Thomas Edison’s birthplace is now powered by solar

Thomas Edison’s birthplace and museum in Milan, Ohio, is now officially powered by a donated rooftop solar system.

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BYD opens shop in the Caribbean with 10 new markets planned by the end of 2024

China’s leading EV maker, BYD, is quickly gaining ground in overseas markets. BYD opened its first store in the Caribbean as its global expansion heats up. The EV leader plans to enter ten new markets by the end of the year.

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Tesla hires GEICO executive to help lower insurance costs

Tesla has hired a long-time GEICO executive to help lower the insurance costs for its electric vehicles.

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Ford’s electric vehicle sales continue surging in May despite shifting EV plans

Despite a recent pullback on its electric vehicle strategy amid “slower-than-expected” demand, Ford’s EV sales continued surging in May. All Ford electric models, including the F-150 Lightning and Mustang Mach-E, saw double-digit sales growth last month.

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Ford’s electric vehicle sales continue surging in May despite shifting EV plans

Despite a recent pullback on its electric vehicle strategy amid “slower-than-expected” demand, Ford’s EV sales continued surging in May. All Ford electric models, including the F-150 Lightning and Mustang Mach-E, saw double-digit sales growth last month.

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Elon Musk asked Nvidia to prioritize GPU shipments to X over Tesla, emails reveal

Emails circulating at Nvidia show that Elon Musk asked them to prioritize processor shipments to X over Tesla.

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Lectric XP Lite 2.0 unveiled as new $799 best-bang-for-your-buck folding electric bike

In what should come as a surprise to absolutely nobody, Lectric Ebikes has done it again. North America’s leading value e-bike brand has just unveiled another doozy, this time upgrading the popular XP Lite model with some serious value-added features. Meet the new Lectric XP Lite 2.0, complete with Gates carbon belt drive and hydraulic disc brakes.

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Lectric XP Lite 2.0 unveiled as new $799 best-bang-for-your-buck folding electric bike

In what should come as a surprise to absolutely nobody, Lectric Ebikes has done it again. North America’s leading value e-bike brand has just unveiled another doozy, this time upgrading the popular XP Lite model with some serious value-added features. Meet the new Lectric XP Lite 2.0, complete with Gates carbon belt drive and hydraulic disc brakes.

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Lectric XP Lite 2.0 unveiled as new $799 best-bang-for-your-buck folding electric bike

In what should come as a surprise to absolutely nobody, Lectric Ebikes has done it again. North America’s leading value e-bike brand has just unveiled another doozy, this time upgrading the popular XP Lite model with some serious value-added features. Meet the new Lectric XP Lite 2.0, complete with Gates carbon belt drive and hydraulic disc brakes.

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Micromobility Europe conference heads to Amsterdam for big fun with small EVs

Micromobility Europe, the euro-focused sister show of the Micromobility America conference, is one of the main industry-focused trade shows concentrating on a wide variety of small-format vehicles designed for personal mobility. That includes everything from e-bikes and e-scooters to golf carts and micro-cars. If it rolls, moves a few people, and doesn’t look like something you’d never want to park in a crowded city, it will probably be there.

For the next two days, June 5-6, the show is hitting Amsterdam to feature a range of new vehicles, a curated list of industry speakers, and more. It’s a veritable who’s who of industry titans from micromobility company CEOs to policy makers and industry analysts. And somehow they agreed to let me in, too!

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