This past summer we learned that Apple was in talks with China’s CATL and BYD to supply battery packs for its electric vehicle. But now it appears the negotiations have stalled as Apple allegedly wants the batteries to be made in the US as well as an exclusive manufacturing operation.
We heard over the summer from both Reuters and Digitimes that Apple was looking to have CATL and/or BYD set up…
BMW starts production of the i4 electric car
October 23, 2021
BMW announced that it has started series production of the BMW i4 electric car today at its Munich factory.
Milan Nedeljković, BMW AG board member for production, said that the start of i4 production marks the beginning of BMW’s important Munich plant going…
Swedish eVTOL startup Jetson has officially unveiled its Jetson ONE personal electric aerial vehicle. After a successful prototype in 2018, Jetson has created a consumer-grade version of the ONE eVTOL that has already sold out its limited production run for 2022 and is now…
Tesla vehicle drivers are familiar with completing most of the car-buying or leasing steps online. But according to new research from global business management consultants EY, not everyone is ready to ditch the car dealership experience. It’s a familiar car-buying experience, especially for those who haven’t yet switched to electric cars. But dealerships are going to have to adapt quickly to…
Interview: Shell Greenlots COO Tannaz Banisadre talks Plug and Charge, bringing 500,000 charging stations online
October 23, 2021
This week, I got to sit down with Tannaz Banisadre, COO of Greenlots, a company that was acquired by oil and energy behemoth Shell almost two years ago. Obviously, with all that the oil industry has done in the past to sabotage the adoption of EVs, we were…
Podcast: Tesla record earnings, new Cybertruck prototype, Tesla Twitter goes after new NTHSA advisor, and more
October 23, 2021
This week on the Electrek Podcast, we discuss the most popular news in the world of sustainable transport and energy, including Tesla’s record earnings, a new Cybertruck prototype, Tesla Twitter going after a new NTHSA advisor, and more.
Discover all the new and…
Hands-on: Here’s how tags work in the Reminders app on iOS 15
October 23, 2021
Apple’s Reminders app is leveled up in iOS 15 with tags. Let’s look at how to organize iPhone Reminders with tags, search, quickly create new reminders in a tag group, with Smart Lists, and more.
The Reminders app has continually evolved over the years with more advanced features. This year, iOS 15 and macOS Monterey bring support for tags in the Reminders, as well as the Notes…
Elgato’s EpocCam is an app that lets you use your iPhone as a webcam for your Mac or Windows PC. This week, the company announced a new partnership with Snapchat to bring Snap Lenses to EpocCam, so users can now apply AR filters to a live video.
As recently announced by…
Google Drive for desktop updated with full Apple M1 Mac support
October 23, 2021
“Drive for desktop” is Google’s unified cloud backup application for consumer and business users after years of maintaining two separate clients. Google Drive for desktop has now been updated with full support for Mac laptops and desktops with Apple’s M1 chip.
At…
Adobe Premiere Rush and Photoshop Express will soon be included in the $10/month Photography Plan
October 23, 2021
Adobe’s Photography Plan, which currently includes Lightroom, Photoshop and 20GB of cloud storage for $9.99 per month, is adding Adobe Premiere Rush and Adobe Photoshop Express at no additional cost beginning next week.
Adobe Premiere Rush is a quick video editing application available on desktop and mobile devices. It was originally unveiled in 2018 as Project Rush. Since launch, Adobe has…