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Velotric Triker launched, giving e-trikes more power and speed – and tech!

Velotric, one of several prolific e-bike makers in the US electric bike market, has announced the launch of its first-ever electric trike. The new Velotric Triker sees the brand enter the rapidly heating e-trike industry, with a growing number of seniors and other riders flocking to the more stable e-bike format. But unlike many e-trike makers, Velotric has ratcheted up the performance and the…
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Tesla's 'more affordable model' shown in spy shots on Chinese social media

The long-promised “more affordable” Tesla model has been spied on Chinese social media, and it’s disappointingly about what we expected: a slightly decontented version of the Model Y. For many years, Tesla had planned to build a much more affordable vehicle, starting around $25k. This vehicle was nicknamed the “Model 2,” and would have offered the most affordable entry point into the EV…
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Podcast: Tesla's disturbing earnings, self-driving challenge, solid state batteries, and more

In the Electrek Podcast, we discuss the most popular news in the world of sustainable transport and energy. In this week’s episode, we discuss Tesla’s disturbing earnings, a new self-driving challenge, solid-state batteries, and more. The show is live every Friday at 4 p.m. ET on Electrek’s YouTube channel. As a reminder, we’ll have an accompanying post, like this one, on the site…
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Volkswagen Group captures 8 of Germany's 10 best-selling EVs in the first half

Volkswagen Group models dominated Germany’s electric car sales, taking eight of the top ten best-selling EVs in the first half of the year. Volkswagen drives Germany’s EV sales growth in H1 2025 Germany’s electric car sales rose 35% in the first half of 2025 with nearly 249,155 units sold, marking a new record. That’s a stark difference from the first half of 2024, after EV sales fell 16%…
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