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Ahead of Nasdaq listing, Gogoro battery-swapping network raises millions more in SPAC deal

January 18, 2022
Late last year, it was announced that the battery-swapping Goliath known as Gogoro is going public on the Nasdaq stock exchange in a monumental deal that was set to value the company at around US $2.3 billion. Now we are learning that the company is raising millions more than initially expected as part of the deal. Taiwan-based Gogoro has been named the global leader in electric vehicle…
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Quick Charge Podcast: January 17, 2022

January 18, 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…
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Polarna M4 review: A folding full-suspension electric bike for fat tire adventures on the go

January 17, 2022
The Polarna M4 electric bike may not look fancy, but it hides away a lot more e-bike than you bargain for. This fast and fun off-roader even folds to make it easier than ever to take a full-suspension fat-tire e-bike anywhere. Full-suspension fat-tire e-bikes aren’t rare, they’re just usually quite expensive. We usually see them start well above $2,000 and go up quickly from there. But at a…
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Tesla refuses to adopt CarPlay, but this developer has a workaround

January 17, 2022
Over the weekend, Polish developer Michał Gapiński shared a fascinating look at CarPlay running on his Tesla Model 3. The automaker doesn’t support CarPlay, so this workaround – with some major caveats – will certainly grab the attention of those who have been asking for the functionality for years. Tesla writes its own software for its infotainment system and has refused to adopt Apple…
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