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Ruff Cycles’ new electric minibike is a scrambler-styled e-bike with a rare mid-drive motor

Ruff Cycles has just released a new electric bicycle known as the Biggie that sports a mini-bike design paired with a mid-drive motor setup. That’s a rarely seen combo on this popular style of electric bike. But the German-based Ruff Cycles may have wanted to pluck a motor out of its own backyard, opting for a German Bosch e-bike drive system. The Ruff Cycles Biggie comes with two motor…
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50 years on, ‘The Lorax’ still has valuable messages for us. Here are 3

Remember the little “oldish and brownish and mossy” guy with the bushy mustache who “speaks for the trees?” Dr. Seuss’ character, the Lorax, is 50 years old this week. And his messages are more relevant than ever. It’s funny how The Lorax, the children’s book published by Dr. Seuss in 1971, is hitting its middle-aged milestone the same week that the Intergovernmental Panel on…
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Quick Charge Podcast: August 12, 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: A small Canadian province is a North American electric school bus leader

In today’s Electrek Green Energy Brief (EGEB): Canada’s Prince Edward Island buys 35 more Lion electric school buses, reaching 47 total. LG Electronics will cut emissions in its major products by 2030. 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 it’s important to shop for…
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Is this converted electric Porsche 911 even better than the original?

I have a hunch that if you were to ask 100 random petrolheads which ICE car would be the most sacrilegious to convert to electric, there would be one overwhelmingly popular answer. A few would perhaps select some naturally aspirated Lambo or Ferrari, but the rest, without hesitation, would surely name the Porsche 911. [This is part of an ongoing collaboration between Electrek and Fully…
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