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REI CTY review: A sleek commuter from an outdoors company

REI, the nation’s premier outdoor equipment retailer, enters the e-bike space with its CTY e2.2. For reasons unclear, REI decided to enter the electric bike space with a city bike rather than something made for off-road. If their goal was to nail down a commuter bike and test out their mettle, I believe they’ve succeeded.  The CTY e2.2 is a commuter, no surprises there. As far as first…
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Quick Charge Podcast: July 21, 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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EGEB: Switching only 20% of US school buses to electric is a missed opportunity

In today’s Electrek Green Energy Brief (EGEB): 68% of Americans support a spend of $20-$25 billion to adopt electric school buses. Let’s adopt more. New York State announces $52 million for community solar projects for underserved communities. UnderstandSolar is a free service that links you to top-rated solar installers in your region for personalized solar estimates. Tesla now offers price…
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Tesla now provides full ‘Tesla Energy ecosystem’ to third-party installers to accelerate expansion

Tesla has now added solar panels to its offering to third-party solar installers in what is now described as the full “Tesla energy ecosystem.” Inspired by Tesla’s partnership with third-party roofing companies for solar tile installations, the move aims to accelerate Tesla Energy’s expansion. Tesla has partnered with third-party installers for years for products like Powerwall and Wall…
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Tesla (TSLA) sells back Maxwell Technology’s ultracapacitor business to former executives

Tesla (TSLA) has sold back Maxwell Technology’s ultracapacitor business and brand after acquiring it just over two years ago. Back in 2019, Tesla announced the acquisition of Maxwell Technology, a San Diego-based ultracapacitor and battery company, for over $200 million. While the company was mostly known for its ultracapacitor business, it had just developed a dry electrode technology for…
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