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Quick Charge Podcast: September 5, 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 Saturday. Subscribe to our podcast in Apple Podcast or your favorite podcast player to guarantee new episodes are delivered as…
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Rihanna’s scooter accident should be a safety wake-up call to all riders

I’ve never been shy about my support for electric scooters and e-bikes as an important piece of the alternative transportation puzzle. But as the number of high-profile accidents grows, it’s time that we took a serious look at the importance of rider safety. The latest incident to make headlines is Rihanna’s electric scooter crash. The recording artist was seen with a black eye and…
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Watch Tesla CEO Elon Musk test drive VW ID.3

VW has released a video of the mysterious meeting between CEO Hebert Diess and Tesla CEO Elon Musk during which the latter test drove the upcoming ID.3 and ID.4 electric cars. As we reported over the last week, Musk has been in Germany to visit a few projects related to…
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EGEB: The energy jobs Gen Z want most

Nearly half of polled Generation Z’ers think climate change can be slowed — and want to help. New research suggests Biden’s green energy plan could get the US to decarbonize by 2035. Nestlé is on track to reach its 100% sustainable goal by 2025. Arcadia Power is…
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VW confirms ID.4 towing capacity, shows utility performance in new video

VW has confirmed the upcoming ID.4 electric SUV’s towing capacity in a new video showing the utility performance of the vehicle. Over the last month, VW has been hyping the launch of the ID.4 electric SUV by gradually releasing more information about the vehicle. Most recently, we got our first look at the ID.4’s interior and VW started production in Germany. Now the German automaker is out…
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VW CEO confirms no Tesla deal in the making

VW CEO Hebert Diess put an end to rumors and confirmed that there’s no deal in the making with Tesla. As we reported last week, Tesla CEO Elon Musk has been in Germany visiting a few projects related to Tesla. It ended with reports that Musk visited Braunschweig Airport…
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Tesla (TSLA) crashes, announces completion of capital raise

Tesla’s stock (TSLA) is crashing today as the automaker announces that it has already completed its $5 billion capital raise. Last week, Tesla announced plans to raise $5.0 billion in an “at-the-market” offering. Now a week later, the company already confirms that it sold all the shares with the final settlement expected to go through tomorrow: “On September 4, 2020, Tesla, Inc.
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