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These electric cargo bikes are already replacing trucks in cities

Could electric cargo bicycles replace industrial trucks? It turns out they already are. Look, sometimes you absolutely need a truck. But let’s be honest, most of the time you don’t. How many times have you seen a pickup truck driving around with an empty bed, or a box van carrying a tiny load? It happens all the time, and it’s a ridiculous waste of space and energy. It’s also exactly the…
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Quick Charge Podcast: September 26, 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 Model 3 with 100,000 miles shows extreme low cost and minimal battery degradation

Today we take a look at one of the first Tesla Model 3 cars with 100,000 miles and the owner’s experience with service, maintenance, and battery degradation. There are quite a few high-mileage Tesla vehicles out there. I have a Tesla Model X with over 400,000 miles on it. But there are not that many Model 3 and Model Y vehicles, which are Tesla’s latest generation vehicles, with 6-figure…
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Lordstown reveals the interior of the Endurance electric pickup truck

Lordstown has revealed the interior of its upcoming Endurance electric pickup truck set for deliveries next year. The new startup has been created in an opportunistic way. It partly spun out of Workhorse, which has been working on its own plug-in hybrid pickup truck, and a deal to acquire the Lordstown factory from GM last year. Steve Burns, who founded Lordstown Motors, made it clear that the…
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EGEB: Boris says ‘UK could be the Saudi Arabia of wind power’, more

UK prime minister Boris Johnson calls for a “global green industrial revolution” in a UN speech. The US House of Representatives passes a sweeping green energy bill — but will it go anywhere? India plans $4.6 billion in incentives for EV battery makers — Reuters exclusive Arcadia Power is committed to making clean energy work for the planet and your bank account — all without changing…
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