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After warning and ‘F’ rating from BBB, electric scooter & e-bike company GoTrax responds

January 9, 2022
We’ve all heard it: “Supply chain issues”. It’s one of the main reasons for disruptions to so many industries across the spectrum. And at a time when micromobility products such as electric bikes and e-scooters are taking off like wildfire, many companies are coming under fire for their slow shipping and slower responses to customer complaints. But while several companies have battled with…
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Quick Charge Podcast: January 8, 2022

January 9, 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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Awesomely Weird Alibaba Electric Vehicle of the Week: $2,500 Chinese farm truck

January 8, 2022
Electric farm trucks are awesome – I actually bought one from China to use as a utility vehicle around my parents’ sprawling property. But while mine looks like a knockoff American truck, I recently found a much more Eastern-style truck that has me intrigued. It’s a perfect selection for the latest entry in my Awesomely Weird Alibaba Electric Vehicle of the Week column! As usual, I’m not…
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Tesla announces Full Self-Driving package price increase to $12,000

January 8, 2022
Tesla announced today that it is going to increase the price of its Full Self-Driving package to $12,000 starting on January 17. The price bump should coincide with the release of an important new update. The Price of Tesla’s Full Self-Driving (FSD) package has been somewhat controversial. CEO Elon Musk has made Tesla’s pricing strategy clear when it comes to FSD: Tesla is going to increase…
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Ford warns dealers taking advantage of F150 Lightning reservation holders

January 7, 2022
Ford issued a warning to dealerships that are taking advantage of F150 Lightning reservation holders and asking for more money. But it looks like it might not be able to prevent markups. Last week, we published a report about how some Ford dealers are taking advantage of the strong demand for F-150 Lightning to mark it up by as much as $30,000. Some of them were asking for ridiculous prices for…
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