The Dutch EV startup Lightyear has announced the closing of a new funding round of $48 million. The EV manufacturer specializing in solar paneled roofs made the announcement via a press release today. The new investment is Lightyear’s largest financing to date. It will use the funds to support growth toward the first customer deliveries of its Lightyear One exclusive series car.
Since its…
Major bicycle manufacturer Kent is announcing today its first electric bicycle designed specifically for children. , charging up the ride with more distance and speed.
Before you start pulling out your pitchforks, know that the Kent Torpedo is a pedal assist e-bike.
That…
EGEB: China leads the world in wind – and coal
March 13, 2021
In today’s Electrek Green Energy Brief (EGEB):
China built more new wind farms in 2020 than the world combined in 2019 – and a lot of coal plants.
Supermarket chain Aldi announces its new clean energy and sustainability goals.
UnderstandSolar is a free service that…
Tesla is reportedly in talks to partner with Tata Motors for charging infrastructure in India
March 13, 2021
Tesla is reportedly in talks to partner with Tata Motors for charging infrastructure in India as the automaker is about to launch in the country.
Over the last few months, there have been more rumors of Tesla looking to establish manufacturing and/or research and development in India.
Local government officials have revealed talks with Tesla executives, and last month Tesla officially…
Arizona utility Salt River Project (SRP) really wants its customers to drive electric cars, so it’s now offering any customer who buys an EV a $1,000 rebate in a pilot program.
Electric car rebate in Arizona
SRP has one of the largest workplace charging programs in…
Microsoft famously started running the Scroogled attack ad campaign almost a decade ago, and has recently been targeting Google again in front of governments in the realm of the news media. Ahead of congressional testimony today from Redmond’s president, Google published…
Google starts letting apps create custom Wear OS Tiles ahead of upcoming ‘platform update’
March 13, 2021
Starting in 2019, swiping left on Wear OS clock faces would show you “Tiles” for weather, news headlines, and more. Only first-party Google apps have ever been able to offer these glanceable pieces of information. That’s finally changing with Google now letting third-party developers create custom Wear OS Tiles.
Google today announced that the Jetpack Tiles library is in alpha. Developers…
If you’ve ever wanted to race a 60 mph electric scooter as part of a real racing league, you’re in luck. The eSkootr Championship is preparing a new racing league and has just shown off its eSkootr S1X racing electric scooter.
What’s that? Oh, you don’t have a death…
Spotify brings ‘Group Session’ multi-user controls to Android Automotive on Polestar 2
March 13, 2021
Launched last year, Spotify “Group Sessions” enable users of the service to come together and control the same playlist from their own devices. Now, Spotify Group Sessions are expanding to Android Auto… at least the in-car version running on Polestar 2.
The Spotify…
Google Discover gets auto-advancing slideshow ad format
March 13, 2021
Alongside web articles, YouTube videos, and Web Stories, advertising frequently appears in the Google feed available to the left of most Android homescreens. Google Discover is now getting a new ads slideshow format that automatically moves you to the next image.
This Google app feed today is home to a number of Discovery ad formats, with the most basic being a landscape cover image followed by…
