OnePlus was among the small group of Android partners making Android 12 available early with both the OnePlus 9 and 9 Pro devices getting beta builds, but the first release caused issues on some devices. Now, an updated version is being made available.
Confirmed in a forum post this week, OnePlus has restarted availability of the Android 12 Beta about two weeks after builds were first made…
In today’s Electrek Green Energy Brief (EGEB):
ExxonMobil and Chevron suffer shareholder rebellions over a lack of strategy for emissions reduction.
Here’s the latest US Electric Power Monthly report, and what renewables are projected to do.
UnderstandSolar is a free…
For the past few years, Waymo has been operating in Phoenix, Arizona, as a fully autonomous ride-hailing service. Those in the Metro Phoenix area will now see Waymo One as an option in Google Maps.
This is part of the existing integration with third-party services when…
Tesla has to issue two separate recalls on over 5,000 Model 3 (2018-2020) and Model Y (2019-2021) vehicles due to two separate seat belt problems.
In the first recall notice posted to NHTSA’s website this week, Tesla disclosed a potential problem with 5,530 Model 3 and Model Y vehicles that could have improperly attached seat belt fasteners:
“Tesla, Inc. (Tesla) is recalling certain…
Apple has announced a handful of changes designed to improve the privacy of AirTag item trackers. The company is adjusting the time it takes for AirTags to sound an alert after being separated from their owner, and Apple plans to release an Android app for detecting AirTags…
Tesla Cybertruck and Ford F-150 Lightning are neck-and-neck in electric pickup demand, poll says
June 4, 2021
A new poll shows that Tesla Cybertruck and the Ford F-150 Lightning are neck-and-neck in consumer demand for electric pickup trucks.
Over the last year since the unveiling of the Tesla Cybertruck, the electric pickup truck scene has become more robust with the Rivian R1T…
Seven out of 10 Americans plan on taking road trips this summer. Electric vehicle drivers can, of course, use navigation systems, apps, and websites to find places to charge up, but utility company National Grid, which serves New York, Rhode Island, and Massachusetts, today launched EV Road Trip plans featuring fun destinations with charging stations in the three Northeastern states.
The…
With the launch of iOS 14 last year, many Google apps added support for updated homescreen widgets. The Google Search widgets are now adding nice customizable backgrounds for iPhone and iPad.
The main Google app on iOS offers two widgets, starting with a simple 1×1…
Google Drive already allows users to customize the color of folders that appear in “My Drive,” but that capability is now being extended to shared drives and shortcuts.
Shared drives empower teams and organizations to store, access, and collaborate on files. Shortcuts…
The Apollo Phantom electric scooter is one of the first truly new electric scooters I’ve seen in a long time.
To say that most new electric scooters these days look fairly similar would be an understatement.
But instead of rolling out yet another carbon copy, the team at Apollo Scooters in Canada went back to the drawing board and created a totally new electric scooter designed from the…
