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Quick Charge Podcast: July 5, 2021

July 6, 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 Saturday. Subscribe to our podcast in Apple Podcast or your favorite podcast player to guarantee new episodes are delivered as…
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Most expensive electric vehicles on the road in 2021

July 6, 2021
Electric vehicles are booming. Shortened supply chains, making parts in-house, and advanced battery technologies have significantly helped manufacturers lower the costs of their electric vehicles. Consumers may soon see multiple EVs for sale under $30,000, which is exciting.
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The fun-looking Transformer is a small electric dirt ‘bike’ that fits in a trunk (and in your budget)

July 6, 2021
I ride and write about all sorts of light electric vehicles including electric bikes, scooters, motorcycles, and dirt bikes. But I have no idea where or how to classify the new Splach Transformer. It’s something of a hybrid light electric two-wheeler that not only fits in multiple categories, but allows users to easily modify it into more of one type of rideable or another. First, let’s…
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VW launches over-the-air software update coming to its ID electric vehicle lineup

July 6, 2021
VW has announced the launch of its over-the-air software update coming to its ID electric vehicle lineup. It’s an important step taken by the German automaker to address its software issues. Apart from Tesla, no automaker has truly figured out over-the-air software updates. A good example is Porsche recently announcing a recall on all Taycans for a software update that the automaker apparently…
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Hands-on: Here’s how Background Sounds work in iOS 15

July 6, 2021
Ahead of WWDC in June, Apple announced Background Sounds would be coming to iOS to help users find focus, calm, and rest. Now in the iOS 15 beta, the feature is available to test out. Read along for how to use iPhone Background Sounds in iOS 15, what you get, what you…
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PSA: Notes created with iOS 15 and macOS 12 might be unavailable in previous OS versions

July 6, 2021
Among all the new features in iOS 15 and macOS Monterey, Apple has introduced some great changes to its Notes app. However, if you have already installed the latest versions of the operating systems on your devices, be aware that some of the notes will not show up on earlier versions of iOS or macOS. The updates to the Notes app make it more advanced for group collaboration and also easier to…
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