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Kia America partners with Currently app to bring mobile on-demand EV charging to its customers, beginning with 2 free months

Kia America has announced a new partnership with mobile charging service, Currently, to provide its drivers with on-demand EV charging when and where they please. The initial rollout of this partnership will provide Currently’s charging service to Kia owners in three major California cities to begin, before expanding to other metropolitan areas in the future. Kia is an automotive brand under…
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VW confirms that some ID.4 electric SUVs were lost in infamous cargo ship fire

VW has now confirmed to customers that some ID.4 electric SUVs were lost when the Felicity Ace cargo ship caught fire during its Atlantic ocean crossing. Earlier this month, Felicity Ace, a cargo ship transporting around 4,000 vehicles from Volkswagen-owned brands, including some of the most expensive Lamborghini and Audis in the world, caught on fire off the cost of Portugal while on its way to…
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Quick Charge Podcast: February 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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New Tesla Cybertruck prototype spotted with bed cover

A new Tesla Cybertruck prototype has been spotted at Tesla’s Fremont factory, and it featured a bed cover – something that was missing in other recently spotted prototypes. We expected to get an update about the Cybertruck as part of a product roadmap CEO Elon Musk had said he would release as part of the company’s Q4 2021 earnings. However, the CEO only announced that the Cybertruck had…
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Juiced Ripcurrent S electric bike gets big updates: Larger motor, docking battery, ‘Race Mode’ & more

San Diego-based Juiced Bikes already offered a seriously fun ride with the original . But now the company has unveiled an updated 2022 version that adds a number of new components. The fast and powerful e-bike’s upgrade list starts with a new motor that offers more power than ever for Juiced’s best-selling model. The new motor carries a 1,000W rating for its continuous power, but it can pull…
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