I took a 2,200mi electric roadtrip with no prep. It was easy. What’s the big deal?

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Recently I drove a Tesla Model 3 on an electric roadtrip from Southern California to Portland and back. The total distance was around 2,200 miles, with the bulk of the driving happening over the course of 5 days (3 up, 2 down), and I only “waited” for charging for about 25 minutes total over the whole trip.

There are many travelogues and youtube channels that go into deep analyses of efficiency and charging speed, with lots of detail on how exactly to plan an electric roadtrip. Though I typically do enjoy those sorts of details, I didn’t actually think to keep track of any of them during this trip, since they’re all sort of unnecessary at this point, because electric roadtrips are easy.

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Wheel-E Podcast: New Yamaha e-bikes, Del Mar test ride, electric Polaris RANGER & more

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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 bikes from Yamaha and Delfast, test riding the new LiveWire S2 Del Mar and the Polaris RANGER XP Kinetic, new electric motorcycles from Sur Ron and SUPER73, and lots more.

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Weird Alibaba: Who wants this cheap 33 ft electric cherry picker straight from China?

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Some of you who follow this tongue-in-cheek series may know that I’ve long sought after an electric aircraft from Alibaba to bestow upon it the dubious honor of being featured here. I’ve gotten close, but no cigar. I still haven’t caught my white whale this week on China’s largest online shopping platform Alibaba, but they say if you’re going to shoot for the stars, then you’d better aim for the lowest one. And that’s what I plan to do with my very own electric aerial work platform. Or as we called them as kids, cherry pickers.

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This is how government overreach could bring the US solar industry to its knees

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The Solar Energy Industries Association, the nonprofit trade association of the US solar industry, just flagged a proposed change to the 2024 International Building Code by the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) that would do more harm than good to the US solar industry.

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US Department of Defense embracing electric military vehicles using GM’s Ultium Platform

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Tactical military vehicles are about to get an electric upgrade. GM Defense, a business unit of General Motors focusing on advanced defense mobility needs, was selected by the Defense Innovation Unit (DIU) to develop a battery pack that can be used for functional electric military vehicles.

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The world’s largest offshore wind farm is going to get even larger

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There are plans in place to develop the UK’s Dogger Bank offshore wind farm in three phases: A, B, and C. It will become the world’s largest offshore wind farm upon completion, with an installed capacity of 3.6 gigawatts (GW). And it looks likely that it will get a fourth phase, Dogger Bank D, making it even more massive.

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Podcast: Elon Musk’s Twitter deal, Tesla Bot, Dojo, Tesla Semi, and more

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This week on the Electrek Podcast, we discuss the most popular news in the world of sustainable transport and energy. This week, we discussed Elon Musk’s Twitter deal and how it is affecting Tesla, Tesla Bot, Dojo, Tesla Semi production, and more.

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Popular Rad Power Bikes drop to best prices of the year from $499 in New Green Deals

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As the holiday shopping season begins inching closer, one of our favorite EV brands is rolling out an early preview of what to expect from Black Friday and beyond. Its latest sale is going live today with all-time low discounts across a selection of e-bikes headlined by RadMission at just $499. Those $600 in savings deliver a rare chance to save that is joined by plenty of other ways to hit the streets for less. 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 briefly leaked all upcoming Supercharger locations

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Tesla appears to have accidentally leaked all the upcoming Supercharger locations around the world, but it fixed the issue.

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Automaker behind internal combustion engine start says buyers will switch to luxury EVs, good for business

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Mercedes-Benz, the German automaker known for pioneering the internal combustion engine, says electric vehicles will be the dominant car on the road, particularly luxury EVs. The automaker’s CEO says he sees the switch to luxury EVs happening step-by-step within this decade.

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