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Review: 30 MPH Hero S8 electric scooter’s fat tires and full suspension love going off-road!

October 28, 2020
Not all electric scooters are built equally. And the Hero S8 is even more unequal than most, sporting wide, fat tires and full suspension combined with a fast, high power motor. The Hero S8 electric scooter from Hero Rider USA can really tear it up whether on the pavement or the dirt. The ride is comfortable, yet the high powered (1,200W peak) motor does take a bit of getting used to. If this is…
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EGEB: Japan will pledge to reach net zero by 2050

October 28, 2020
Japan, in a major shift, is expected to announce a net zero target of 2050. In a “world-first investment,” HSBC and Queensland buy “Reef Credits” to protect the Great Barrier Reef. Environment America has released its 2020 report that says green energy will see…
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Tesla fires ‘Mister Gigafactory’, the engineer behind its factory construction projects

October 28, 2020
Tesla has dismissed Evan Horetsky, also known as ‘Mister Giga’, the engineer behind Tesla’s construction projects and more recently leading Gigafactory Berlin construction, according to a German report. Horetsky is a mechanical engineer who joined Tesla back in 2015 to work on the Gigafactory Nevada project. He has since participated in most of Tesla’s construction projects around the…
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Italian rail is exploring the use of hydrogen trains

October 28, 2020
Italian rail operator Ferrovie dello Stato (FS) and Italian energy infrastructure company and Europe’s biggest natural gas transport group Snam have partnered to study using hydrogen for FS’ transport network. “The agreement is the first of its kind in Europe between…
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Quick Charge Podcast: October 22, 2020

October 28, 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 Saturday. Subscribe to our podcast in Apple Podcast or your favorite podcast player to guarantee new episodes are delivered as…
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Tesla is recalling almost all Model S/Model X sent to China over suspension issue

October 28, 2020
Tesla is issuing a recall on close to 30,000 Model S and Model X vehicles made for the China market, with the bulk of those models already exported to the country, over an issue with its suspension. China’s State Administration for Market Regulation made the announcement earlier today. The government says that it affects 29,193 vehicles produced by Tesla: Part of the imported Model S and…
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