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Electric compost trucks are coming – EcoCycle will operate nation’s first, a Mack LR

February 11, 2022

EcoCycle, a nonprofit recycler in Boulder, Colorado, is putting into service the nation’s first commercial electric truck for compostable waste collection. The truck is a Mack LR electric and EcoCycle hopes that it will be first of many adopted by the industry. EcoCycle is a “zero waste to landfill” organization that has offered curbside recycling in Boulder for 46 years, one of the first…

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Here’s how rooftop solar could have prevented 2021’s Texas big freeze power outage

February 11, 2022

A year on from the big Texas freeze that knocked out the state’s power system and caused at least 246 deaths, new research released yesterday found that rooftop solar could have supplied more than enough electricity to meet the shortfall on all but two of the 13 days when…

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RadRunner 2 electric bike review: Rad Power Bikes’ most fun utility e-bike yet!

February 11, 2022

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…

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Smart transforms into an all-electric brand and teases 2023 crossover EV called the smart #1

February 11, 2022

smart Automobile Co., Ltd. has officially begun its transition into an all-electric automaker by offering the latest taste of its first new EV following parent company Mercedes-Benz AG’s joint venture with Geely Holding. The 2023 crossover EV will be called the smart #1, kicking off the automaker’s new model nomenclature. Smart Automobile Co., Ltd. is a German automaker founded in the ‘90s…

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Here’s the DFEH lawsuit against Tesla, and it’s way more serious than the company made it sound

February 11, 2022

The California Department of Fair Employment and Housing (DFEH) has now officially filed the lawsuit that Tesla warned about in a blog post earlier this week, and it’s a lot more serious than the automaker made it sound. Earlier this week, Tesla released a blog post titled…

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Biden administration, DOE announce $3 billion in new funding to support US EV battery manufacturing and recycling

February 11, 2022

President Biden and the US Department of Energy have issued multiple notices of intent to allocate $2.91 billion in support of EV battery manufacturing as part of the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law. The DOE shared plans to use the funds to further battery materials refining…

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Podcast: Tesla ‘recall’ bonanza, Ford on Tesla, Nikola troubles, and more

February 11, 2022

This week on theElectrek Podcast, we discuss the most popular news in the world of sustainable transport and energy, including a series of Tesla recalls that are not really recalls, Ford makes a fascinating comment on Tesla, Nikola Motors is in troubles again, and more. Remember to also subscribe toElectrek Quick Charge Podcasthosted by Mikey G andElectrek’s new Wheel-E…

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Over 50% of Harley-Davidson’s electric revenue came from selling kids’ e-bikes, not motorcycles

February 11, 2022

Harley-Davidson’s recent financial reports shed an interesting new light on its electric motorcycle operations. We’re now seeing more detail than ever before on where Harley’s electric-based revenue is coming from. As a refresher, Harley-Davidson first launched its…

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Tesla delays more Model X deliveries as Elon Musk admits to problems in the production ramp

February 11, 2022

Tesla is delaying more Model X orders as Elon Musk admits that Tesla made a mistake in shutting down production of the previous version as the production ramp of the new version is having problems. The automaker didn’t produce the Model X for about eight months as it…

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Quick Charge Podcast: February 10, 2022

February 11, 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 Saturday. Subscribe to our podcast in Apple Podcast or your favorite podcast player to guarantee new episodes are delivered as…