EV manufacturer Karma Automotive announced a new Business to Business (B2B) electrification program called “Powered by Karma” to help commercial operators electrify their fleets more quickly. The additional brand designation was announced during the 2021 ACT Expo in Southern California, where the automaker is showcasing two modular electrification projects.
Karma Automotive is an American…
Quick Charge Podcast: August 30, 2021
August 31, 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…
GM confirmed that it is halting Bolt EV and EUV production until “LG can supply defect-free battery cells” for the electric vehicles.
For months, we have been reporting on the mounting pressure to have GM recall the Bolt EV after several cars caught on fire while…
The Pixel 6 series is a reboot for the lineup in more ways than one, and the spec sheet we’ve learned so far certainly reflects that. Today, new details are coming out regarding the Pixel 6’s wireless charging capabilities, and specifically how much faster it will be.
Max Weinbach reports on Android Police that the Pixel 6 series will support wireless charging speeds of up to 23W.
That’s…
Tesla is adding more job postings related to building its humanoid robot: Tesla Bot.
One of the new postings even hints at production in Austin, Texas.
When Elon Musk announced plans for Tesla Bot, a humanoid robot equipped with artificial intelligence aimed at…
Samsung is bringing its new foldable features to Galaxy Z Fold 2, Flip 5G w/ One UI 3.1.1
August 31, 2021
With its newest foldable smartphones, Samsung has introduced some genuinely useful new software features. Now, the company is bringing some of those features to its older Galaxy Z Fold 2 and Flip 5G with the One UI 3.1.1 update.
Starting today, August 31, Samsung will…
Mobile app stores have been the topic of controversy for the past several months, and today, a major milestone is being hit. South Korea has just ruled that Google and Apple will be required to allow for alternate payment systems in the Play Store and App Store in the country.
A bill passed today will require app store providers, including Google and Apple, to allow developers to utilize…
Bosch electric bikes to get (much) smarter and travel farther with new MY2022 updates
August 31, 2021
Bosch has just announced one of the biggest updates in years to its electric bicycle drive unit lines, including some smart new tech and a new larger battery.
The new updates are included in Bosch’s MY2022 announcement being made today.
On the hardware side, Bosch is…
LEGO Ideas user Pandis Pandus has submitted an idea to LEGO that is sure to excite photographers and Leica fans, in particular, a LEGO Ur-Leica camera from 1914. If the idea garners enough support, it may become a real LEGO product that you could buy in stores one day.
If…
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Seemed like it took me all day, but I finally got a victory in Champion Hill, the new multiplayer mode in Call of Duty: Vanguard.
PlayStation owners are playing the alpha of Call of Duty: Vanguard this weekend in a preview of the new mode. It’s a multiplayer combat mode where two players are squaring off against…
