With today’s launch of the Edge+, Motorola shared some thoughts on how smart glasses and phones will coexist in the future.
Speaking to CNET, Motorola’s head of customer experience Ruben Castano said the “phone will always be kind of that central controller for them” as people get more smart devices, namely glasses. Rather, the handheld and face-worn form factors will work together.
The…
Report: Vox Media, BuzzFeed, and others working on alternative to Google’s AMP format
February 25, 2022
In 2020, Google started to deprioritize its Accelerated Mobile Pages format in favor of general site speed and a “page experience” metric. The biggest news publishers are now planning to move away from the Google-backed AMP format.
This deprioritization started…
Best smart wallets for iPhone (or your pocket)
February 25, 2022
Apple’s MagSafe wallet (the latest with Find My support) has grabbed a lot of attention over the last couple of years, but there are a lot of other great iPhone wallet choices with varying advantages. We’ll also look at some wallets with smart iPhone integration for…
Volvo ditches PCs and paper, gives 1,500 service engineers iPhone + Apple Watch instead
February 25, 2022
Apple Watch continues to gain adoption in a variety of different enterprise settings. A new report from ComputerWorld today details how Volvo has distributed Apple Watch to over 1,500 service engineers. The goal is for service engineers to use the Apple Watch to improve communication and streamline the repair process for customers.
Volvo explained to ComputerWorld that it has equipped engineers…
Tesla is rumored to be building new factory adjacent to Gigafactory Shanghai to double production to two million cars
February 24, 2022
A new report claims that Tesla is starting work on building a new factory adjacent to Gigafactory Shanghai in order to double production capacity to two million cars annually.
Tesla currently operates two main factories, Tesla Fremont and Gigafactory Shanghai, and it has…
On January 12, Secretary of the Interior Deb Haaland announced that the Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM) would hold an offshore wind energy auction for more than 488,000 acres in the New York Bight. It’s still under way, and bids have now collectively reached…
Ford CEO calls out NIO and Tesla as the competition ‘it must beat,’ denies rumors of splitting ICE and EVs into separate businesses
February 24, 2022
Ford’s Chief Executive Officer, Jim Farley, recently spoke during a virtual auto tech conference held by Wolfe Research, in which he spoke about Ford’s plans for the future. During the webcast, the Ford CEO specifically named Tesla and NIO as its biggest competitors, vowing to beat them. He also denied previously reported rumors about Ford’s plans for spinoffs to increase value.
Ford Motor…
EVgo announces Toyota bZ4X customers will receive one year of free EV fast charging
February 24, 2022
US public charging network, EVgo, has announced a commercial agreement with Toyota Motor North America to provide upcoming bZ4X customers with one year of free charging on its network. Toyota is EVgo’s latest automotive partner as it looks to continue to expand its public…
Tesla Model Y convinces another police department to go electric, believes it will save $4,000 a year in maintenance alone
February 24, 2022
Tesla Model Y has convinced another police department, Sykesville Police, to go electric and the maintenance cost was the difference-maker.
Tesla vehicles have become the go-to EV for police departments around the world. Many have started adding Tesla Model 3s to their…
Lightning eMotors completes Colorado facility expansion, doubles production capacity, and shares manufacturing video
February 24, 2022
Electric conversion and purpose-built EV specialists Lightning eMotors announced it has completed a 102,000 sq. foot expansion of its manufacturing facility in Loveland, Colorado. With the expansion, Lightning eMotors expects an output of 1,500 zero-emission vehicles and powertrains by the end of 2022 on its goal to scale to a capacity of 20,000 by 2025.
Lightning eMotors ($ZEV) is a…
