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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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US-based ‘Tesla lite’ 3-wheeled electric vehicle startup passes $1B market cap

Arcimoto’s market capitalization recently crossed the $1 billion threshold, making the three-wheeled electric vehicle company the newest member of the unicorn club. Late last year, it looked like the sky was the limit for Arcimoto, which trades on the NASDAQ as FUV. Now it seems like the company has blown right through the sky and is headed for the moon. Less than a year ago Arcimoto’s…
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