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Close look at Rivian’s insanely engineered $6,000 camp kitchen that fits in its electric pickup truck

Rivian has released a closer look at its insanely engineered $6,000 camp kitchen that fits inside its R1T electric pickup truck. The electric vehicle startup has been positioning its upcoming electric pickup truck, the R1T, as an “adventure vehicle,” and they have been working on a ton of accessories for it in order to make those adventures more enjoyable. The accessory that has been most…
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The affordable electric vehicles outselling electric cars around the world

Electric cars may be a popular and growing form of sustainable transportation, but they certainly aren’t the most widespread. As it turns out, two-wheeled EVs in the form of electric bicycles have seen much higher adoptions rates — and for good reason. E-bikes function similarly to pedal bicycles, yet benefit from an electric assist motor that helps riders travel faster and farther without…
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Quick Charge Podcast: June 29, 2021

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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EGEB: Caterpillar will develop all-electric vehicles for a graphite mine

In today’s Electrek Green Energy Brief (EGEB): Caterpillar agrees to develop all-electric mining machines for Nouveau Monde Graphite. Democratic Republic of Congo will build two solar farms in the copper- and cobalt-rich southeast. UnderstandSolar is a free service that links you to top-rated solar installers in your region for personalized solar estimates. Tesla now offers price matching, so…
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MGM Resorts introduces 100-megawatt solar array to power 13 hotels on Las Vegas Strip

Sin City is going solar, thanks to MGM Resorts International ($MGM), who just launched a new 100-megawatt (MW) solar array capable of offering up to 90% of daytime power to the company’s 13 resorts scattered across the Las Vegas Strip. This includes hotels like Aria, MGM Grand, and The Mirage. The solar array will support the hospitality company’s climate-conscious goals set for 2030. MGM…
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