Daring 60 MPH electric scooter racing league to begin drafting male and female riders

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We’ve followed the development of the eSkootr Championship (eSC) since its inception in mid-2020. There’s just something about racers on 60 mph (100 km/h) electric scooters speeding around a track while standing up that boggles the mind.

Early reports of the nascent racing league saw its developers working to turn the eSC into a respectable organized racing event, and recent signs show that effort has been largely successful as the league prepares to draft the first racers. The group is also working on shirking many of the common barriers to racing today, such as economic hurdles and gender inequality.

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Tesla (TSLA) becomes best-selling brand in Norway as the country hits new electric vehicle records

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Tesla has become the best-selling brand in Norway for the whole year of 2021 despite having only two models available on the market, which helped the country hit again new electric vehicle records.

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Propella Mini review: Just might be the best electric bike for city riders for under $1,000

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As more e-bikes cram in extra features and components, they also start packing on the pounds. But what if you’re just looking for a lightweight, simple e-bike to get you where you’re going quickly and easily? That’s where Propella comes in. And the Propella Mini may be the best lightweight electric bike yet for urban residents.

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Tesla asks employees to fight back against new proposal that could destroy its biggest solar market

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Tesla is rallying its employees to fight back against California’s NEM 3.0 proposal that could potentially make its biggest solar market not viable.

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Tesla (TSLA) announces record production and deliveries of over 300,000 electric cars

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Tesla (TSLA) announced that it achieved both record production and deliveries during the last quarter of 2021.

The automaker produced “more than 305,000 electric vehicles and delivered of over 308,000 electric vehicles during Q4 2021.

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Chinese electric moped giant NIU’s radical new e-bike is set to shakeup the US, EU markets

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NIU’s claim to fame is its wildly popular smart electric scooters, which have taken off in Asia and continue to post strong sales in the European and North American markets. But the company’s tech has also been making its way into a wider range of lighter electric vehicles too. Now NIU’s upcoming electric bicycle may be preparing to turn the e-bike industry on its head.

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Quick Charge Podcast: January 1, 2022

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Listen to a recap of the top stories of the day from Electrek. Quick Charge is available now on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, TuneIn and our RSS feed for Overcast and other podcast players.

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New Wheel-E Podcast! Biggest electric bike and mobility EV stories of 2021, and what’s to come in 2022

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This week on Electrek’s new Wheel-E podcast, we discuss the most popular news stories from 2021 in the world of electric bikes and other nontraditional electric vehicles. Then we look forward to the future to discuss what 2022 will likely hold for these alternative electric vehicles.

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Awesomely Weird Alibaba EV of the Week: A shady passenger-carrying drone

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I’ve finally done it, folks! Ever since I started this Awesomely Weird Alibaba Electric Vehicle of the Week column, where I search for crazy EVs on China’s largest shopping platform, I’ve been hunting for an electric passenger aircraft. I was hoping to find some type of ultralight plane, but it’s been pretty tough.

Don’t get me wrong, you can find all sorts of ultralight deathtrap aircraft, but they’re all gas-powered. Alibaba is definitely full of shady-looking EVs that seem near death-defying (remember that one-wheeled electric motorcycle?). But for the life of me, I just couldn’t find an electric aircraft.

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Scotland missed 100% clean electricity consumption in 2020 by only 1.4%

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In 2011, Scotland set a target of reaching 100% clean electricity consumption in 2020. And last year, the country almost reached its target – 98.6% of gross electricity consumption came from renewable sources, according to the Scottish government’s December energy statement.

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