Elon Musk announced that Tesla has increased the power capacity of the latest Powerwall 2 units by up to 50% in some temperatures.
The Powerwall 2 was introduced back in 2016, and it hasn’t been updated much since its release.
Over the years, they tweaked the energy capacity a little down to 13.5 kWh, and the weight has gone down from 122 kg (269 lbs) to 114 kg (251.3 lbs).
The main thing…
EGEB: 3 countries to watch for big decisions at the Leaders Summit on Climate [Updated]
April 22, 2021
In today’s Electrek Green Energy Brief (EGEB):
The US-hosted Leaders Summit on Climate kicks off today. Keep an eye on these three countries.
Los Angeles City Council unanimously approves a Global Fossil Fuel Non-Proliferation Treaty.
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Following in the footsteps of Tile and Samsung’s new Galaxy Tag, Apple unveiled its AirTag tracker this week for keeping track of your keys, wallet, or whatever else you want to attach the $29 device to. You’d be correct in assuming these are designed to work with…
Zero launches special-edition DSR electric motorcycle in celebration of 15-year anniversary
April 22, 2021
California-based Zero Motorcycles is celebrating 15 years of building electric motorcycles – an industry that many don’t even realize has been around for over a decade and a half. And to mark the occasion, the company has teamed up with the National Forest Foundation to release a special-edition DSR dual sport electric motorcycle.
The Zero DSR is the company’s top dual sport model…
Security updates are designed to keep Android devices as secure as possible, but you’re only as safe as your latest update. OnePlus does promise regular updates for its smartphones for at least two years, so let’s see how they’re handling the April 2021 security…
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Call of Duty: Black Ops — Cold War gets its big Season 3 update tonight with four more multiplayer maps, six new weapons, and a new chapter of Zombies in Outbreak.
At noon Thursday, the…
Fujifilm and Nintendo have teamed up to create a new smartphone printer that lets Nintendo Switch gamers print out their in-game photos as Instax instant photos. It’s called the Instax Mini Link for Nintendo Switch Smartphone Printer.
The new device, aka the “Mini Link Special Edition,” is based on (and spec-wise identical to) the Instax Mini Link smartphone printer that was first unveiled…
Kandao is going all-in on high-quality, VR-ready, 360-degree video with its newly-announced Obsidian Pro. The company is calling it the “world’s-first cinematic 360-degree camera with 8 APS-C sensors” to offer 24 million pixels of high-resolution 12K capture.
As…
The latest Tamagotchi model, Tamagotchi Pix, adds a touch of augmented reality with a built-in camera that allows players to take photos with their digital pet along with a few other additional gameplay features.
Tamagotchi virtual and pocket-sized pet game consoles were…
Tamron has announced the 11-20mm f/2.8 Di III-A RXD variable wide-angle zoom lens for Sony E-Mount APS-C mirrorless cameras. Tamron says that it is the world’s first ultra-wide-angle zoom lens in its class to feature a consistent f/2.8 aperture.
Tamron says that the lens is designed to function in various capacities and has features to support that. Firstly, the lens has a full-frame…
