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Famel motorcycle company reborn with beautiful electric version of its best selling cafe racer

Famed Portuguese motorcycle manufacturer Famel is returning to production. This time it is giving its best selling model the electric treatment, creating a beautiful new electric motorcycle known as the Famel E-FX. The new Famel E-FX is based on the original XF-17 dating from the 1970’s. The bike sported classic cafe racer lines that have been carried over into the 21st century…
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Quick Charge Podcast: March 22, 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 Saturday. Subscribe to our podcast in Apple Podcast or your favorite podcast player to guarantee new episodes are delivered as…
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Tesla Texas Gigafactory drone construction update

As Tesla continues construction on its Austin Gigafactory, drone pilots have taken to the sky to capture the progression over time. This specific video comes from Jeff Roberts and looks at the construction progression from day 242, captured on Sunday. The video first shows…
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EGEB: New York State’s first offshore wind farm leaps forward

In today’s Electrek Green Energy Brief (EGEB): New York State approves a power cable for Deepwater Wind South Fork offshore wind farm. Virginia nonprofit Give Solar works with Habitat for Humanity to provide solar for Habitat homeowners. 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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Cupra Tavascan electric SUV will begin production in 2024

During its annual press conference, Cupra announced it will launch its Tavascan electric SUV concept into production in 2024. The Tavascan will be the Cupra’s second consumer EV after the Cupra Born begins production at the end of this year. Cupra is officially short for SEAT Cupra, S.A.U. and exists as a high-performance subsidiary of Spanish automaker SEAT. SEAT has been wholly owned by…
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