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Rivian Adventure Network charging stations revealed with higher capacity than expected

February 27, 2021
The specs of the Rivian Adventure Network, the electric pickup truck startup’s upcoming charging network, have been revealed with a higher capacity than expected. Last year, Electrek revealed that Rivian is working on its own electric car charging network called the “Rivian Adventure Network” and it is hiring people who worked on Tesla’s Supercharger network to build it. We learned that…
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How smart home energy monitors could avert huge bills

February 27, 2021
During last week’s power crisis in Texas, prices surged to the market price cap of $9,000 per megawatt-hour for several days, resulting in some huge bills for a lot of homeowners. (To put that in perspective, the state’s seasonal average is $50 per megawatt-hour.) The…
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Nikon Z7 II sample gallery update

February 27, 2021
Nikon’s Z7 II has a 45MP sensor in a fantastically solid and well-sealed body, so when the snow started coming down across western Washington State, it seemed like the perfect camera to document our first major snow event in two years. Thankfully, the controls are pretty easy to operate with gloves, too. So, as we tend to the final bits of our long-awaited Nikon Z7 II review, come with us…
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Lordstown Motors reveals Endurance race truck rendering for San Felipe 250

February 27, 2021
After declaring entry into the San Felipe 250 race, Lordstown Motors revealed images of its Endurance truck. The beta race version of the automaker’s first electric pickup truck will hit the 290-mile loop this April. Full-fledged production of the consumer Endurance truck begins in fall. In an official statement last week, US automaker Lordstown Motors ($RIDE) announced it has entered its…
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Podcast: Tesla Fremont factory situation, Hyundai Ioniq 5, WD ID.4, and more

February 27, 2021
This week on the Electrek Podcast, we discuss the most popular news in the world of sustainable transport and energy, including the current situation at Tesla Fremont factory, Hyundai Ioniq 5, WD ID.4, and more. The Electrek Podcast is me, Fred Lambert, editor-in-chief of Electrek, and Seth Weintraub, founder and publisher of Electrek and the 9to5 network, discussing all our top stories of…
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