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Exclusive: $5,000 SONDORS Metacycle electric motorcycle production running ahead of schedule

March 4, 2021
In a surprise announcement, electric bike manufacturer SONDORS has reported that its low-cost electric motorcycle known as the SONDORS Metacycle is running ahead of its production schedule. The first deliveries of the $5,000 Metacycle weren’t expected to begin arriving at customers’ homes until Q4 2021. Based on a recent email sent to early reservation holders, SONDORS now appears to be…
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Battery startup Ample announces autonomous swapping stations

March 4, 2021
EV startup Ample today announced the rollout of its new modular battery swapping technology. A fully autonomous station deploys robots to remove and replace modules from an electric vehicle containing Ample’s modular battery architecture. These swapping stations are currently operational in California’s Bay Area. Ample wants to help put 1 billion EVs on the road That’s the main goal…
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MobileNews

Samsung has updated these phones to Android 11

March 4, 2021
It usually takes Android OEMs a fair bit to get the latest version of the OS on older devices, but Samsung has been getting better and better at this every year. For Android 11, the official update schedule kicked off in early December and continues to expand. Here’s every…
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How the US can achieve resilient power grids and support EV deployment

March 4, 2021
Electrek‘s Michelle Lewis asked Anthony Allard, EVP, head of North America, Hitachi ABB Power Grids, how the US can make its power grids more resilient and better support clean energy, and what Hitachi ABB is doing to support large-scale electric vehicle deployment. Hitachi ABB Power Grids digitizes all elements of the energy value chain and brings power grids into a sustainable energy…
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Former Air Force acquisition boss joins drone maker Volansi

March 4, 2021
WASHINGTON — Former Air Force acquisition chief Will Roper will join the board of directors of Volansi, a commercial drone delivery company looking to expand its defense revenue, the company announced March 3. As assistant secretary of the Air Force for acquisition…
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YouTube Music Now Playing redesign starts rolling out to iPhones

March 4, 2021
Back in June, YouTube Music for Android got a redesigned Now Playing UI that did a great deal to help modernize the streaming service, and it’s now finally coming to iPhones. With this revamp, YouTube Music puts all key controls on the same screen so that repeat and shuffle no longer require swiping up for the queue. As a result, thumbs up/down is moved next to the song name. The song/video…
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