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Tesla uses its new social platform to try to help Delaware open up to electric cars

Tesla is using its new social platform, “Engage Tesla,” to help influence Delaware to support electric vehicles and direct car sales. Earlier this year, we reported that the automaker killed its forum and launched a new platform called  “Engage Tesla” to serve as a “home base” for owners’ clubs and Tesla’s policy team. Now, we have a good example of how Tesla plans to use the…
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The absolute best $999 or less electric bikes we’ve tested for summer 2021

Electric bicycles are fun and effective tools for both recreation and transportation, but they don’t have to cost thousands of dollars. We’ve tested plenty of great e-bikes that don’t break the bank, and would be perfect for cruising around this summer! Rad Power Bikes RadMission Ever since I first threw a leg over the RadMission, I fell in love with it. I own several e-bikes, but the…
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Quick Charge Podcast: June 1, 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: Largo Police Department is first in Tampa Bay to buy electric motorcycles

In today’s Electrek Green Energy Brief (EGEB): The Largo, Florida, police department in the Tampa Bay area buys Zero all-electric motorcycles. 7-Eleven will install at least 500 fast-charging ports at 250 stores in the US and Canada by the end of 2022. UnderstandSolar is a free service that links you to top-rated solar installers in your region for personalized solar estimates. Tesla now…
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Polaris all-electric RANGER to have ‘dramatically higher’ power-to-weight ratio than gas UTVs

The hype around the new electric Polaris RANGER is growing with each fresh look at the upcoming UTV. Now a new video is giving us a better idea of how well the vehicle works off-road, which is of course key to the utility of a UTV. At the same time, the Polaris team is also discussing how the electric UTV will outperform gas-powered UTVs. Polaris recently took the new electric RANGER UTV…
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