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EGEB: Vermont lowers solar net meter rates — thoughts, Bernie Sanders?

In today’s Electrek Green Energy Brief (EGEB): Vermont’s Public Utilities Commission slashes solar net metering rates by 3 cents. Québec’s public utility Hydro-Québec launches EVLO, an energy storage system subsidiary. The UK breaks a green energy power generation record with high winds. UnderstandSolar is a free service that links you to top-rated solar installers in your region for…
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Tern launches first 28 MPH e-bike with Class 3 HSD electric utility bike

Tern’s HSD electric cargo/utility e-bike is well-regarded as one of the company’s best values in high-quality electric bikes. And now the Tern HSD is getting a significant performance boost with the introduction of a Class 3 version HSD S11 capable of up to 28 mph (45 km/h) in the US. Tern unveils Class 3 HSD S11 e-bike Tern’s GSD and HSD e-bikes are some of the nicest small format yet…
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Tesla is going to release Full Self-Driving monthly subscription in early 2021

Elon Musk has confirmed that Tesla plans to release its Full Self-Driving software package as a monthly subscription service as soon as “early 2021”. Be ready for a surprisingly high price. Earlier this year, we reported on indications that Tesla is working on a pay-as-you-go subscription for its Full Self-Driving (FSD) package. Later, CEO Elon Musk confirmed that Tesla planned to release…
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Quick Charge Podcast: December 19, 2020

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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Tesla increases new Model 3 range in new software update

Tesla has started pushing a new software update that is increasing the range on new 2021 Model 3 vehicles. It looks like Tesla both delivered an efficiency improvement and changed the displayed range. Earlier this year, Tesla introduced several hardware updates to Model 3 and Model Y, resulting in longer range in the 2021 models. As we previously reported, Tesla hacker “Green” managed to…
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