The latest update to Google’s Home companion app is rolling out on Android and iOS this morning. Besides Home 2.34 adding support for the 2nd-gen Nest Hub, the Google/Nest Wifi experience gets a big update with network usage graphs.
Google/Nest WiFi usage data
Tapping the round Wi-Fi button in the top shortcuts row still opens the same page as before. However, opening the Network card provides…
In today’s Electrek Green Energy Brief (EGEB):
US solar will reach a total of 419 GWdc over the next 10 years, according to a new report.
Global clean energy investment must increase by 30% to $131 trillion by 2050 to avert the climate crisis, says IRENA.
UnderstandSolar…
Tesla has lobbied the UK government to promote higher taxes for gas-powered vehicles, or petrol cars, as they would say, as well as the proposed ban on internal combustion engine vehicles.
Over the years, Tesla has occasionally lobbied for electric vehicle incentives, but…
When it comes to every part of the automotive industry, it seems that the switch to electric vehicles is set to leave no corner untouched. Until Tesla permanently disrupted the status quo, the world has been building cars for more or less the same way for a century.
[Note: This is an ongoing collaboration between Fully Charged and Electrek]
The established car companies have, of course…
If you are to go out and get a smartphone in early 2021, the Oppo Find X3 pro should be a candidate. That’s provided you can stomach the entry price and it’s available in your region.
The Galaxy S21 Ultra set a high bar for smartphones at this early stage of the year.
In a move similar to Tesla’s Supercharger network, Porsche announced that it will build its own proprietary charging network for its customers.
When Tesla introduced the Model S in 2012, the automaker also launched its Supercharger network.
Unlike other automakers…
In a press release today, ElectraMeccanica ($SOLO) announced the site for its US-based assembly facility. The facility plus an engineering technical center will be in Mesa, Arizona. The confirmation puts a bookend on a year-long search that began in February of 2020. With this news, Arizona is quickly becoming a new hub for electric vehicle manufacturing.
Before choosing the Phoenix suburb as…
Google is adding a small but highly useful feature to the Calendar website that lets you snooze notifications. This was a “top user request” that’s long overdue for the web client.
On macOS, “Snooze” is available under the More dropdown, with Google advertising…
The growth in building-integrated photovoltaics (BIPV) – solar PV modules that are flush with the existing roof and perform the waterproofing function of shingles or tiles – since Tesla announced its solar roof in 2016 has been largely disappointing. Since then, BIPV has…
Comment: Google Pixel ads are falling behind Samsung on both quantity and quality [Video]
March 17, 2021
Most people hate the sound of ads, but whether they’re on the internet, billboards on the road, or commercials on TV, they’re a highly effective way of getting information to the public. Smartphone makers turn to all of these avenues to sell their latest models, but their effectiveness varies wildly. Google Pixel smartphones are approaching their fifth anniversary and while sales struggle, I…
