DIY solar power projects have always been fascinating to me. I kind of wrote the book on the subject. And since electric bikes have always been a huge part of my life, combining the two has always seemed inevitable. And so with a pair of solar panels and one afternoon to kill, I rigged up a simple solar-powered electric bicycle setup that is easy to build. If you’ve ever wanted to build your own…
Tesla’s former energy head launches startup to compete against Powerwall with key partners
August 25, 2022
Tesla’s former head of energy products has launched a new startup to compete against Powerwall with a new home battery pack, and it managed to secure significant funding from key partners.
Kunal Girotra, a chemical engineer, spent five years at Tesla. During his tenure…
Starlink, Elon Musk’s internet-from-space service provided by SpaceX, is notifying customers with some good news: their monthly subscriptions have been reduced in response to “local market conditions.”
I received one of these notifications for my Starlink RV service…
HP has announced the Z43k G4 4K USB-C Display, a new color-accurate monitor that features an IPS Black panel, Thunderbolt 4 connectivity, and the promise of coverage of 98% of the DCI-P3 color gamut.
The new 31.5-inch (diagonal) display might have a mouthful of a product name, but it promises to make details “true-to-life” thanks to the color and contrast reproduction of the IPS…
Back in April of 2016, Google updated Calendar for Android and iOS with a tool to help you find time for personal goals. Amid another upcoming removal, Google Calendar is planning to get rid of “Goals.”
Update 8/24: As we reported at the start of this month, Google…
Apple stops signing iOS 15.6 following iOS 15.6.1 release, downgrade no longer possible
August 25, 2022
Just one week after the release of iOS 15.6.1 to all users, Apple has stopped signing iOS 15.6. As a result, users can no longer downgrade iPhone, iPad, and iPod touch software from iOS 15.6.1 to iOS 15.6. This has a direct impact on users waiting for jailbreak tools.
iOS…
Volvo completes California electric truck pilot with key findings to help the heavy-duty EV rollout
August 25, 2022
After a successful three-year project, Volvo Trucks is wrapping up its LIGHTS program. The pilot program ran from 2019 to 2022, studying class 8 Volvo VNR electric trucks traveling in California’s South Coast Air Basin, one of the United States’ largest cargo gateways.
Volvo’s “Low Impact Green Heavy Transport Solutions” or LIGHTS is a project that was started to determine what is needed…
Scientists have increased the life of fuel cells – why that matters for solar and wind
August 25, 2022
In research that could jumpstart work on a range of technologies including fuel cells – key to storing solar and wind energy – MIT researchers have found a relatively simple way to increase the lifetimes of these devices: changing the “pH” of the system.
The US…
Quick Charge Podcast: August 24, 2022
August 25, 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…
Snap Reaches $35M Settlement in Privacy Lawsuit Over Lenses
August 25, 2022
Snap has agreed on a settlement of $35 million in an Illinois class action lawsuit over its use of facial recognition.
The state alleged that Snap, the parent company of Snapchat, had fallen foul of the Biometric Information Privacy Act (BIPA) by collecting and storing biometric data of users who used it lenses and filters — without their consent.
As reported by Engadget, residents of Illinois…
