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Gogoro's scooter-sharing service swings into action in Taiwan

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Gogoro will launch a new scooter-sharing service in Taiwan next month

Mobility startup Gogoro has been making waves in Taiwan for a few years now with its smart electric scooters, and has even built on its success there with expansions into Europe. It is now returning to its roots with a new scooter-sharing system for the city of Taoyuan, which will allow residents to hop aboard for a ride with the click of a button.

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Forget the I.D. Buzz, Volkswagen's loaded an all-electric 1962 Splitty with next-gen tech

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The Type 20 gets a vibrant look to match its futuristic tech package

The naming of a new Volkswagen Silicon Valley research center that’s really a 20-year-old Volkswagen research center? Huge yawn. A Halloween-colored, 11-window 1962 Type 2 bus with weird organic styling, pure-electric powertrain, facial recognition and holographic infotainment? We’re wide awake, eyes and ears open. It’s no wonder VW spliced the two announcements together, previewing innovations yet to come from its reinvented innovations facility with a one-of-a-kind electrified Microbus.

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Tesla delivers a record 95,000 electric cars in 2019 second quarter

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Tesla has shaken off an eventful first few months of the year to produce and deliver a record number of cars in the second quarter. Its pivotal Model 3 accounted for a large portion of that, and the company is optimistic it can put in an even… Continue reading Tesla delivers a record 95,000 electric cars in 2019 second quarter→

Suitcase-sized folding e-scooter goes Lite, rolls for longer

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We’ve seen a number of folding electric trikes over the years, including 2005’s Rider, the adaptable Scuddy, the teeny Trikelet and the suitcase-sized eFoldi. That last one has just had a design refresh that sees it lose weight, gain speed an… Continue reading Suitcase-sized folding e-scooter goes Lite, rolls for longer→

Fiat electrifies the Ducato, Europe's favorite camper van base

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The Ducato Electric joins an updated MY2020 Ducato family

The Fiat Ducato van is an absolute tour de force of camper conversion, accounting for roughly 75 percent of European motorhomes. And it’ll soon be available as an electric. Fiat Professional’s first all-electric vehicle will join a refreshed Ducato lineup for the 2020 model year. Eventually everyone from work crews to stealthy #vanlifers could be cruising around in a quiet, zero-emissions van.

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By Jove, they built it: Avant-garde DS X E-Tense rolls out for Chantilly

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France’s DS Automobiles has built a real car out of the bizarre, asymmetric renders we saw last year, and it’s about to give the public its first chance to take a look. The DS X E-Tense is a vision of a proper driver’s car for the year 2035….. Continue reading By Jove, they built it: Avant-garde DS X E-Tense rolls out for Chantilly→

Stealthy, all-electric classic Mustang on its way to Goodwood

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London’s Charge Automotive is preparing to emerge from the smoke and shadows with an impressive sports car that’s sure to terrify small children, even without a V8 rumbling under its hood scoop. The blacked-out, 1967-style Mustang fastback fe… Continue reading Stealthy, all-electric classic Mustang on its way to Goodwood→

Hackaday Podcast Ep24: Mashing Smartphone Buttons, Sound Blastering, Trash Printing, and a Ludicrous Loom

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Hackaday Editors Elliot Williams and Mike Szczys wade through the fun hacks of the week. Looks like Google got caught ripping off song lyrics (how they got caught is the hack) and electric cars are getting artificially noisier. We look at 3D Printing directly from used plastic, and building a …read more

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Nissan's electric ice-cream van promises clean and cold summer treats

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Nissan's electric ice cream van can be recharged from the wall in around an hour

Nissan has wheeled out another concept vehicle that demonstrates both the versatility of its NV series vans and the potential of its power packs based on recycled batteries. The all-electric ice cream van is not only driven by electric propulsion, but also leans on clean energy to keeps its onboard treats nice and cool.

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