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Harley-Davidson officially spins off new electric bicycle company with stunning first model

October 29, 2020
This is it. Harley-Davidson has been teasing us with the prospect of their own in-house electric bicycles for over two years. And today the bar-and-shield motorcycle manufacturer has finally announced its new dedicated electric bicycle brand known as Serial 1 Cycle Company. The brand’s name is an homage to the very first motorcycle ever built by Harley-Davidson in 1903, named “Serial Number…
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Tesla mysteriously removes regenerative braking strength option in new cars

October 29, 2020
Tesla has mysteriously removed the option for drivers to control the strength of the regenerative braking capacity for new cars. The reason behind the change is not clear. Regenerative Braking Regenerative braking, which uses an electric vehicle’s electric motor to convert kinetic energy into electricity to charge the battery pack while slowing down the vehicle, is a flagship feature of…
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Quick Charge Podcast: October 27, 2020

October 29, 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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Tesla should sell its self-driving computer chips, says comma.ai’s George Hotz

October 29, 2020
George Hotz, CEO of comma.ai, argues that Tesla should sell its self-driving computer chip and create some competition to Nvidia in the process. Hotz rose to fame through his hacking feats as a teen, but more recently, he has become a highly respected programmer and he founded comma.ai, which aims to solve self-driving while delivering level 2 driver-assist features in the process. As we…
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DefenseNews

F-35 to move into full-rate production later than expected

October 29, 2020
WASHINGTON — The Pentagon will have to put off moving the F-35 program to full-rate production due to another delay in starting critical simulation tests. Before the Defense Department’s top weapons buyer, Ellen Lord, can clear the F-35 for full-rate production, the…
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South Korean study finds Chinook upgrade more expensive than buying new helos

October 29, 2020
SEOUL — Research on the long-awaited upgrade of Chinook helicopters flown by the South Korean military shows it would be cheaper to buy new aircraft, according to a local lawmaker. Rep. Min Hong-chul of the ruling Democratic Party revealed the result of the latest preliminary research on the Chinook upgrade during a parliamentary audit of the Defense Acquisition Program Administration on Oct.
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