This week on an EARLY Electrek Podcast, we discuss the most popular news in the world of sustainable transport and energy. This week, we discuss our Rivian R1S review, Tesla delivery results, software a new Tesla software update, and more.
The show is live every Friday at 4 p.m. ET on Electrek’s YouTube channel. (This week because of commitments, we are going live at 11am ET)
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Tesla has been spotted gathering a massive number of Megapacks outside its Gigafactory Nevada. Is it a backlog due to supply chain issues or a new giant battery is in the work?
Drones are often flying over Tesla factories to try to document progress.
These days, they…
As several companies across the globe move closer to delivering scaled production of solar EVs, a team in China has taken sustainable transportation a step further by creating a solar vehicle that runs entirely on energy from the sun. Introducing the Tianjin solar car.
With a tremendous number of bespoke EVs that have already arrived this year, there has never been a more exciting time to switch to go all-electric. A number of factors will play into your EV decision, regardless of whether it’s a lease or a purchase. Aside from the obvious preference for a certain model design, things like cargo space, range, acceleration, and technology are all important to…
The new belt-drive Honbike U4 electric bike looks so good, you’d think it was a purely pedal bike
July 8, 2022
Electric bikes are great for a lot of things. They get you where you’re going faster than a traditional bike, cut through traffic faster than a car, and are more fun than both. But the downside is that they can often be rather chunky looking. Some are even downright…
2,000 Expert Soldier Badges Have Been Awarded in 3 Years. But Do Non-Combat Units Want It?
July 8, 2022
A U.S. Army soldier stands in formation with their newly earned Expert Soldier Badge May 20, 2022, at Fort Carson, Colorado. (U.S. Army photo by Sgt. Gabrielle Pena)
The Army has awarded the Expert Soldier Badge 2,000 times since it was introduced in 2019, according to…
Phase One has teased an update to its XT camera system, a field camera-inspired medium format body that melds the feeling of classic film photography with modern hardware and software.
The company plans to release an update to the XT camera, but it doesn’t appear to be sensor-based. From what little can be gleaned from Phase One’s teaser video, the standout difference is the silver…
NASA as revealed the cosmic objects that will be shown when it releases the first full-color photos captured by the James Webb Space Telescope on July 12.
The space agency says that the five targets listed below represent the first wave of full-color scientific…
2021 Was Leica’s Best Financial Year Ever
July 8, 2022
Leica has announced that 2021/22 was its best financial year in its more than 100-year history. It increased revenue by 16% to 450 million euros.
The financial year was between April 1, 2021, and March 31, 2022 which resulted in the best business result in the…
A rare collection of 405 vintage film cameras will go up for auction where it’s expected to sell for over $30,000.
Leica, Rolleiflex, Hasselblad, Zeiss Ikon, Kodak, Pentax, Mamiya, Minolta, Exakta, Contaflex, are the brands among the exotic collection that span the 19th and 20th centuries.
The cameras are located in Barcelona, Spain, and its owner hopes to sell the collection as a…
