Awesomely Weird Alibaba Electric Vehicle of the Week: $3,000 electric pickup truck with bed cap

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It’s no secret that I love me a fun little electric pickup truck from China. Yes, I’m that guy that floated one over from half way around the world to use as a farm truck in the US. But just like my four year old nephew after a run through a candy store, time does not stand still. And neither does the pace of development in Chinese electric mini truck factories. Because less than half a year after my own mini electric pickup truck rolled into my garage and heart, more advancements are popping up in the industry. And that means that we all get to enjoy the latest that the Chinese mini electric pickup truck market has to offer in this week’s rendition of the Awesomely Weird Alibaba Electric Vehicle of the Week!

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Drone whips around Tesla’s Berlin Gigafactory in new fast-paced video

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In Tesla’s latest video, a drone tours the company’s latest Gigafactory in Berlin, Germany. High-speed drone videos are nothing new, but the video the skilled pilot captured (in tandem with equally adept video editing) is impressive and gives us a look at the robots and tools the company uses to produce its electric vehicles.

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Nevada pledges to electrify all new trucks and buses by 2050

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The governor of Nevada, Steve Sisolak (D-NV), signed a multi-state agreement yesterday that pledges at least 30% of all new trucks and buses sold will be zero emission by 2030, and 100% will be zero emission by 2050.

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Canada’s new 2035 gas car ban may not actually ban gas cars

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Canada has unveiled a $9 billion “2030 emissions reduction plan” with several provisions aimed at lowering the country’s emissions, including a plan to mandate 20% zero-emission new light-duty vehicle sales in 2026, rising to 60% by 2030 and 100% by 2035. But it may not actually ban gas cars – depending on how the plan defines plug-in hybrids.

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GM’s BrightDrop rebrands its electric delivery vehicles and carts with more cohesive names

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General Motors’ commercial EV brand, BrightDrop, announced a rebranding of its entire ecosystem of electrified products, including delivery vehicles, storage carts, and software. The new nomenclature system falls more in line with parent company GM’s focus on “zero” branding.

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Podcast: another TSLA stock split, Tesla head of AI on sabbatical, Porsche 911 electric, 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, including Tesla announcing another TSLA stock split, Tesla’s head of AI going on sabbatical, Porsche 911 going electric, and more.

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Drive Electric Earth Day runs all of April, with in-person outdoor events around the US

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Plug in America, the Sierra Club, and the Electric Auto Association are hosting their annual Drive Electric Earth Day event where advocates educate attendees about EV ownership. While most events will take place on April 22-23, Earth Day weekend, the first events start this Saturday, April 2, with over 180 events scheduled all through the month across the US (and a couple in Canada and New Zealand).

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Siemens Gamesa is now producing 115-meter-long offshore wind turbine blades

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Spanish-German wind giant Siemens Gamesa has started production of its first B115 blades at its facility in Aalborg, Denmark. The blades will be used on its SG 14-236 DD offshore wind turbine, which will have an output of 14 megawatts (MW) and a rotor diameter of 236 meters (774 feet).

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Mercedes-AMG shares pricing for new performance EQS model, the first AMG EV on EQ architecture

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Mercedes-AMG will soon deliver the first performance versions of the all-electric Mercedes-Benz EQS and has now shared pricing. With two new curated trims for the US market, the Mercedes-AMG EQS will be the first AMG electric vehicle to arrive on the Mercedes-EQ architecture.

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Get ready to plant a vegetable garden with this electric tiller for $100, more in New Green Deals

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Are you planning on planting a garden this spring? Well, then a tiller/cultivator is the perfect way to prepare the ground to receive your new fruits and vegetables. Right now you can pick up the for $100 at Amazon, which is at least $20 in savings from its normal going rate. Requiring no gas or oil to function, you just need an extension cord to plug in for it to work. We also have a wide selection of Tesla, Greenworks, and other 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, more on why going electric for your yard tools like the mower on sale is important, 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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