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Kent Torpedo launched as first e-bike for kids, lengthening those Sunday rides

Major bicycle manufacturer Kent is announcing today its first electric bicycle designed specifically for children. , charging up the ride with more distance and speed. Before you start pulling out your pitchforks, know that the Kent Torpedo is a pedal assist e-bike. That means it doesn’t have a throttle. It’s not a mini-motorcycle for children, it’s just a normal pedal bicycle that…
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EGEB: China leads the world in wind – and coal

In today’s Electrek Green Energy Brief (EGEB): China built more new wind farms in 2020 than the world combined in 2019 – and a lot of coal plants. Supermarket chain Aldi announces its new clean energy and sustainability goals. UnderstandSolar is a free service that…
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Arizona utility offers customers $1,000 rebate to switch to electric cars

Arizona utility Salt River Project (SRP) really wants its customers to drive electric cars, so it’s now offering any customer who buys an EV a $1,000 rebate in a pilot program. Electric car rebate in Arizona SRP has one of the largest workplace charging programs in Arizona, and by the end of 2021, its sedan fleet will be fully electric. Marc Campbell, SRP manager of sustainable programs, told…
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eSkootr unveils its 60 mph standing electric scooter for new racing series

If you’ve ever wanted to race a 60 mph electric scooter as part of a real racing league, you’re in luck. The eSkootr Championship is preparing a new racing league and has just shown off its eSkootr S1X racing electric scooter. What’s that? Oh, you don’t have a death wish? Well, that’s fine, you can still read about this fairly insane racing electric scooter anyway. eSkootr S1X racing…
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Google Discover gets auto-advancing slideshow ad format

Alongside web articles, YouTube videos, and Web Stories, advertising frequently appears in the Google feed available to the left of most Android homescreens. Google Discover is now getting a new ads slideshow format that automatically moves you to the next image. This…
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YouTube begins rolling out redesigned app for Apple TV users

Google has started to roll out a major redesign to the YouTube application on Apple TV with tvOS. This update brings the latest YouTube interface that Google uses on other platforms to Apple’s streaming box, nearly a year after it first came to Google TV. Google first started rolling out the basis of this new user interface to Google TV in November 2019. It then made some additional tweaks to…
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