A second life battery company is helping Extreme E avoid 15 tons of CO2 emissions each season

As all-electric racing series Extreme E approaches the start of its third season this month, it has shared that second life battery storage specialist Zenobē is once again onboard as its official energy storage supplier. Onboard since the series’ inaugural season, Zenobē’s “powerskids” give EV batteries a second life by delivering clean power to the teams in remote race locations around the world.

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Tesla Investor Day news hub: Master Plan Part 3, new vehicle platform and more

Tesla is holding its first “Investor Day” at Gigafactory Texas in Austin today. You can follow this news hub to watch the event and get all the details and analysis about the most important news coming out of the presentation.

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NIO (NIO) EV deliveries continue growing in Q4, but so do its losses

NIO (NIO) released its Q4 earnings Wednesday morning, and although EV deliveries continue growing, the company’s losses are also piling up.

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Rivian to recall over 12,700 EVs due to airbag deployment issue

American EV automaker Rivian has begun informing certain 2022 R1T and R1S customers of a recall filed with the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) last week. The voluntary recall affects over 12,700 Rivian EVs and pertains to a sensor in passenger seatbelt system that may cause a reduced, or complete lack of deployment in the passenger airbag.

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Upgraded VW ID.3 unveiled with sharpened design and sustainability-focused interior

Volkswagen has finally revealed its second-generation ID.3 after months of teasing. The new electric compact vehicle features an edgy, sportier exterior design and an upgraded modern interior that focuses on sustainability.

Check out the first images of the upgraded VW ID.3 below.

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RadRunner 3 Plus unveiled as Rad’s new high-end electric utility bike with 100-mile range

Rad Power Bikes is back with a new version of the company’s RadRunner Plus. The new model, known as the RadRunner 3 Plus (not to be confused with the RadRunner 2 that is still available as the more budget-friendly model), is the brand’s new high-end electric utility bike. This latest model sees several important upgrades to bike’s components, design, and performance.

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Tesla is working on a Model Y refresh codenamed ‘Juniper’, report says

A new report states that Tesla is currently working on a Model Y refresh codenamed ‘Juniper’, which should come into production next year.

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World First! Charging a Chevy Bolt EV on a Tesla Supercharger using Magic Dock

The news that Tesla officially allows other electric vehicle makes to charge on its Supercharger network is just a few hours old but we’ve already gone out to one of the 10 Superchargers that are enabled to give our little Chevy Bolt some Tesla juice. Here’s how it went.

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Tesla officially opens Superchargers to non-Tesla EV owners in the US and explains how it works

Tesla has finally started to open some Supercharger stations to non-Tesla electric cars owners in the US and it explained how it works.

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Quick Charge Podcast: February 28, 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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