Mokwheel Scoria review: An electric bike with a built-in power station

Electrek.co by Micah Toll

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[{"selector":"#anim-83b1075e-8457-4081-bbcb-08d67fe0df1c","keyframes":{"opacity":[0,1]},"delay":500,"duration":600,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.4, 0.4, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] Take the case of the Mokwheel Scoria , which straps an inverter onto an e-bike to create a mobile power station.

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