Tesla is shutting down its assembly plant in Tilburg, the Netherlands, where the automaker performed the final assembly of its Model S and Model X.
The plant may be repurposed.
Tesla Tilburg plant
With all the focus on Tesla building a Gigafactory near Berlin, some people don’t know that Tesla already has a factory in Europe – a final assembly plant in Tilburg.
The automaker has had a…
Apollo Phantom 3,200W standing electric scooter launched, then sold out almost immediately
March 19, 2021
Montreal-based electric scooter company Apollo has just released what was likely the most anticipated electric scooter of 2021: the Apollo Phantom. It was so anticipated, in fact, that it sold out almost immediately.
The Apollo Phantom is a stark departure from many of the…
In today’s Electrek Green Energy Brief (EGEB):
A new report that studied US offshore wind by coastal region and state found huge potential.
Los Angeles and New York launch virtual power plant programs fueled by solar-charged home batteries.
UnderstandSolar is a free…
BMW has confirmed that the BMW iX, its new electric SUV, is going to start at over $80,000 in the US, which is much higher than originally expected.
For years, BMW has been hyping the release of the iNEXT, its next-generation electric vehicle.
BMW’s head of sales and marketing, Ian Robertson, previously shared doubts about Tesla’s ability to produce Model 3 in volume at $35,000, and in the…
Like the original Chromecasts that came before it, the latest model with its Google TV operating system has the ability to display your pictures from Google Photos. However, the Google Photos ambient screensaver on Chromecast has oddly just lost the dates and locations that…
Besides music and relaxing sounds, Google’s Assistant devices are frequently used for podcasts. However, a bug has emerged in the past few days that sees Google Home and Nest speakers play the wrong podcast.
Users are phrasing their commands like before, but Google…
Life Is Strange: True Colors and Life Is Strange Remastered Collection coming soon to Google Stadia
March 19, 2021
During Square Enix Presents, the company announced that the latest title in the ever-popular Life Is Strange series, True Colors, will be arriving on Google Stadia this year, along with remastered versions of the original games.
Life Is Strange: True Colors puts you in the role of a new protagonist, Alex Chen, who discovers she has a psychic power called “Empathy” that allows her to visually…
After the first Android 12 developer preview was fairly stable, the second seems to be right along the same line. It’s an exciting time to see what Google has in store for this year’s big launch. Take this as your annual warning, though, that developer previews are not…
E-commerce giant Amazon is now testing its custom-made Rivian electric vans in San Francisco. It’s now the second city where Amazon is using its Rivian vans, behind Los Angeles.
Amazon chose San Francisco as its No. 2 city because it wanted to put its e-vans to the test on…
Since the start of this year, Google’s streaming service has yet to receive a major feature update. That continues today with search in YouTube Music for Android and iOS now directly displaying songs.
As you search, YouTube Music will now display songs underneath the list of suggested queries. This includes cover art and artist name, while an overflow menu lets you: start radio, queue up, add…
