Quick Charge Podcast: January 12, 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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This company turns wind turbine blades into concrete

An Iowa startup is transforming decommissioned wind turbine blades into reusable materials for the concrete and mortar industries.

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Tesla secures new 1-million sq-ft building in Texas

Tesla has secured a new 1-million square-foot building near Brookshire, Texas. It’s not known what for yet, but there’s a rumor that it is for battery storage.

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Honda launches $885 E-Cub electric moped, but it’s not what we hoped for

The world has been begging Honda for years to bring to market an electric version of its famous Cub line of motorbikes. Now the company has finally done it with the recently launched Honda Cub e:, though it’s not exactly what we were looking for.

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Ram Trucks knows its drivers don’t want to plug in chargers, so it made a robot for that

When you think of charging your electric vehicle, you don’t typically imagine robots involved. But in its quest to make the charging experience for its its new Ram Revolution electric pickup as seamless as possible, Ram Trucks has introduced a robot that can autonomously charge your EV.

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Here’s how this company turns diesel buses into electric buses

Kleanbus, which just completed its first prototype vehicle, strips diesel engines out of five- to 10-year-old buses and replaces them with electric powertrains.

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Mercedes will drop “EQ” branding from EV names in 2024

Mercedes is going to drop the “EQ” branding from the names of their electric cars as early as 2024, citing confusion from customers, as reported by Handelsblatt.

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Formula E’s faster Gen3 car starts season 9 Saturday in Mexico City

Formula E is back for the start of season nine this weekend at the high-altitude Autodromo Hermanos Rodriguez in Mexico City.

The season includes the new faster, lighter, and much more angular Gen3 car, new tracks, and more.

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Prep for spring with Sun Joe’s 15-inch electric dethatcher at low of $172 in New Green Deals

Spring is a few months away, but now’s a great time to pick up to prepare for revitalizing your yard. It’s perfect for prepping the yard to grow faster, thicker, and healthier then ever before, and today the Sun Joe dethatcher is on sale for from its normal $199 going rate, marking a new low that we’ve tracked. We also have a wide selection of Tesla and e-bike discounts in today’s New Green Deals, so you won’t want to miss that either.

Head below for other New Green Deals that we’ve found today and of course Electrek’s best EV buying and leasing deals. Also, check out the new Electrek Tesla Shop for the best deals on Tesla accessories.

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Tesla claims its new solar inverter is much cheaper than the competition

Tesla released a white paper on its new string solar inverter and claims that it is much cheaper than competing inverter solutions from Enphase and SolarEdge.

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