Gogoro (NASDAQ: GGR) announced today that its highly acclaimed battery-swapping system designed for electric scooters and motorbikes is ready to roll out in India next month. The announcement came as Gogoro and local EV delivery company Zypp Electric unveiled a new partnership that will see Gogoro’s batteries and scooters soon zipping around Delhi.
Zypp Electric is India’s leading…
Sir Elton John opens new world in Roblox
November 3, 2022
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Superstar Sir Elton John is heading into the last leg of his Farewell Yellow Brick Road tour. This tour, which is his…
Back in September, Gmail for Android removed text labels from its core navigation element, and this change now makes sense as Google is making the bottom bar more persistent.
Previously, Gmail’s bottom bar would disappear as you scroll your inbox and when you open an…
Google expands AI-powered flood detection and wildfire systems
November 3, 2022
For the last several years, Google has been using artificial intelligence to develop a system that can predict floods. It has also been working on wildfire tracking tools. Ahead of the COP27 climate conference taking place next week, the company announced that it is expanding those tools.
First, Google says it will offer flood forecasts for river basins in another 18 countries. Those are Brazil…
Listen to an AI sing an uncannily human rendition of 'Jolene'
November 3, 2022
AI-powered image generators have been getting most of the press recently. But musical machine learning models have quietly been making great strides in recent years. Holly Herndon has been at the forefront of that revolution. She co-developed (along with partner Mat…
GM and Microvast pair up to develop tech to boost battery safety
November 3, 2022
Separators are safety-critical EV battery components, so GM and battery maker Microvast are pairing up to develop the technology of separators, as well as build a new separator plant in the United States.
Separators separate the anode from the cathode, allowing for ion…
The first all-electric community powered by a solar and battery microgrid launches in California
November 3, 2022
New clean energy communities are coming to California. Leading homebuilder KB Homes announced Wednesday it has established what it calls the first all-electric, solar-and-battery-powered microgrid community in the golden state.
KB partnered with the US Department of Energy (DOE), SunPower, Scheider Electric, and Kia, among others, to test the new energy-efficient homes at several of its new…
Quick Charge Podcast: November 2, 2022
November 3, 2022
Listen to a recap of the top stories of the day from Electrek. Quick Charge is available now on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, TuneIn and our RSS feed for Overcast and other podcast players.
New episodes of Quick Charge are recorded Monday through Thursday and again on…
Halting offshore drilling expansion, along with the phase-down of existing production of fossil fuels as clean energy is adopted, would deliver up to 13% of the annual emission reductions needed to prevent the worst effects of the climate crisis, according to new analysis…
Fisker Q3 results: 62k reservations, 42k units coming in 2023, and a drivable PEAR Prototype
November 3, 2022
According to its financial results report for Q3 2022 released today, Fisker remains on schedule to begin production of its flagship Ocean SUV two weeks from now. The American EV automaker is also reporting over 62,000 combined reservations and orders ahead of a four phase production plan that’s expected to produce 42,400 units by the end of 2023. Outside of the Ocean, Fisker also shared a…
