafactory in China

Tesla (TSLA) is receiving competing bids for a second Gigafactory in China, according to new documents released by a Chinese province. The automaker said that it expects to announce a new factory location this year. Tesla currently operates two main factories, Tesla Fremont and Gigafactory Shanghai, and it has Gigafactory Texas and Gigafactory Berlin slowly starting to ramp up production. Those…
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Porsche buys (yet another) electric bike company, showing how serious it is about e-bikes

Porsche isn’t playing around when it comes to electric bikes. Not only has the German automaker already launched its own line of electric bicycles, but now we’re getting word that Porsche has bought up yet another company in the e-bike industry. This time Porsche set its sights on a company known as Fazua. You may not know them by name, but there’s a chance you’ve seen one of the 40…
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Quick Charge Podcast: February 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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Tesla plans to build new design center in Beijing this year, Chinese government says

Tesla is planning to build its new design center in Beijing later this year, according to a new document released by the Chinese government. Shortly after announcing Gigafactory Shanghai, Tesla made it clear that it not only wants to tap into China’s incredible capacity in manufacturing, but it also wants to take advantage of the country’s incredible engineering and design talent. In early…
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RadRunner 2 electric bike review: Rad Power Bikes’ most fun utility e-bike yet!

When Rad Power Bikes launched the RadRunner 2, it didn’t show off a laundry list of new updates. Instead, there were only a few key changes. And that’s because the was already such a popular e-bike that it only required a few small updates to make it better than ever before. As the old adage goes, if it ain’t broke, don’t fix it. If you’re new to the electric bike industry (welcome!) or…
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