The latest beta version of Google Messages widely introduces a Material You redesign, but the Dynamic Color aspect for Pixel devices running Android 12 is currently incomplete.
On the homescreen, you’ll immediately notice the pill-shaped search field and rounded rectangle FAB. Those two elements feature Dynamic Color, with the latter button brighter than the top bar, overflow menu, or…
NASA Robots Compete in DARPA’s Subterranean Challenge Final
September 22, 2021
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NASA Robots Compete in DARPA’s Subterranean Challenge Final
Led by NASA JPL, Team CoSTAR will participate in the SubT final this week to demonstrate multi-robot autonomy in a series of tests in extreme environments.
Eight teams…
Quick Charge Podcast: September 21, 2021
September 22, 2021
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…
Audi has officially launched the Q4 e-tron electric SUV in the US and confirmed a starting price of just $36,400 after incentives.
The original concept for the Audi Q4 e-tron was unveiled at the Geneva Motor Show in 2019. Audi then confirmed that a production version of the vehicle will launch “at the end of 2020.”
It’s an exciting EV due to the potential to be produced at a much higher…
EGEB: UK, Netherlands call on US, China to ban gas cars by 2035
September 22, 2021
In today’s Electrek Green Energy Brief (EGEB):
The UK and Dutch transport secretaries call for China and the US to take more dramatic steps.
An abandoned 114-year-old paper mill in New Jersey gets a second life as a solar farm.
A large luxury home builder will now include…
How Zero’s electric motorcycle tech is making Polaris’s Electric Ranger better than gas UTVs
September 22, 2021
Polaris is gearing up to release an all-new Electric Ranger UTV this December, which they confidently claim will be the “best RANGER ever.” The new electric utility vehicle could help Polaris leapfrog several years forward to the top of the electric power-sports market…
Specialized releases 3 new Full Power Turbo electric bicycles for road, city, and trails
September 22, 2021
Specialized has been in the electric bicycle game since 2009, making them one of the earlier entrants among mainstream bicycle companies. With all those years building premium e-bikes, they’ve had plenty of time to refine their technology. Now the company is showing off the latest generation of Full Power Turbo electric bikes with updated models of the Turbo Vado and Turbo Como bikes, plus a new…
The craziest electric cars coming in the next 5 years [Video]
September 22, 2021
The Munich Motor Show 2021 was fantastically packed full of crazy concepts, futuristic designs, and curiously cool EVs. We know that many of these concept designs won’t make it to production, but they are indications of what’s coming, and that’s something to get…
Ford recalls Mustang Mach-E over risk of glass roof falling off after mocking Tesla for same issue
September 22, 2021
Ford has issued a recall of 5,000 Mustang Mach-E electric SUVs in Canada over a risk of the glass roof and windshield potentially coming loose and falling off.
Ironically, the automaker mocked Tesla for the same problem just a year ago.
Last year, Darren Palmer, the head…
Electric bicycle company SONDORS has expanded into the larger electric mobility space with the announcement of a highway-capable electric motorcycle.
Pushing far beyond typical electric bike specs, the highway-capable SONDORS Metacycle electric motorcycle needs a much higher-power battery than that found on SONDORS’ electric bicycles.
Now we’re getting a closer look at that battery than…
