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Polestar is a bit of an enigma as far as auto companies are concerned. The company, which is a joint venture between Geely and Volvo (which, in turn, is also owned by Geely), operates independently on some fronts from either Geely or Volvo in order to remain nimble. But it also leans heavily on its incestral parents for infrastructure, talent, and support. I spoke to its North American head…

Zero Motorcycles recently teamed up with Deus ex Machina to create the first-ever fully customized Zero SR/S electric motorcycle. Zero has occasionally collaborated with designers who have taken Zero’s platform in entirely new (and often shocking) directions. The modularity of electric motorcycles and lack of conventional design constraints like gas tanks and internal combustion engines have…

When we first embarked on our Fully Charged journey — 10 years and 553 episodes ago — we were especially attracted to electric cars and the clean energy that could potentially power them. Over time, and to our occasional astonishment, the adaptability of the humble battery has opened up new applications as easily as a swiss-army knife. Aviation is something we never thought we would see in our…