Marshall has just announced two new Bluetooth options to its stable of portable speakers, along with a few new features. The Willen is the company’s first ultra-compact portable and it’s joined by the Emberton II, which improves on the previous model in a few ways. Both will now work with the Marshall Bluetooth app, which hasn’t been available on any of the portable speaker models before. It…
You normally have to choose between fast refresh rates or OLED’s vivid imagery when buying a laptop, but Razer claims it can offer both at once. The company plans to update the Blade 15 with an option for what it says is the first 240Hz OLED laptop display.
You’ve read about all the improvements to emerge both inside and out each current Tesla model as well as the new versions to come in the future, and maybe you’re more than a little bit tempted. Next, reality sets in, and that age old question rears its head: “how…
Easiest way to recharge an electric bike battery from the sun? QuietKat solar power charger review
May 3, 2022
If there’s one thing I love as much as playing with batteries, it’s charging them up from the sun. And when it comes to my electric bikes, which are kind of outdoor toys by definition, being able to charge in the field is a pretty darn neat trick for extending range when camping or just spending all day in the great outdoors. I recently had the chance to test out for just that purpose, and I…
Apple is continuing to press ahead with its efforts to build a fully self-driving electric car, despite a number of personnel changes and strategy shifts over the years. Now, a new report from Bloomberg indicates that Apple has hired Desi Ujkashevic, a 31-year Ford veteran…
Sila Nanotechnologies announced that they will invest a few hundreds of millions of dollars into a new battery material factory in Washington state to support the production of up to 500,000 electric vehicles.
The company described the project in Moses Lake in a new press…
Mexico’s largest opposition party proposed installing rooftop solar on houses for free on Sunday. That pitch was in response to a run-in with the president’s party over a constitutional overhaul of the power market.
Understand Solar is a free service that links you to top-rated solar installers in your region for personalized solar estimates. Tesla now offers price matching, so it’s…
New electric bicycle powertrain claims to be lightest in the world, adds just 3.2 kg (7 lbs.)
May 3, 2022
The new Mahle X20 electric bicycle powertrain is set to lead to some ultra lightweight e-bikes thanks to the paired down electric motor and battery combination.
The drivetrain improves upon the company’s existing Mahle X35 e-bike powertrain; that lightweight drive system…
Tesla says it will turn Shanghai into ‘the world’s largest vehicle export hub’ with new factory
May 3, 2022
Tesla says it will turn Shanghai into “the world’s largest vehicle export hub” with a new factory capable of producing 450,000 electric vehicles per year, next to the existing plant.
Gigafactory Shanghai is a massive success for Tesla and enabled the automaker to grow…
Photographer Bobby Wummer captured the moment a gator took a nibble on his GoPro camera, which was fortunately on the end of a 12-foot extension pole, keeping Wummer far away from the predator’s teeth.
Wummer, who describes himself as a self-taught wildlife and lightning photographer, captured the remarkable video in the Big Cyprus National Preserve in South Florida and posted the…
