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Canoo stock doubles as Walmart orders up to 10,000 EVs in deal that includes warranted shares in company [update]

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EV startup Canoo continues to feverishly lay the railroad down right in front of itself as it chugs along its route toward scaled production. A recent feeling of dread has been encapsulated by the company’s low stock, but new life has been injected into Canoo in the form of an order of at least 4,500 delivery EVs from Walmart, with the possibility of up to 10,000 in total. More…

Lordstown Motors shuffles management

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Lordstown Motors has replaced its chief executive with Edward Hightower who has, until now, been president of the company since November. Other new appointments have also been made. For just a little under a year, Daniel Ninivaggi has been CEO, but will now become executive chairman and focus on partnerships and capital raising. According to […] More…

AMTE Power joins forces with Mahle Powertrain

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UK battery cell manufacturer AMTE Power has signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with UK-based German manufacturer Mahle Powertrain (MPT). The non-binding MoU the MoU between the two companies will facilitate testing of AMTE Power’s UHP cells at MPT test sites in Northampton. In March last year, the UK-based development service provider Mahle Powertrain (MPT) […] More…

Wheel-E Podcast! Special episode for Eurobike 2022 with the latest e-bike news

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This week on a special episode of Electrek’s Wheel-E podcast, we discuss the most interesting news and announcements from Eurobike 2022, the largest electric bicycle trade show in Europe. Some of the biggest stories include a first chance to test Tern’s new Quick Haul electric bike, the massive amount of cargo e-bikes at the show, anti-lock braking for e-bikes from a joint Blubrake & Shimano venture, a perceptible drop in pedal bikes, and lots more. More…

Watch XPeng’s latest video of an HT Aero eVTOL that you drive like a flying car

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Urban air mobility (UAM) company HT Aero continues to make progress toward the “flying car” it has promised to deliver by 2024. XPeng Huitian (aka HT Aero) recently posted a video to Weibo demonstrating an eVTOL prototype taking off, flying around, and being maneuvered like a car. It has the XPeng Motors steering wheel and everything – check it out. More…

Funding granted for 1,200 low- and zero-emission buses in Germany

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The German Federal Ministry of Digital Affairs and Transport (BMDV) has handed over funding certificates to 41 more public transport authorities. With these commitments, around 1,200 additional low- and zero-emission buses are to be procured and put into operation across the country. According to the German Federal Ministry for Transport (BMDV), the transport companies now […] More…