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Tesla co-founder and former CTO JB Straubel says EV batteries should last about 15 years

March 29, 2022
JB Straubel, Tesla’s longtime Chief Technology Officer, has given some insight into how long he believes electric vehicle batteries should last — about 15 years. This is critical for Straubel’s new business. One of the most popular questions when it comes to electric vehicles is, “How long does the battery last?” And, I am not talking about the range here. How long, how many miles or…
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Quick Charge Podcast: March 28, 2022

March 29, 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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Morfuns Eole S carbon fiber folding e-bike review: Lightweight with a torque sensor and throttle!

March 28, 2022
The Morfuns Eole S is an interesting departure from many of the budget-end folding electric bicycles on the market. It features both a lightweight design and some nice components that should make it an awesome urban e-bike for someone on the lookout for a small and unobtrusive folder. To be fair, we’ve of course seen plenty of lightweight folding e-bikes before. But when you cut the weight and…
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Tesla is planning a big Megapack project at Gigafactory Texas to avoid unreliable electric grid

March 28, 2022
According to new local flings, Tesla is planning a big Megapack project at Gigafactory Texas in order to complement its planned giant solar system and to try and mitigate problems that come with the state’s unreliable electric grid. Tesla is preparing to launch Gigafactory Texas with its Cyber Rodeo event next week. While production is just starting, the plant is still growing and more features…
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Tesla (TSLA) announces another stock split; shareholders to vote later this year

March 28, 2022
Tesla (TSLA) announced today that it is planning a new stock split, and it is going to put it to a shareholder vote later this year. Back in 2020, Tesla announced a five for one stock split. At the time, Tesla’s stock was trading at around $1,300 a share, but the stock split announcement sent its stock price surging to a record high of $2,000 a share. The split resulted in the price per share…
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