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Tesla (TSLA) receives massive new order of Tesla Semi electric trucks — biggest yet?

Tesla (TSLA) has received a massive new order of Tesla Semi electric trucks from a truck-leasing company. It might be its biggest order for the Tesla Semi program yet. When Tesla launched the Tesla Semi in 2017, the automaker used the same reservation model that made it successful with passenger electric vehicles. However, Tesla made sure that a reservation would be a real show of interest in…
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Quick Charge Podcast: November 4, 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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This 254 mph (408 km/h) electric motorcycle just set 11 new world records

Records were meant to be broken, and that’s exactly what six-time motorcycle racing world champion Max Biaggi did on the Voxan Wattman electric motorcycle. After an impressive performance this past weekend, he broke five world records and set six more new records. We first began reporting on the Voxan Wattman electric motorcycle earlier this summer when the bike was being prepped for the land…
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BMW launches iX3 electric SUV [Gallery]

BMW is launching the iX3 electric SUV in Europe with the vehicle arriving at dealerships from China. Here we share a close look photo gallery of the new electric vehicle. When unveiling the BMW iX3 concept vehicle in 2018, the German automaker said that it’s going to…
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2020 election: Wealthy Florida island approves $100M climate band-aid

Key Biscayne, an island town in Miami-Dade County and one of Florida’s wealthiest towns, is also very vulnerable to rising seas. And last night, in the 2020 election, it soundly voted to approve a $100 million bond to protect itself from sea-level rise. Its decision driver? Staving off dropping property values. Florida’s rising sea levels The town also voted in three new council members, all…
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EGEB: Wind and solar costs fell by 10% in 2019

Wind and solar costs declined by more than 10% in 2019, according to a new WEMO report. A wealthy Florida town votes for a $100 million climate tax. Shell decided to hold a “Great Energy Debate” on Twitter on Monday — and it didn’t quite go as planned. Arcadia Power is committed to making clean energy work for the planet and Americans’ bank accounts — all without changing your utility…
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