iOS 15.4 comes with a variety of great new features like Universal Control for iPad and Face ID With a Mask for iPhone. Follow along for how to install iOS 15 beta to test everything out.
Apple has now released both the free public beta and developer beta for iOS 15.4. Along with Face ID With a Mask for iPhone and the anticipated Universal Control for iPad, the iOS 15.4 beta includes over 30 new…
Tesla launches ‘TeslaMic,’ a microphone for in-car karaoke
January 28, 2022
Tesla has launched a new product: a microphone called ‘TeslaMic’ designed for its in-car karaoke system.
It’s only available in China for now.
Today, Tesla started pushing its ‘Chinese New Year’ software update in China.
Like in the rest of the world, Tesla often…
Tesla doesn’t expect constraints in 4680 battery cell supply this year, current production capacity unknown
January 28, 2022
Tesla gave an update on the status of its in-house production of the 4680 battery cell. The company didn’t want to confirm a production capacity, but it did say that it doesn’t expect to have supply constraints from it this year.
In 2020, Tesla unveiled its new 4680…
BYD introduces a unique looking electric school bus for the US with vehicle-to-grid capabilities
January 28, 2022
Chinese mobility manufacturer BYD has introduced its new “Type A” electric school bus to transport up to thirty US students at a time. Furthermore, the new zero-emission bus is ADA capable up to 800 lbs and can travel 140 miles on a single charge. What may be most appealing to school districts, however, is the vehicle-to-grid (V2G) capabilities BYD’s Type A school bus will provide.
BYD is an…
Come and get it – order books open for new flagship 48-mile Range Rover PHEV, full EV coming in 2024
January 28, 2022
Land Rover confirmed prices and opened orders for its new Extended-Range Plug-in Hybrid model and exclusive Range Rover SV, which should be good for up to 48 miles of all-electric, über-fashionable roving down Rodeo Drive.
Since the newest Range Rover was launched outside…
Here’s why EV charging infrastructure is an opportunity for utilities – and how sticking with fossil fuels could make them obsolete
January 28, 2022
Electrek‘s Michelle Lewis spoke with head of Enel North America Enrico Viale about why clean energy is better and cheaper than fossil fuels, and why modernizing the grid and battery storage are vital for EV charging and renewables implementation.
UnderstandSolar is a free…
After a production run of nine years and more than 250,000 units sold, the BMW i3, BMW’s first “I” brand EV, will cease production later this summer. Even so, the quirky little compact can go out with its head held high, because the electric future it predicted is finally here.
When the BMW i3 arrived as a concept in 2011, along with its “i” stablemate the BMW i8, it was aggressively…
Podcast: Tesla impresses with earnings/disappoints with product roadmap, new Cybertruck prototype, and more
January 28, 2022
This week on the Electrek Podcast, we discuss the most popular news in the world of sustainable transport and energy, including Tesla’s Q4 earnings and product roadmap update, new Cybertruck prototype, and more.
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Custom Camera Captures 4K Video Up to 2.5 Miles Under the Sea
January 28, 2022
If it seemed like the footage of deep-sea creatures has been more spectacular lately, that is because it is. The Monterey Bay Aquarium Research Institute (MBARI) recently updated its deep-sea camera to capture 4K footage at incredible depths.
MBARI has used 1080p Full…
Monster Adapter Launches Contax N Lens to Sony E-Mount Adapter
January 28, 2022
Monster Adapter has announced the LA-NE1 adapter that supports autofocus, aperture control, and data transmission between Contax N-Mount lenses and Sony E-Mount cameras.
Contax N-Mount
The Contax N and N-Mount cameras were remarkably short-lived, though the system did have nine lenses produced for it by Carl Zeiss. Two of the Contax N cameras were film SLRs with the only digital camera…
