In today’s Electrek Green Energy Brief (EGEB):
New York City’s Community Power program creates solar installation jobs for housing authority residents and saves them money on energy bills.
Los Angeles now has a road map for 100% clean energy with a new study from the NREL.
UnderstandSolar is a free service that links you to top-rated solar installers in your region for personalized solar…
Singapore-based solar energy provider Sunseap says it has completed construction of a 5MW peak offshore floating solar farm in the Straits of Johor, between Singapore and Malaysia. It’s one of the world’s largest floating solar farms on sea water.
Singapore’s sea…
OnePlus 8 vs. OnePlus 9: Worth the upgrade? [Video]
March 26, 2021
The OnePlus 9 is one of the biggest leaps over the previous mainline generation in recent years providing some major “core” improvements over the OnePlus 8, but we’re here to examine if an upgrade is actually worth it.
2021 is a landmark year for OnePlus. A new…
Google Photos makes it easy to backup, organize, and share your memories, but did you know it has handy edit options as well? Earlier this year, Google brought more editing features to users, but quite a few are locked behind a paywall. Here’s how to edit pictures in Google Photos and what Google One subscribers get as a bonus.
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How to edit pictures in Google Photos
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Google launches ‘Android Ready SE Alliance’ to drive adoption of digital keys, mobile IDs
March 26, 2021
Smartphones have already obviated single-purpose gadgets like point-and-shoot cameras and MP3 players. Google today announced the Android Ready SE Alliance to make sure new phones have the underlying hardware to eventually replace car/home keys and wallets.
“Emerging…
PepsiCo says that it is expecting 15 Tesla Semi electric trucks by the end of the year, giving us better insights into Tesla’s plan to produce and deliver the electric truck.
The Tesla Semi program has been delayed several times, but it looks like the automaker is…
Consumer Reports names OnePlus Nord N10 best budget phone, ignoring pathetic update policy
March 26, 2021
Consumer Reports just put out its yearly “Best Smartphones” list, crowning Apple’s iPhone 12 Pro Max as the best option. What about the affordable end of the spectrum? OnePlus managed to take that crown with its affordable Nord N10 and N100 models, but Consumer Reports forgot to mention the absolutely awful update policy that come with these phones.
For many searching for a new smartphone…
Tesla claims EPA range can be achieved on its electric cars by draining battery beyond zero-mile range
March 26, 2021
In response to an independent range test, Tesla has reportedly claimed that the EPA range on its vehicles can be achieved by draining the battery pack beyond the zero-mile displayed range.
Last month, we reported on Edmunds conducting independent range tests on a bunch of…
Cummins claims to power first vehicle-to-grid school buses in North America, 2 years after Lion
March 26, 2021
Electrified powertrain manufacturer Cummins has delivered what it is calling the first fully operational vehicle-to-grid (V2G) school buses. Even though Lion Electric started testing the same V2G tech years ago. These buses are manufactured by Blue Bird and powered by…
It’s a new day for the Roman empire. Sega Europe and Creative Assembly said that Total War: Rome Remastered is coming on April 29.
The remaster of the original 2004 game (known as Rome: Total War before the company got its branding right) will be developed in a collaboration with Feral Interactive. The remaster will debut on Windows, Linux, and MacOS.
Total War: Rome Remastered is part of a…
