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Beetle-inspired Ora Punk Cat electric car raises some eyebrows in VW’s legal department

A new electric vehicle unveiled by China’s Great Wall Ora brand this week has attracted the interest of Volkswagen’s legal department for its resemblance to the classic VW Beetle. Great Wall Motors has a brand called Ora, which is better-known for small electric cars. At the Shanghai Motor Show, the brand unveiled the Ora Punk Cat. The vehicle is jumping on the nostalgia train with an…
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Exclusive: Bridgestone partners with Lightyear for custom tires on Lightyear One SEV

During a virtual event held earlier today, EV automaker Lightyear and Bridgestone have announced a partnership focused on sustainability that has resulted in a tire engineered specifically for the Lightyear One SEV. The companies consider today’s announcement a world premiere for this unique and efficient tire that can maximize range and sustainability for EVs moving forward. Our Electrek…
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Zero launches special-edition DSR electric motorcycle in celebration of 15-year anniversary

California-based Zero Motorcycles is celebrating 15 years of building electric motorcycles – an industry that many don’t even realize has been around for over a decade and a half. And to mark the occasion, the company has teamed up with the National Forest Foundation to release a special-edition DSR dual sport electric motorcycle. The Zero DSR is the company’s top dual sport model…
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Quick Charge Podcast: April 21, 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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