Volocopter shares latest video update showing its eVTOL air taxi is closer than ever to reality

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Urban Air Mobility (UAM) developer Volocopter has shared a new video showcasing the time and effort the company and its staff have been putting into the flight testing campaign for the VoloCity eVTOL air taxi as it moves closer to genuine flights with human passengers. You can see it taking off and landing in real time below.

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Moving to electric vehicles will dull recessions currently inflated by oil markets

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Can you imagine a future where your daily commute is filled with electric vehicles zooming past you with fresh, crisp air coming through the windows? For now, we are sitting at stop lights, rolling the windows up because it’s better to breathe the AC than the toxic fumes from the vehicles around us. But what if I told you that a future with electric vehicles could also do the unthinkable: slow a recession?

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Automate your A/C and heat with Honeywell’s Wi-Fi thermostat at $80 in New Green Deals

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Are you tired of having to get off the couch in order to change the temperature of the thermostat? Maybe you’re looking for a way to save some cash this winter on heating costs? Either way, a smart thermostat will solve the problem. Today’s New Green Deals features a certified refurbished Honeywell Wi-Fi smart thermostat that’s on sale for $80, which normally goes for $169. It ships with a 2-year warranty and allows you to program when the thermostat should turn on or off so you can save money by not running your AC or heater when not home. 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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Rising star Energica doubles global electric motorcycles sales, up 5x in the US

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Italian electric motorcycle maker Energica is chalking up impressive sales numbers around the world and in the US market. The company’s rosy figures were just announced as part of a lead up to Energica Week 2022, a yearly gathering in the company’s home country.

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Media goes nuts over Elon Musk calling for more oil and gas, but here’s the full quote

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The media is going nuts over Elon Musk calling for more oil and gas at an energy conference in Norway, but the full quote is not being widely reported and brings some important context.

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CATL’s energy dense Qilin batteries one-up the 4680 cell and will debut in the ZEEKR 009

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Following the debut of its third generation cell-to-pack (CTP) “Qilin” battery cells in June, battery expert CATL has shared which EV brand will be the first to use them – ZEEKR. The energy dense batteries will initially debut on the recently announced ZEEKR 009 MPV, quickly followed by the ZEEKR 001 which promises over 620 miles (1,000 km) of all-electric range.

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FREY unveils more affordable line of fast, high-end full-suspension electric mountain bikes

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The new FREY EVOLVE line is designed to take the brand’s popular high-end electric mountain bikes and reduce prices to make them more affordable for the masses. The first two models have just been unveiled as the FREY EVOLVE NEO and NEO PRO.

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Smartphone giant Xiaomi might co-brand EVs with BAIC to fulfill its 2024 delivery promise

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Xiaomi Corporation is reportedly facing delays in acquiring a license to make EVs of its own in China under the Xiaomi Automobile brand it registered in 2021. As a result, the behemoth consumer electronics manufacturer is in early talks with Beijing Automotive Group Co. (BAIC) to co-develop EVs in order for the latter to fulfill its promise of delivering its first vehicles by 2024.

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Honda and LG investing $4.4B to build batteries in the US

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Although many Japanese automakers are falling behind in the EV race, Honda is taking a big step today to solidify its place in the future of automobiles. Honda announced Monday that it will be forming a new joint venture with LG Energy Solution to build EV batteries in the US.

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France is subsidizing EVs leases so its residents only have to pay 100 euros a month

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Following President Emmanuel Macron’s re-election in France this year, he has begun making good on a promise he made during his campaign to make electric vehicles more affordable. The government is reportedly working out how quickly it can roll out a new measure that would make leases for some EVs available to the people of France for only 100 euros a month.

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