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eCessna? Textron, maker of Cessna and Beechcraft aircraft acquires Pipistrel for eAviation wing

The electric aviation world got a big shakeup today when Textron, the maker of Iconic small aircraft brands Cessna, Beechcraft, and Bell bought the Slovenian/Italian maker Pipistrel. The new organization has big plans for “eAviation”… Textron eAviation division created Textron lays out the purpose of the purchase in its opening press release blurb: With Textron, Pipistrel will have…
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Audi unveils A6 Avant e-tron station wagon concept described as a ‘storage champ’ with headlights that project a video game

Another year, another Audi A6 e-tron concept. During its 2022 Annual Media Conference, the German automaker pulled the sheet off its second A6 e-tron concept – a luxury class station wagon called the Avant. Picking up when the A6 e-tron Sportback concept left off, the Avant offers a glimpse into Audi’s all-electric future with some sleek new features that optimize space and…
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Quick Charge Podcast: March 16, 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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The Mediterranean’s first offshore wind farm, off Italy, is nearly halfway complete

Four out of 10 offshore wind turbines have now been installed by Dutch maritime company Van Oord off Italy’s Puglia coast – the heel of Italy’s boot. It’s Italy’s first offshore wind farm, and the first in the Mediterranean Sea. The Taranto offshore wind farm is near Taranto harbor, and it’s the first offshore wind farm in the Mediterranean Sea. It will have a capacity of 30…
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Gogoro unveils new SSmartcore platform, helping other companies build better electric scooters and e-motorcycles

Renowned battery-swapping and electric scooter company Gogoro has just announced its new SSmartcore technology platform. The new technology will result in smarter electric two-wheelers and is getting its big debut at the heart of the new Gogoro SuperSport electric scooter that was also unveiled today. Gogoro SSmartcore unveiled Developed internally by Gogoro, SSmartcore is designed to offer…
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