It has been almost a year since Apple introduced iOS 14.5 with App Tracking Transparency, a feature that lets users choose whether or not they want to be tracked by third-party apps. While the number of users opting to let apps track them was low at first, a new research from Adjust shows that some people have been changing their mind about this option.
According to the research firm, the…
How Ideanomics and Energica are putting electric motorcycle technology into everything else
April 14, 2022
After electric vehicle company Ideanomics celebrated its successful acquiring of Italian electric motorcycle company Energica last month, the duo hosted an investor and analyst day at the Nasdaq this week. With Electrek in attendance, we heard first hand from the leaders of…
Tesla has managed to convince a judge to slash the historic $137 million award it was supposed to pay a former employee as part of a racial abuse lawsuit to $15 million.
Last year, a court ruled against Tesla in a case from plaintiff Owen Diaz, who worked at the…
VinFast finally breaks down US pricing to include details of its mandatory battery subscription
April 14, 2022
As Vietnamese EV automaker VinFast looks to open its order books for US customers, it has gotten more specific on the pricing consumers can expect stateside. During the New York International Auto Show, Vinfast broke down its US pricing for the VF 8 and VF 9, which will include a two-tiered battery subscription that will be mandatory through 2023.
VinFast is an automotive manufacturing…
Opibus rebrands as ROAM, representing its expansion of EV technologies throughout Africa
April 14, 2022
Kenyan technology company Opibus announced it has officially changed its name to ROAM. According to Opibus, the rebrand to ROAM is a better fit for the EV manufacturer’s growth and strategic shift to electrify Africa’s transportation sector and beyond.
Under its…
Burlingame, California-headquartered Proterra, which builds electric commercial vehicles, today announced that it’s increasing the battery storage onboard its purpose-built ZX5 Max electric transit bus – and that means more range.
Proterra ZX5 Max
Starting in 2023…
Toyota to launch an electrified SUV version of its Crown sedan, the first Toyota exported to the US in the 1950s
April 14, 2022
A recent report out of Tokyo says that Toyota is working on an SUV version of its Crown sedan, arriving in hybrid, PHEV, and fully-electric versions for its home country in addition to exports of some versions to China and North America. The Crown was the first Toyota vehicle to be exported to the United States in 1958, and it has remained a mainstay model in the Japanese market for 67…
Elon Musk says JB Straubel should have been Tesla’s only other cofounder, dredging up the past
April 14, 2022
Dredging up the past, Elon Musk said today that “starting Tesla” with the two original cofounders instead of just JB Straubel was the “worst decision” of his business career. The comment brings back to light Tesla’s controversial founding.
During a live interview…
ASUS launches that Zenbook 14X OLED Space Edition with the mini OLED screen on its lid
April 14, 2022
ASUS has officially launched the Zenbook 14X OLED Space Edition, and it’s available for $1,999.99 on Newegg and Amazon. The laptop comes with a 12th Gen Intel i9-12900H plus integrated Intel Iris Xe graphics — but its futuristic design is what really makes it stand…
Space Perspective, which calls itself a luxury spaceflight experience company, plans to send tourists into Earth’s stratosphere by attaching a floating lounge to its giant SpaceBalloon to provide 360-degree views of the edge of space.
The company says that with its plan, space travel can be more comfortable than ever before while also being more accessible. Space Perspective is billing…
