As of this month, US school districts and fleet operators have committed to 12,275 electric school buses in 38 states, according to a new report from the Washington, DC-based nonprofit World Resources Institute (WRI). That’s about the size of the entire school bus fleet of North Carolina.
WRI defines “committed” as:
[W]hen a school district, bus dealer, or fleet operator has been awarded…
Rivian plans to install a 2.8 megawatt wind turbine on the east side of its Normal, Illinois, manufacturing plant. The wind turbine will provide clean energy to charge new R1 vehicles for the first time.
Rivian has partnered with Charlottesville, Virginia-based renewable…
Quick Charge Podcast: June 22, 2022
June 23, 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…
A photographer 3D printed a 4x telescopic macro adapter lens and sent it to a photographer for a field test who produced stunning results with the custom-made glass.
Nicholas Sherlock, sent his creation to YouTuber Michael Widell who took the 3D printed lens outdoors to track down tiny insects to practice the lens on.
The adapter, which Sherlock has put up on Thingiverse and was spotted by…
Striking rock formations documented by the rover provide evidence of a drying climate in the Red Planet’s ancient past.
For the past year, NASA’s Curiosity Mars rover has been traveling through a transition zone from a clay-rich region to one filled with a salty…
Sonic Origins review — way past cool
June 23, 2022
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Netflix confirmed earlier this year that it is preparing an ad-supported streaming tier, and it seems the company is considering Google as a partner for those ads.
CNBC reports that Netflix and Google have had talks about the upcoming ad-supported tier, but that no deal has closed at this point.
Sources told CNBC that Netflix has met with Google, which makes most of its revenue from ads. It has…
Announced in March as part of a flurry of updates, the Google Home app has now widely rolled out the new events Feed tab.
The updated Home Feed tab will automatically show the newest and most important events in your home. Here you’ll also find ways to get more out of your…
Back in October, Google Search on Android and iOS introduced a simple “Word of the day” notification that now lets you select a different difficulty level.
Google previewed this difficulty customization at launch, and you’re now able to set that “Word…
Galaxy Watch 5 pricing leaks, hints at a slight increase overall, and hefty cost for Pro
June 23, 2022
Samsung’s Galaxy Watch 4 was a great device on the whole, and it was also a pretty good value. Now, we’re getting our first hint at the price Samsung is asking for the Galaxy Watch 5, and it suggests a slight increase.
According to Roland Quandt of WinFuture, Samsung may be slightly upping the price on its upcoming Galaxy Watch 5. That conclusion is based on the prices in Europe, where it…
