Cleantech & EV'sNews

GM accelerates electric car investments, announces 2 new battery cell factories in the US

June 17, 2021
GM announced today an acceleration of its planned investments in electric vehicles, which is going to include two new battery cell factories in the US. Combining investments in autonomous and electric vehicles, GM is announcing a 75% increase in investments over the current five-year period: General Motors Co. (NYSE: GM) announced today it will increase its EV and AV investments from 2020…
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Cleantech & EV'sNews

I bought an inexpensive electric pickup truck from China (and you can too)

June 17, 2021
If you’re anything like me, you watched the unveiling of the Tesla Cybertruck and the electric Ford F-150 Lightning truck and thought, “Damn, those are pretty cool, but I probably shouldn’t drop $40,000-$50,000 on an electric truck that I don’t really need.” However, despite realizing I couldn’t justify an expensive electric truck, I never gave up the dream of joyriding in one and…
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DefenseNews

Lawmakers push to boost Missile Defense Agency budget second year in a row

June 17, 2021
WASHINGTON — House and Senate lawmakers are again pushing to boost the Missile Defense Agency’s budget after Congress added $1.3 billion last fiscal year. The MDA’s request in fiscal 2022 focuses on the development of future capabilities including a next-generation interceptor for homeland missile defense, a hypersonic defensive capability and space-based tracking critical to detecting…
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MobileNews

Google Photos brings ‘Sharing’ tab back to bottom bar, moves ‘Print store’ [Update: Back]

June 17, 2021
Last June, Google redesigned the Photos app with cleaner navigation, new logo, and a map view. In response to “user feedback and comments,” Google Photos is reverting one change to bring the “Sharing” tab back to the bottom bar. Update 6/16: The updated navigation system quietly returned today. If it’s not back to normal on your device, Force Stop Google Photos from the App Info menu…
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