GEM reveals its new 2024 LSVs that are designed to feel more like real cars

GEM, the company that makes all of those fun-looking people movers you see at places like airports, sports complexes, and hotels, has just launched its new 2024 line of low-speed vehicles (LSVs). And now they’re more “automotive like” than ever.

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CSC RX1E electric motorcycle complete review: The first low-cost 80 MPH e-moto

The CSC RX1E is a rare breed of electric motorcycle in the US. It’s fast and powerful enough to hang with the big boys, yet it doesn’t come with an over-the-top price.

How well can a budget-priced highway-capable electric motorcycle ride? That’s what I set out to find out in this complete review of the CSC RX1E.

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Volkswagen Group expands ties in China, investing millions in XPeng Motors to co-develop EVs

A week after confirming its subsidiary Audi will be co-developing EVs with SAIC Motor, Volkswagen Group is investing hundreds of millions of dollars in China’s XPeng Motors. Together, the automakers plan to jointly develop Volkswagen branded EVs for the Chinese market.

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Tesla appears to have shut down Fremont factory for upgrades

Tesla appears to have shut down Fremont factory as very little activity has been spotted at the gigantic factory.

CEO Elon Musk had warned that Tesla would have factory shutdowns in Q3 for upgrades.

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Porsche stands by EV sales target despite falling Taycan sales, supply chain issues

Despite sales of its sole electric sports car falling in the first half of the year, Porsche is standing by its EV sales target for 2023. The automaker is warning supply chain disruptions could remain an issue for EV growth.

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Porsche stands by EV sales target despite falling Taycan sales, supply chain issues

Despite sales of its sole electric sports car falling in the first half of the year, Porsche is standing by its EV sales target for 2023. The automaker is warning supply chain disruptions could remain an issue for EV growth.

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Surprise! Media is misreporting the source of a Dutch cargo ship fire

Early this morning, the Fremantle Highway, a large cargo ship, caught fire in the North Sea, off the coast of Ameland in the Netherlands. The fire has killed one person on board and injured several more, though all 23 crew members have at this point been evacuated from the ship.

The cargo ship was carrying 2,832 gas-powered cars, complete with a large amount of volatile energy stored in their gas tanks, and 25 electric ones, from Germany to Egypt. Naturally, the media seems to have taken one statement from the Dutch Coast Guard and misinterpreted it, jumping to exactly the premature conclusion that you probably did when you saw this headline pop up on our site.

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Why Burning Man may start banning electric bikes

Electric bikes have proven to be a massively popular form of transportation for millions of Americans, but their use at Burning Man may soon end.

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Why Burning Man may start banning electric bikes

Electric bikes have proven to be a massively popular form of transportation for millions of Americans, but their use at Burning Man may soon end.

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Why Burning Man may start banning electric bikes

Electric bikes have proven to be a massively popular form of transportation for millions of Americans, but their use at Burning Man may soon end.

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