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Benelli launches new seated electric scooter called the ‘Dong,’ and it actually looks pretty cool

If the plethora of small and lightweight electric scooters on the market has taught us anything, it’s that size doesn’t matter – it’s how you use it. And no scooter seems to embody that ethos better than Benelli’s new Dong electric scooter. Companies like Yamaha and Honda have each come out with their own little electric scooters, but the Dong embraces an entirely new design…
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Tesla (TSLA) sold some of its bitcoins and made over $100 million

Tesla (TSLA) already sold some of its $1.5 billion worth of Bitcoin purchased earlier this year, and it made over $100 million from the sale. In February, Tesla surprised many by jumping on the cryptocurrency bandwagon with a $1.5 billion purchase of Bitcoin — the biggest cryptocurrency in the world. Last month, the automaker also started accepting Bitcoin as payment for its electric…
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Quick Charge Podcast: April 26, 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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How much is a Tesla? Your guide to Tesla prices

You’ve read about all the improvements to emerge both inside and out each 2021 Tesla model, and maybe you’re more than a little bit tempted. Next, reality sets in, and that age old question rears its head: “how much?” No need to click through several variations of each Tesla on Tesla’s website, it’s all been compiled for you here. The information below offers the lowest and highest…
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Watch Hyundai Ioniq 5 charge to 80% in 18 minutes with impressive charge rate

Hyundai released an interesting video of a real-time view of the Ioniq 5 charging to 80% state of charge in 18 minutes. The automaker is flexing some impressive charge rates. Earlier this year, Hyundai unveiled the Ioniq 5, a new electric car with truly stunning specs in a fun new form factor. In North America, it will be equipped with a 77.4 kWh, and with Hyundai being known for making really…
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