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Harley-Davidson’s eye-catching vintage electric bicycles nearly sell out in one week

Harley-Davidson’s electric bicycle brand Serial 1 launched a limited edition e-bike known as the MOSH/TRIBUTE that has seen surprisingly fast sales despite its high sticker price. The bike features an eye-catching design that mimics the original design concept debuted by the brand back in late 2020. When Harley-Davidson announced that it was spinning off its electric bicycle program as a new…
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Quick Charge Podcast: September 25, 2021

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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Slow Teslas everywhere: 24 hours into ‘the FSD button’, what is your Safety Score (Beta)?

True to its (latest) word, Tesla released the “Button” late Friday/early Saturday, though it went from “opting in to Full Self Driving Beta” to “requesting access to Full Self Driving”. The caveats don’t stop there. I’m tempted to go on a riff about how Tesla always, always announces something awesome, then walks it back a ton and delivers it way late. The button is no exception…
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EGEB: Senators call for US solar manufacturing boost with tax credits

In today’s Electrek Green Energy Brief (EGEB): A Democratic senator says the US dependency on China for solar must be cut. An old warehouse in Brooklyn gets a second life as an indoor soccer venue and a community solar host. UnderstandSolar is a free service that links you to top-rated solar installers in your region for personalized solar estimates. Tesla now offers price matching, so it’s…
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Swedish electric motorbike maker CAKE lands $60M funding round

Sweden’s most prominent electric motorcycle and e-moped manufacturer CAKE has just closed a significant funding round that should add another $60 million to the company’s coffers. The funding round includes $14 million in convertible notes and a $46M financing round. The financing round was led by Swedish pension fund AMF and several new investors joined including a number of current…
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