Volkswagen Group has announced it is significantly expanding its production of battery systems at its components plant in Braunschweig. The expansion will double the plant’s output and, when fully ramped up, will be able to produce 500,000 MEB battery systems per year. Additionally, the plant will also be able to produce an additional 100,000 battery systems for non-MEB platform models…
Rivian is announcing today the launch of its own insurance arm: Rivian Insurance.
It’s the latest in a series of moves that are extremely similar to initiatives previously launched by Tesla.
Ahead of the start of deliveries of its R1T electric pickup, Rivian has been…
Google Pay works with a ton of banks and credit cards for in-store payments, but each card can be unlinked by the financial institution if required. Overnight, quite a few Google Pay users that use American Express cards have seen their methods of payment unlinked without…
WASHINGTON — The U.S. Army has yet to schedule a limited-user test for the latest variant of the CH-47 Chinook helicopter, instead ordering its return to flight testing to gather more data. But despite issues cropping up in previous testing, Boeing is confident it will win a first production contract in fiscal 2021, two company executives told Defense News.
Boeing believes the program is…
The media and Tesla shorts are quick to call the new Mercedes-Benz EQS a “Tesla killer.”
While the new electric car is impressive, I wouldn’t be so quick to give it the too easily tossed around “Tesla killer” title.
Today, Mercedes-Benz held the full unveiling of…
A small tweak to Google.com on desktops now lets you quickly “jump to the search box” with a convenient keyboard shortcut. It’s particularly useful for refining your original query.
Pressing ‘/’ on a results page will open the search field and allow you to…
Washington State legislature has passed “Clean Cars 2030,” a bill setting a goal to require all light-duty vehicles of model year 2030 or later to be electric. The bill passed as part of a larger package directing utilities to prepare the state for all-electric transportation.
With this bill, Washington State becomes the first US state to pass a gas car ban legislatively (as opposed to by…
The latest update to the Google Pixel Buds app hints that the upcoming Pixel Buds A may ditch the series signature swiping gesture for adjusting volume.
About APK Insight: In this “APK Insight” post, we’ve decompiled the latest version of an application that Google…
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Codemasters and its new parent company, Electronic Arts, will launch F1 2021 on the PlayStation 5 and Xbox Series X/S on July 16.
The title is the first joint title between Codemasters and…
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Misfits Gaming Group is leaning into female gamers with the launch of its Women of Misfits speaker series, and the esports company will turn this into a wider platform over time.
The Boca Raton, Florida-based company will use this to elevate issues for women in gaming and esports, and it’s happening at a time when…
