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Quick Charge Podcast: February 17, 2021

February 18, 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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McLaren debuts new Artura Plug-in hybrid supercar

February 18, 2021
McLaren recently debuted its latest vehicle, the Artura. This plug-in hybrid EV is the first to debut for the British supercar manufacturer this year. The company has previously vowed to pivot toward electric vehicles, and cease development of ICE models by 2030. In a…
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Electric snowmobile and jet ski maker Taiga goes public and raises $100 million

February 18, 2021
Electric snowmobile and watercraft maker Taiga is going public through a SPAC deal, and it is raising $100 million in the process. They are also starting to take pre-orders. Taiga Motors We have been following Taiga Motors, a Montreal-based startup, for years now. In 2015, the company spun out of McGill’s racing team where the three cofounders, Paul Achard, Gabriel Bernatchez, and Sam Bruneau…
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California’s PG&E accelerates energy transition via AI adoption

February 18, 2021
California’s Pacific Gas and Electric Company (PG&E) will use global energy storage tech company Fluence’s AI-powered Trading Platform to optimize its battery energy storage system at Moss Landing. PG&E and AI In October, as Electrek reported, Fluence acquired San Francisco-based Advanced Microgrid Solutions, a provider of AI-powered software for utility-scale storage and generation…
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Tesla launches Model Y in South Korea

February 18, 2021
Tesla is launching the Model Y in South Korea, which is becoming an increasingly important market for the electric automaker. The California-based automaker has had its ups and downs in South Korea. Tesla buyers didn’t have access to the very generous electric vehicle…
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Tesla Model S refresh spotted with ‘regular’ steering wheel

February 18, 2021
A Tesla Model S with the 2021 refresh was spotted with a somewhat “regular” steering wheel, as it is rumored to potentially be an option. Last month, Tesla officially unveiled the new Model S and Model X refresh. The update includes a new powertrain and a brand-new interior. When it comes to interior refresh, the biggest change is the “yoke” steering wheel. We did a deep dive on the…
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