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Tesla pushes new Full Self-Driving Beta update, don’t hold your breath for download button

Tesla has started pushing a new software update for its Full Self-Driving Beta program. CEO Elon Musk released the improvements in the update and gave us an idea of when the wider release is going to happen. It was just over a month ago that Tesla released its long-awaited Full Self-Driving Beta v9 with its new Tesla Vision computer vision system. The update is only for its early access program…
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Quick Charge Podcast: August 14, 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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Electric cargo bikes are 60% faster at deliveries than delivery vans. Here’s why

The trusty delivery van may be the most common form of last mile delivery in cities around the world, but its position atop the throne is now being challenged by an unlikely competitor: the humble electric cargo bicycle. Cargo e-bikes are similar to most electric bicycles in that they feature an assist motor and battery to help the rider travel faster and farther. But unlike most electric…
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Tesla battery supplier CATL is raising $9 billion to accelerate production

CATL, a major battery manufacturer and one of Tesla’s main battery suppliers, is raising a whopping $9 billion to accelerate its production. Over a relatively short period of time, CATL has emerged as the world’s largest battery cell manufacturer for electric vehicles. It supplies battery cells for Tesla vehicles produced at Gigafactory Shanghai, and it has been a big part of the successful…
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Review: The Furo X is a great folding electric bike, but not a perfect one

While most bike manufacturers like to claim their electric bikes are suitable for almost anything, it’s clear that the Furo X has a pretty distinct market in mind: City dwellers living in apartments. That’s apparent from the carbon fiber construction, aimed at minimizing the weight of the bike for those who have to lug it upstairs, and the folding design so that it doesn’t take up much space…
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