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FREY unveils new 1,800W electric mountain bike with massive 60V battery

Electric mountain bike maker FREY has long championed high-power and high-spec electric mountain bikes. But the company’s newest model, the FREY Beast, is in a league entirely of its own. We were intrigued by the teasers for the FREY Beast earlier this month, but weren’t sure exactly what to expect. FREY already makes several 1.5 kW peak-rated electric bikes featuring the powerful Bafang…
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Tesla, BMW, FCA amongst top beneficiaries of $3.5 billion aid for electric car battery production

The European Union announced the beneficiaries of a new 2.9 billion euros ($3.5 billion) fund to support battery production projects for electric vehicles and Tesla, BMW, FCA are amongst the top beneficiaries. European Battery Innovation The program is called ‘European Battery Innovation’ and it is led by the EU Commission as a ‘Project of Common European Interest’ (“IPCEI”) with…
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How to test drive a Tesla during the COVID-19 pandemic

Perhaps you’ve seen Tesla’s recent market cap soar over $850 billion. Maybe you’ve been reading about the long rumored refreshes coming to the Tesla Model S and Model X. It could even be that you’ve seen tons of Model 3 sedans on the road lately, and you want to see…
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NIU electric scooter hits 150 mph – vertically – in epic skydive stunt

The fastest speed I’ve reached on my own NIU electric scooter is just shy of 50 mph (80 km/h). But JT Holmes has tripled my best effort – with the help of gravity. As part of NIU’s #MakeLifeElectric campaign, he recently rode an electric scooter out the back of an airplane and (safely) back down to earth. JT is a multi-sport professional athlete and stunt performer who teamed up with…
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Quick Charge Podcast: January 25, 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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