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Quick Charge Podcast: January 15, 2022

January 17, 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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Tesla is rolling out software ‘fix’ to heat pump issue in cold weather, but some think it’s a hardware problem

January 17, 2022
Elon Musk announced that Tesla is starting to roll out a new over-the-air software update that includes a ‘fix’ to a heat pump issue that has been plaguing Tesla vehicles in cold-weather regions. However, some are worried that it might need more than a software fix, as Tesla service centers have indicated to owners that it might be more of a hardware problem. Last week, Electrek reported on…
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Bollinger announces pivot away from its B1 and B2 consumer EVs to focus on commercial vehicles

January 14, 2022
EV startup Bollinger Motors just announced it is pausing development of its two flagship EVs – the B1 sport utility truck and B2 pickup, to focus instead on the commercial market. Bollinger has been working to deliver these two consumer EVs since 2015. Bollinger Motors is an American startup founded in New York City in 2014, focused on creating full-size EVs for consumers. Company founder Robert…
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Ex NIU, Baidu exec leaps into the car game with NIUTRON electric SUV

January 14, 2022
You can’t say they didn’t warn us! Less than a month after NIU co-founder, Yinan Li, hinted that four wheeled vehicles might present better business opportunities than two wheeled vehicles, Li has brought us the incredibly well-finished product you see here. Meet the battery-powered NIUTRON NV, and expect big things. Yinan Li is no stranger to either mass production or connected tech. Li’s…
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