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The US is doubling e-bike imports this year to half a million, and even that isn’t enough

October 30, 2020
The electric bicycle boom in the United States is bigger than we thought, and it’s only getting bigger. When the US economy began feeling the impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic this past February and March, many in the e-bike industry feared the worst. At least until we witnessed an unexpected twist of fate. E-bikes, much like toilet paper for some reason, were the pandemic’s surprising winners…
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Tesla Autopilot loses to GM Super Cruise due to lack of driver monitoring in industry-wide test

October 30, 2020
Consumer Reports released a report based on a test of 17 driver-assist system and Tesla Autopilot came in second to GM’s Super Cruise due to the lack of driver monitoring in the former. The result is similar to their 2018 driver assist rankings. The publication started its driver-assist system tests in 2018 with only a handful of systems. Now two years later, the test has grown to 17…
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Watch Lordstown Endurance electric truck in a tug of war against a gas F-150

October 30, 2020
Lordstown Motors has released a video of its Endurance electric pickup truck in a tug of war battle against a 2019 Ford F-150 Lariat EcoBoost. The F-150 is the best-selling vehicle in the US and has held that crown for several decades straight. For a truck, especially one built in America, it represents the yardstick to be measured to. So it has become popular to do just that, by staging tug of…
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Quick Charge Podcast: October 28, 2020

October 30, 2020
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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Five-figure discounts on Nissan LEAF, Chrysler Pacifica Plug-in, Chevy Bolt, Audi e-tron Sportback, more

October 30, 2020
Year-end sales are kicking in! Manufacturers are sweetening their incentives, and dealers are increasing their markdowns on 2019 and 2020 models. Here are some of the most interesting offers we came across while updating our Electric Vehicle Price Guide and Electric Vehicle Lease Guide. Nissan LEAF Nissan has increased its cash incentive on a 2020 LEAF from $4,000 to $6,000, which has translated…
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