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Hover-1 Switch is a 2-in-1 electric scooter + skateboard for $170, more in New Green Deals

Electrek

Ready to cruise around the neighborhood this fall? It converts from an electric scooter to electric skateboard depending on what you need, and is down to $170 today, coming within $20 of its all-time low. Also, check out the new Electrek Tesla Shop for the best deals on Tesla accessories. Well, the Hover-1 Switch is.

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Swedish EV battery maker Northvolt will get US$400 million from Ontario pension investmrent

Baua Electric

Since its initiation seven years in the past through a couple of former Tesla Inc. billion) Ontario pension investmrent is making an investment by means of convertible notes, mentioned Matthew Mendes, its head of infrastructure. and Volkswagen. billion (US$55.5 We fundamentally believe that there’s lots of investor appetite.

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News: Corvette Adds Electric Power to Boost Performance

Clean Fleet Report

Another first for Corvette–Two drive modes (with or without engine) With a gentle nod toward electrification, the E-Ray also takes the Corvette into more new territory—its first all-wheel drive model, first hybrid model and first one with a Stealth Mode to slip out of the neighborhood without the full-throated blast of 6.2-liter

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An Easy EV Conversion Kit For People

Open Source Civic EV Kit

After spending the past year and a half converting a Porsche 914 to an electric vehicle, I decided to expand my horizons by designing an open-source electric vehicle (EV) conversion kit for a commonly used car. There are already commercially available kits with excellent, detailed instructions for how to convert a vehicle.

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This Dutch City Is Road-Testing Vehicle-to-Grid Tech

Cars That Think

The inverter converts alternating current to direct current when charging the vehicle and back the other way when sending power into the grid. The inverter converts alternating current to direct current when charging the vehicle and back the other way when sending power into the grid. This is good for the grid. We Drive Solar.

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Is Rivian Still Spending Billions Now to Make Billions Later?

The Truth About Cars

Frankly, it doesn’t look like any brand other than Tesla has managed to find a way to make volume electrification work in its favor. You might even see Rivian products cruising down the neighborhood, which is more than we can say for brands like Faraday Future and Lordstown Motors. Ford is on track to lose $4.5

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Solving the Electric Vehicle Charging Conundrum

Cars That Think

It might be in your neighborhood, but it's something that you will find along interstates or major travel routes. Steven Cherry My understanding is Tesla has a proprietary charging station design. If I'm not in a Tesla, I can't charge it many of the stations that are currently out there. in a Tesla.