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First ride: CSC RX1E $8k and 80 MPH electric motorcycle is a perfect starter bike

When CSC first announced the RX1E, I was super excited about the prospect of an electric motorcycle that could hit highway speeds while priced at a fraction of most big name e-motos today. And so, when I was swinging through LA recently, I made sure to stop by CSC’s Azusa headquarters and give the bike a test. Now I’m even more excited than ever about this new addition to CSC’s lineup. At…
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Tesla Powerwall powered 44,000 homes in Puerto Rico during latest grid outage

Tesla Powerwall was powering 44,000 homes in Puerto Rico during the latest island-wide grid outage due to a hurricane. The number of Powerwalls on the island is much higher than expected. In 2017, Puerto Rico’s power grid was badly destroyed by a strong hurricane. At the time, Tesla had somewhat recently launched its energy division and its Powerwall home battery pack. The company saw an…
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Quick Charge Podcast: October 27, 2022

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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Pixel Watch vs. Apple Watch Series 8: Can Google match the gold standard smartwatch? [Video]

It’s hard to disagree with the common sentiment that Apple’s smartwatch lineup is the top dog when we discuss wearables. Incompatibility with Android and a resurgent Wear OS headed by the Pixel Watch begs the question of just how far Google’s latest gadget stacks up against similarly new Apple Watch Series 8. Here’s everything you need to know. Table of contents Video — Pixel Watch…
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Google ‘perfectly comfortable’ with Tensor not winning benchmarks and vertical integration benefiting Pixel

Tensor G2 is this week’s topic on the Made by Google Podcast, and the fourth episode provides an overview of the Pixel’s approach to chips, as well as benchmarks. Google on why the Nest Wifi Pro is glossy & how it choose Pixel 7’s Lemongrass and Hazel Monika Gupta is senior director of product management for Google Silicon Teams and gets “to focus on what [Google] need[s] five…
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