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Google honors We:wa, Zuni tribe leader, with interactive weaving Doodle

In celebration of the beginning of Native American Heritage Month in the United States, Google has replaced their homepage logo with an interactive Doodle for We:wa, a member of the Zuni tribe, weaver, and ambassador to the United States on behalf of Native Americans in general. Life of We:wa of the Zuni people We:wa — sometimes stylized “We’wha” — was born within the state of New…
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Awesomely Weird Alibaba EV of the Week: $700 electric sea scooter bodyboard

There is no shortage of fun-looking electric vehicles on Alibaba, the mystical and sometimes downright oddball Chinese shopping site. And while I normally find something decidedly more land-loving for my Awesomely Weird Alibaba Electric Vehicle of the Week column, this week we’re going to get a bit wet. So grab some sunblock, inflate your arm floaties, and join me in the shallow end of the pool…
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Quick Charge Podcast: October 30, 2021

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.  Check out the , an all EV event taking place at Sonoma Raceway this November…
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Police are using Harley-Davidson’s electric motorcycles to patrol the COP26 climate summit

Any large public gathering is bound to draw a police presence to maintain safety and order. But at the COP26 climate summit currently underway in Scotland, the UK police are using a decidedly more environmentally appropriate form of patrol vehicle: Harley-Davidson’s LiveWire electric motorcycles. The COP26 climate summit, also known as the United Nations Climate Change Conference UK 2021, is…
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Tesla launches new ‘financial leasing’ product to buy cars with 0% down payment

Tesla has launched a new financial product called “financial leasing” that enables customers to buy its cars with no down payment. It’s currently only available in China. Over the weekend, Tesla updated its online configurator in China to add a new financing option when buying a vehicle online. Along with cash or a loan, Tesla is now listing “Tesla Financial Leasing.” The automaker…
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