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Could this smart electric motor change the world?

September 30, 2020
Turntide Technologies, which manufactures the Smart Motor System, “the world’s first sustainable electric motor with digital DNA,” announced a recently completed $33 million funding round with support from the Amazon Climate Pledge Fund. Amazon’s Climate Pledge Fund, which was announced in June 2020 and has an initial $2 billion in funding, invests “in visionary companies whose…
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EGEB: Shell cuts up to 9k jobs in oil demand slump

September 30, 2020
Royal Dutch Shell will cut up to 9,000 jobs by 2022 due to the pandemic and lack of oil demand. Turntide’s Smart Motor System has the potential to reduce global electricity consumption by 25%. Sustainable technology company Furrion launches a solar cooler that also packs a…
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Here’s a closer look at how police and military are using electric motorcycles

September 30, 2020
The motorcycle industry has always lagged behind the automotive industry, and while electric police cars are old news these days, many police departments and even military divisions are still learning the benefits of electric motorcycles for fleet duty. Here are a number of interesting examples showing how electric motorcycles are helping police and militaries perform their work better, more…
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Tesla reduces Solar Roof price, updates website

September 30, 2020
Tesla has slightly reduced the price Solar Roof prices and updated its webpage for the product with new information. In October of last year, Tesla launched version 3 of its Solar Roof tiles, which is now also known as Solarglass, and it saw a significant price decrease…
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Trump claims support for electric cars, takes credit for Obama-era EV tax credit

September 30, 2020
President Donald Trump claimed support for electric cars during the presidential debate with former Vice-President Joe Biden and appeared to take credit for the federal EV tax credit implemented during the Obama administration. The first presidential debate of the 2020 election was held tonight and while it’s not something that we would normally cover, there was a small item about our industry…
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Quick Charge Podcast: September 29, 2020

September 30, 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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Nissan turns Leaf electric car into cool-looking mobile power supply for disaster relief

September 30, 2020
Nissan modified a Leaf electric car to turn it into a cool-looking mobile power supply on wheels for disaster relief. With the Leaf, Nissan has been an early adopter of vehicle-to-grid technology for electric vehicles. The technology has great potential for grid services, but Nissan first implemented it as a way to provide backup power in case of natural disasters. Now the Japanese automaker went…
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