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CleanTechnica Review: Hiboy VE1 Pro Electric Scooter

I’ve often wished there was something between common rideshare kick scooters, like something you’d rent from Lime or Bird, and larger forms of micromobility, like an e-bike or a motorcycle/scooter. It’s hard to take most e-bikes and carry them into an office or classroom, and the small kick scooters just aren’t that stable or comfortable […]
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Wolfspeed opens silicon carbide semiconductor fab facility in New York

Silicon carbide and gallium nitride technology company Wolfspeed has opened a silicon carbide semiconductor wafer fabrication facility in Marcy, New York. Wolfspeed calls the automated facility “the world’s first and largest 200 mm silicon carbide fab, providing uncompromised wafer quality and higher yield.”

In April, the facility produced its first batch of silicon carbide semiconductor wafers, and the company plans to begin supplying customers this year. Wolfspeed reached a multi-year agreement with Lucid Motors to supply silicon carbide devices.

Wolfspeed is also planning a materials factory in Durham, North Carolina which is slated for completion later in 2022.

Tesla is back to ramping up Gigafactory Shanghai to new production records

Tesla is back to ramping up production at Gigafactory Shanghai. The automaker could reportedly be back to pre-shutdown level as soon as tomorrow and plans to ramp up to new records later this week.

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