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With $438,000 in pre-orders, Raine One electric scooter founders bail, won’t issue refunds

The Raine One electric scooter was supposed to be a giant leap forward for the industry, promising higher performance and a sexier design at a lower price. But after collecting hundreds of thousands of dollars in pre-orders on Kickstarter and running over a year past the original delivery date, the Enova design team behind the Raine One scooter announced today that they would be stopping…
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BMW launches iX electric vehicle in the US starting at $83,200

BMW has now launched the iX xDrive50, the production version of its iNext concept electric vehicle, in the US and confirmed the starting price of $83,200. We previously reported on some confusion about the price of the iX. When it was still known as the iNext, BMW was claiming that it would be a Tesla Model 3 competitor. The EV community was excited about that since the Model 3 was becoming a…
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Ford is producing more Mustang Mach-E EVs than gas-powered Mustang in important milestone

Ford is already producing more Mustang Mach-E electric vehicles than gas-powered versions of the Mustang. That’s just months after the first Mach-E rolled off the assembly line in Mexico. While it is technically an important milestone, it might not stay that way as the chip shortage and Ford’s priorities are likely having an impact. When Ford decided to make its first [non-compliance]…
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Quick Charge Podcast: June 3, 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. This episode of The Electrek Podcast is brought to you by the all-new…
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EGEB: ExxonMobil, Chevron suffer stunning shareholder backlash [update]

In today’s Electrek Green Energy Brief (EGEB): ExxonMobil and Chevron suffer shareholder rebellions over a lack of strategy for emissions reduction. Here’s the latest US Electric Power Monthly report, and what renewables are projected to do. UnderstandSolar is a free service that links you to top-rated solar installers in your region for personalized solar estimates. Tesla now offers price…
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