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Consumers earned over $3 billion from smartphone trade-ins last year with iPhone twice Android’s worth

February 23, 2022
Assurant released its 2021 Annual Trade-in and Upgrade Industry Trends report, and the results are intriguing. Through smartphone trade-in and upgrade programs, consumers earned over $3 billion in 2021. This amount is up by nearly $1 billion from 2020. Key findings from the report: There was a 220% increase in online trade-ins between Q3 and Q4 2021. iPhones (including iPhone XR, iPhone 11…
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Electrify America partners with Kia to provide EV6 customers up to 4,000 miles free charging

February 22, 2022
North American EV charging network Electrify America has announced a collaboration with Kia America to provide 1,000 kilowatt-hours (kWh) of free charging to EV6 customers. According to EA, this should equate to about 3,500-4,000 miles of complimentary charging. Electrify America currently operates the largest DC fast charging network in the US, and simultaneously continues to grow its presence…
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Quick Charge Podcast: February 22, 2022

February 22, 2022
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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A Chinese company is building a colossal 16 MW offshore wind turbine [Update]

February 22, 2022
Zhongshan, China-headquartered MingYang Smart Energy is in the process of building the largest offshore wind turbine yet: the MySE 16.0-242 wind turbine. Once it launches, it will dwarf the 14-megawatt (MW) GE Haliade-X. Why do they keep getting bigger? February 22 update: MingYang Smart Energy will deploy two wind turbines that will each have a capacity of 16.6 MW at the MingYang Yangjiang…
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Tesla obtains patent for automatic tire inflation system for Tesla Semi electric truck

February 22, 2022
Today, Tesla was granted a patent for a new automatic tire inflation system enabling to adjust tire pressure in real-time in the upcoming Tesla Semi electric truck. We reported on Tesla applying for a patent on the technology back in 2018 – shortly after the automaker unveiled the Tesla Semi electric truck. While Tesla didn’t specify if it will be designed for cars or trucks in the patent…
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