It looks like Toyota is still not getting the message: people want electric vehicles, not hybrids. Despite all the evidence pointing to the inevitable growth of EVs in the auto industry, Toyota insists on sticking with hybrids, claiming, “That’s our strategy, and we’re sticking to it.” Well, Toyota, you may end up being left behind as nearly every other automaker, nation, and organization…
Tesla unveils the hands of its humanoid robot ahead of full unveil today
September 30, 2022
Tesla is teasing the hands of its humanoid Optimus robot that is going to be fully unveiled at its AI Day event later today.
Tesla is expected to hold its AI Day 2 in Palo Alto starting at 5 p.m. PT (8 p.m. ET) today.
The automaker is going to give an update on all its…
EPA doubles electric school bus funding to almost $1B after overwhelming initial demand
September 30, 2022
The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced Thursday that the agency will almost double its funding for electric school buses to close to $1 billion after school districts from all 50 states applied for rebates.
Electric school buses are quickly taking over streets…
This week on the Electrek Podcast, we discuss the most popular news in the world of sustainable transport and energy. This week, we discussed Tesla AI Day, TSLA’s Q3 deliveries, Tesla Cybertruck update, and more.
The show is live every Friday at 4 p.m. ET on Electrek’s YouTube channel.
As a reminder, we’ll have an accompanying post, like this one, on the site with an embedded link to…
Tesla AI Day 2022: Watch and get all the news
September 30, 2022
Tesla is holding its AI Day 2022 tonight in Palo Alto, California, and Electrek has you covered with the livestream and all the news coming out of the event.
What is Tesla AI Day?
It depends on who you ask. If you ask Tesla fans, it’s the event where the automaker is…
After being teased some months ago, the popular Expert RAW camera application is now officially available on the Galaxy S20 Ultra, Note 20 Ultra, and Z Fold 2.
For those unaware, the Expert RAW application is developed and published by Samsung. It gives you Pro controls…
Android 12 begins rolling out for Galaxy Tab A8 in Europe
September 30, 2022
Samsung is now beginning to seed the Android 12 update for the affordable Galaxy Tab A8 tablet in selected European regions.
Despite the fact that Android 13 is already available for Pixel phones and the One UI 5.0 beta is in full swing, the LTE versions of the Galaxy Tab A8 are getting last year’s stable Android 12 release. This budget tablet was released back in January 2022 and, shockingly…
Google purges Stadia’s YouTube channel following shutdown announcement
September 30, 2022
Google has removed all video content on the official Stadia Youtube channel after it was announced that the cloud gaming service is set to shutdown.
As of September 29, the Stadia YouTube channel had over 570 videos uploaded which had amassed a cumulative 87 million views.
Twitch will charge you $100 to pin your chat message for 2.5 minutes
September 30, 2022
Twitch is testing a new feature that gives viewers a way to make sure their favorite streamer (and their fellow fans) can see their message in the chatbox. The livestreaming platform has given select channels access to an experimental feature called “Elevated…
How AI predicts hurricanes and answers calls for help in their aftermath
September 30, 2022
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Hurricane Ian wreaked havoc in southwestern Florida yesterday with 150-mile-per-hour winds, knocking out power for millions of residents. The near-category 5 storm is being called one of the most powerful storms to strike the United States in decades. But officials say…
