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BRP commits to electrification of its entire line, including jet skis, go-karts, e-motorcycles, more

Bombardier Recreational Products (BRP), a major player in the powersports industry, has announced that it will unveil an electric version of each of its products by 2026. The Quebec, Canada-based company plans to invest $300 million in its electrification efforts over the next five years to achieve this milestone. But it won’t take the full five years to start seeing BRP’s electric models…
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EGEB: Solar panels and California’s canals could make a winning pair

In today’s Electrek Green Energy Brief (EGEB): A new feasibility study combines California’s water canals with solar power. The Break Free From Plastic Pollution Act was introduced in Congress to address the plastic pollution crisis. 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…
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Quick Charge Podcast: March 25, 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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Tesla-inspired Swedish X Shore electric boat is now coming to America

The premium-level X Shore Eelex 8000 electric boat is making its US debut, the company announced today. First unveiled in Europe in 2019, the Swedish-made Eelex 8000 is an all-electric boat designed for day trips on the water. Konrad Bergstrom, the Swedish tech millionaire behind the electric boat startup X Shore, says that he was inspired by Tesla to create the company’s lineup of electric…
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Singapore completes one of the first floating solar farms in the sea

Singapore-based solar energy provider Sunseap says it has completed construction of a 5MW peak offshore floating solar farm in the Straits of Johor, between Singapore and Malaysia. It’s one of the world’s largest floating solar farms on sea water. Singapore’s sea solar If a country is land-scarce and wants to build solar farms, it will often turn to floating solar farms. And Singapore has…
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