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Rivian reportedly scouting sites for a factory in Europe

Rivian continues its recent run of occupying headlines and social feeds. This comes as the automaker inches closer to the debut of its first two consumer EVs this summer. Most recently, the Amazon and Ford backed manufacturer has been reportedly exploring locations for a Rivian factory in Europe. Rivian’s delivery vans for Amazon will pave the way Back in 2019, Electrek reported that Rivian…
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Vestas takes GE’s ‘world’s largest offshore wind turbine’ title

Danish wind turbine manufacturer Vestas today announced the launch of its new offshore wind turbine – the V236-15.0MW. It replaces US conglomerate GE’s 14MW Haliade-X as having the distinction of being the world’s largest offshore wind turbine. A comparison The V236-15.0MW will have will have a rotor diameter of 774 feet (236 meters) and a wind-swept area of 470,845 square feet (43,743…
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Quick Charge Podcast: February 10, 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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Adorable Microlino electric car seen in new testing video ahead of production

The Microlino electric car has been on a bit of a rollercoaster ride on its long journey toward production. Now the company has updated us on their progress and is showing off the Microlino 2.0’s refreshed look in a new testing video. The Microlino from Switzerland-based Micromobolity Systems AG is making quick progress. When we last checked in with the company two months ago, the…
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Electric pickup truck maker Rivian aims for $50 billion IPO

Electric pickup truck maker Rivian is said to be looking at an IPO to be publicly traded later this year at $50 billion. EV SPAC Frenzy Over the last few months, there has been a strong trend of electric vehicle companies going public through reverse merger SPAC deals. Fisker, Arrival, Lion Electric, Lordstown Motors, Proterra, Faraday Future, and others have all completed or announced SPAC…
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