The world’s largest single-site solar farm just came online

The United Arab Emirates has launched Al Dhafra solar farm – now the world’s largest single-site solar farm – ahead of COP28.

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BLUETTI’s Black Friday bargains and a brand-new power station – revealed

Black Friday 2023 is fast approaching, and portable power trailblazer BLUETTI is launching astonishing discounts of up to $2,400 from November 17.

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BLUETTI’s Black Friday bargains and a brand-new power station – revealed

Black Friday 2023 is fast approaching, and portable power trailblazer BLUETTI is launching astonishing discounts of up to $2,400 from November 17.

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Sports car maker Alpine wants to reinvent itself, and Geely might help foot the bill  

French automaker Renault is looking to investors including China’s Geely to funnel some cash into its Alpine racing and sports car brand. Alpine, best known for its A110 sports coupe, is looking to reinvent itself as an all-around EV maker of performance hatchbacks, SUVs, and crossovers. The brand says it will launch in the US in 2027.

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Kia launches $20K EV5 electric SUV in China to rival leaders BYD and Tesla

Kia launched its new EV5 electric SUV in China Friday. With a starting price of around $20K (149,800 yuan), the EV5 is expected to take on market leaders, including Tesla’s Model Y.

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Wheel-E Podcast: Pizza e-bike, Honda electric bicycle, cargo e-moto & more

This week on Electrek’s Wheel-E podcast, we discuss the most popular news stories from the world of electric bikes and other nontraditional electric vehicles. This time, that includes new electric bicycles from Honda and Momentum, a pizza delivery e-bike from Domino’s, a new cargo electric motorcycle from PNY, Tesla’s Cyberquad for Kids getting relaunched, and more.

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I took my e-bike and went undercover as a food delivery rider. Here’s what I learned

In cities around the world, e-bikes, scooters, and motorcycles make up the brunt of the food delivery industry. They serve as the critical backbone, connecting hungry customers ordering app-based food with the restaurants that serve up that savory delight. At least, that’s how it works almost everywhere except North America. So I took a trip to the US and spent a day as a food delivery rider to see what the big hangup is.

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I took my e-bike and went undercover as a food delivery rider. Here’s what I learned

In cities around the world, e-bikes, scooters, and motorcycles make up the brunt of the food delivery industry. They serve as the critical backbone, connecting hungry customers ordering app-based food with the restaurants that serve up that savory delight. At least, that’s how it works almost everywhere except North America. So I took a trip to the US and spent a day as a food delivery rider to see what the big hangup is.

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I took my e-bike and went undercover as a food delivery rider. Here’s what I learned

In cities around the world, e-bikes, scooters, and motorcycles make up the brunt of the food delivery industry. They serve as the critical backbone, connecting hungry customers ordering app-based food with the restaurants that serve up that savory delight. At least, that’s how it works almost everywhere except North America. So I took a trip to the US and spent a day as a food delivery rider to see what the big hangup is.

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Quick Charge Podcast: November 16, 2023

Listen to a recap of the top stories of the day from Electrek. Quick Charge is available now on Apple PodcastsSpotifyTuneIn and our RSS feed for Overcast and other podcast players.

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