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Ducati backtracks on past commitment to electric motorcycles, touts ‘synthetic fuel’ instead

Despite electric motorcycles gaining an ever increasing share of the motorcycle market, Ducati is throwing cold water on the idea of a Ducati electric motorcycle. That stands in stark contrast to comments made by Ducati’s CEO Claudio Domenicali in 2019. Less than two years ago, Domenicali hinted that Ducati had already begun work on an electric motorcycle and that the world could expect to see…
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This amazing DIY electric Jeep is the coolest electric car you’ll see all week

I know, I know. It’s only Sunday and technically the week has just begun. But I can already pretty much guarantee you that this homemade electric Jeep is the coolest electric car you’ll see all week. It was built by a man named Mr. Shakir from Kerala, a state in southern India. And his custom electric mini-Jeep is glorious in all the best ways. He built it for his kids and he says it fits…
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Quick Charge Podcast: April 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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Awesomely Weird Alibaba EV of the Week: Is this the world’s cheapest electric motorcycle?

Motorcycle riders have their own unique risk-management calculations. And while everyone loves a good deal, I’m not sure how many riders will be signing up to go canyon carving on what might just be the cheapest electric motorcycle in the world. Each week I dive deep into the abyss of Alibaba, the internet’s kitchen junk drawer, to find an interesting new electric vehicle at (usually)…
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Tesla Model 3 vs. Model Y: The latest generation basics compared

As the two youngest electric vehicles to join Tesla’s fleet, the Model 3 and Model Y have quickly helped propel the automaker to a market cap over $600 billion. While both EVs share several of the same parts, they do remain unique from one another in many ways. While not exhaustive, this side by side comparison of Tesla’s Model 3 and its Model Y should help you get a basic idea for how these…
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