The GM announcements keep coming at CES 2021 this year. Today GM CEO Mary Barra announced a new division called BrightDrop that would be building electric delivery vehicles and the technology to go along with it.
Today General Motors announced BrightDrop, a new division and brand, which will offer an “ecosystem of electric first-to-last-mile products” for logistics companies.
The first of…
GM teases Chevy Bolt EUV, confirms full unveiling next month
January 13, 2021
GM is again teasing the Chevy Bolt EUV ahead of the full unveiling, which the automaker has now confirmed is coming next month.
Chevy Bolt EUV
Last year, GM had an “EV Day” during which we learned a lot more about their plans, including that it would finally launch a…
When cycling legend and three-time Tour de France winner Greg LeMond announced he was releasing a pair of new electric bicycle models last year, we knew these weren’t going to be any ordinary e-bikes.
With deliveries set to begin next month, LeMond Cycles is releasing…
Audi sells almost 50,000 e-tron electric SUVs in 2020
January 13, 2021
Audi sold almost 50,000 e-tron electric SUVs in 2020 – a significant increase over last year and launching Audi’s electrification effort ahead of new models hitting the market.
Audi e-tron
The Audi e-tron is starting to come into its own as an electric vehicle program.
The German automaker released its 2020 delivery results and confirmed 79.5% growth in e-tron deliveries to 47,324 units last…
In today’s Electrek Green Energy Brief (EGEB):
Hawaii’s Kauai island has agreed on a large-scale solar PV system with pumped hydro energy storage.
The UK’s electricity system sees the best year on record for green energy in 2020.
UnderstandSolar is a free service that…
Yelp shows user reports of places not following COVID-19 guidelines; Google should too
January 13, 2021
As COVID-19 rages on, tech is helping people stay safe and informed. Today, Yelp announced that it would allow customers to report on businesses that aren’t following COVID-19 guidelines such as employees lacking masks, and it’s something Google should also be…
In 2019, Samsung announced a partnership with AMD to beef up the GPU in its mobile devices. Today, at the launch event for the new Exynos 2100 processor, Samsung provided an update on that GPU, saying that the AMD chip will be in the company’s “next flagship.”
Technically, Samsung’s next flagship is the Galaxy S21, which launches later this week. However, that’s not the “next…
There is no homescreen replacement on Android quite as popular and revered as Nova Launcher. It’s a staple, a stalwart of customization, but it has received its biggest update in recent years, courtesy of the Nova Launcher 7 beta.
Old habits die hard, and changing from…
Tesla has incorporated a new Indian business unit ahead of an upcoming launch in the important South Asian market.
There are also rumors of Tesla building a factory in India.
Tesla and India
Tesla had a long history of flirting with the idea of entering the Indian…
While Chromeboxes haven’t caught on in the same way as Chromebooks, they are ideal for some use cases. The most notable aspect of a new “Fanless” Chromebox from Asus is frankly a design that heavily borrows from Wi-Fi routers.
Asus touts a “new fanless aluminum-chassis design” for this Chromebox that’s roughly book-sized (207 x 148 x 32mm) with two sizable antennas sticking out of…
