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Rivian, Volvo, and 56 others urge Michigan governor to support electric trucks and buses

The Electrification Coalition delivered a letter to Michigan Governor Gretchen Whitmer Wednesday, backed by 58 businesses, including Rivian, Volvo, EVgo, and Arrival, to name a few. The letter urges the governor to join the Multi-State Medium- and Heavy-Duty Zero Emission Vehicle Memorandum of Understanding, which would expedite the electrification of trucks and buses throughout the state. The…
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This Tesla electric motorcycle concept makes you wish Elon Musk didn’t almost die on a bike

A designer put together a really impressive Tesla electric motorcycle concept that makes you wish the automaker would actually get into the bike business, which Elon Musk says will not happen. Back in 2018, Elon Musk was asked by a Tesla shareholder if the automaker would ever get into electric motorcycles and the CEO responded: “I actually use to ride motorcycles when I was a kid. I was into…
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Quick Charge Podcast: May 11, 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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Subaru teases new Solterra all-electric SUV coming to the US next year

Subaru is teasing its first all-electric vehicle, an SUV now called “Solterra,” which is coming to the US as soon as next year. When it comes to electrification, Subaru has been taking things slow. The Japanese automaker has yet to launch an all-electric vehicle on the market, but that’s apparently about to change. Today, the automaker announced its first all-electric vehicle, an SUV in…
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Popular $899 Lectric XP e-bike likely getting a new version next week; here’s the teaser

Lectric eBikes’ cult-classic appears to be getting a new generation next week. That’s what we’re seeing from a teaser just released by the company. A shadowy image of a bike shop pegboard shows the Lectric eBike company’s logo along with the date “5.18.21” followed by the words “A NEW GENERATION.” The teaser image doesn’t immediately offer any details other than the launch…
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