In today’s Electrek Green Energy Brief (EGEB):
Oxford Brookes University researchers think wind turbines should be vertical.
The US Interior Department approves a solar farm in the California desert.
UnderstandSolar is a free service that links you to top-rated solar installers in your region for personalized solar estimates. Tesla now offers price matching, so it’s important to shop for the…
German newspaper encourages people to literally bet against Tesla (TSLA) in insane article
May 5, 2021
German newspaper Frankfurter Allgemeine published a fairly crazy article in which it literally encouraged readers to bet against Tesla (TSLA) through a short position in order to bring Elon Musk “to his knees.”
Tesla has had a long history with short sellers, which are…
Ford today announced the MSRP price range of the E-Transit, the automaker’s new commercial electric van.
It starts at $43,295 and goes up to $52,690.
The Ford E-Transit was unveiled late last year.
Ford said that the E-Transit is equipped with a battery pack with a…
Google Home 2.37 elevates Nest Wifi notifications, touts faster device setup with settings reuse
May 5, 2021
Version 2.37 of the Google Home app is rolling out today with a small tweak that makes users more likely to use the Nest Wifi’s notification capabilities, while faster Smart Display and speaker setup is also coming.
After opening the preferences page from the Wifi screen in the Google Home app, you’ll notice that “Notification settings” now appear alongside “Preferred activities” and…
Danish clean energy giant Ørsted has just completed its very first utility-scale solar plus battery storage project, and it’s in the US.
Its Permian Energy Center project (pictured above), a 460 MW solar and 40 MW battery storage facility, is in Andrews County, Texas.
Leica has released a major 2.0 firmware update for its SL2-S full-frame camera, adding a collection of new and improved features, especially for video shooters.
The first improvement Leica notes in its 2.0 firmware update for the SL2-S is a new autofocus algorithm that it…
Last year, Adobe released a Gmail Add-on for Creative Cloud for quick access and saving. An update to the Creative Cloud Add-on for Google Workspace today extends that functionality to Google Docs and Slides.
When working on a Google Docs or Slides file, you’re now able to quickly access and insert brand colors, graphics, or character styles from Libraries in Illustrator, InDesign, and XD.
Kia reports strong demand for its sleek new EV6 electric crossover with starting price of ~$45,000
May 5, 2021
Kia is reporting strong demand for its sleek new EV6 electric crossover with over 30,000 show-of-interests within a month from the unveiling.
The Kia EV6, like the Hyundai Ioniq 5, is one of the most anticipated new electric cars this year.
It shares the same impressive…
At the end of March, we exclusively reported about Google’s next wireless earbuds, and the first image leaked a week later. Google today announced the “Pixel Buds A-Series” on Twitter, though the reveal was entirely an accident.
The tweet from @Android was deleted…
Sony’s last A-mount camera was the a99 II, which was released in September 2016.
It appears as though Sony has discontinued its remaining DSLRs, suggesting the A-mount era is over.
As noted today by Sony Alpha Rumors, Sony’s a68, a77 II and a99 II A-mount DSLR cameras are no longer listed on its website and are even disappearing from online retailers. It’s unknown when these changes…
