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Canoo platform patent joins USPTO database; at least 50 more patents pending worldwide

A recent addition to the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) database has revealed a patent application from EV startup Canoo for its proprietary platform technology. The application provisionally filed in September of 2019 outlines all the components within the Canoo platform as well as an image. A more in-depth search has revealed that the Southern California-based automaker has…
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Watch new electric Polaris Ranger UTV tow a fully loaded logging truck ahead of launch

As we’ve previously reported, Polaris is set to release a new version of the company’s electric Ranger UTV this year. Now a new teaser video is giving us a look at the prototype’s powerful towing capabilities. The new electric Polaris Ranger will be the first of many Polaris electric vehicles produced as part of a partnership with Zero Motorcycles. The new partnership is seeing Zero’s…
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Electrify America now has 600 charging stations, announces new locations in the US

Electrify America announced that it now has 600 charging stations in operations, and it is announcing new locations in the US. With the recent opening of locations in Quartzsite and Kingman, Arizona, Electrify America now has 600 electric vehicle charging stations in operations in the US. That’s impressive after just three years of operations. The company now has 2,600 fast-chargers at those…
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Chevy Bolt battery fix announced – is it enough?

As was expected by the end of this month, GM has finally announced its Chevy Bolt battery fix. The fix is in response to the battery fire recall announced 167 days ago. This is almost two months since any other update. The NHTSA recall notification did mention April 20 as…
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Tesla Model S Plaid+ gets Caviar’s gold treatment, becomes most expensive and stupidest Tesla yet

Caviar, a popular luxury brand better known for putting real gold on Apple products, has turned its attention to Tesla and, more specifically, the Model S Plaid+. They have created the most expensive and stupidest Tesla vehicle yet. There are now quite a few companies working on modding and tuning Tesla vehicles. Unplugged Performance is known for releasing mods to improve performance, and other…
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