Tesla has revealed the Cybertruck’s powertrain configurations and weight capacity with its new truck VIN decoder. The automaker is going to start deliveries of the Cybertruck on November 30, and yet, we still don’t have the specs and pricing of the truck. We assume that Tesla is getting around that by only delivering to employees […]
This week on Electrek’s Wheel-E podcast, we discuss the most popular news stories from the world of electric bikes and other nontraditional electric vehicles. This time that includes Yamaha’s concepts for wild new electric bikes and self-balancing motorcycles, an e-bike designed for women, Bird’s new e-bikes, BMW launching production of its latest electric motorcycle, a microcar review, […]
In a major US milestone, the first turbine was successfully installed at Vineyard Wind 1, the US’s first commercial offshore wind farm. The first 62 GE Haliade-X wind turbines at Vineyard Wind 1 is complete. The announcement says the “fully assembled machine represents the largest turbine in the western world.” It has a 220-meter (722-foot) […]
A team of international scientists has discovered a potential treatment for the world’s leading cause of kidney failure in children needing dialysis. The most common cause of kidney failure in children is due to toxin producing bacteria that enters the circulation through the gut resulting in a disease called Haemolytic Uraemic Syndrome (HUS). There are […]
We are one year removed from the end of production of the BMW i3. While its makers look to inevitably introduce a successor to the affordable compact EV, don’t expect anything as radical looking. As BMW looks toward its “Neue Klasse” chapter in electrification, a development boss for the company says anything remotely resembling the […]
Tesla is attempting to boost sales by convincing owners of older Model S and Model X vehicles to upgrade by letting them transfer their free unlimited Supercharging onto new purchases. That’s surprising considering just a few months ago, Tesla was trying to get owners to give up their free Supercharging to get a new car. […]
Big tech and Big Pharma have proved pivotal in driving up living standards and creating our modern world. Over many decades they’ve also each relied heavily on patents and acquisitions to ensure they’re in a position to keep refreshing their R&D pipelines. However, the way that each has traditionally built and leveraged its intellectual property […]
Last month, Ford began notifying dealers that it planned to add Apple Maps EV routing to the F-150 Lightning before the end of the year. That rollout has now commenced, with the first wave of lucky F-150 Lightning drivers now able to tap into Apple Maps for their EV routing needs. This story is supported […]
Health Tech World speaks to MatrixCare general manager Bharat Monteiro about the ever-increasing role of AI in senior care. As the ageing population continues to grow, senior care faces a unique set of challenges, from staffing shortages to financial strains. Although often overlooked in the senior care sector, AI is set to be at the […]
We’ve all read so-called “range anxiety” stories — and most EV owners know they amount to a hill of beans when it comes to the lived experience of electric cars. And yet, there seems to be a narrative in mainstream media that range anxiety is the key issue when it comes to EV adoption, one […]
