The Microlino electric car has been on a bit of a rollercoaster ride on its long journey toward production. Now the company has updated us on their progress and is showing off the Microlino 2.0’s refreshed look in a new testing video.
The Microlino from Switzerland-based Micromobolity Systems AG is making quick progress. When we last checked in with the company two months ago, the…
EGEB: What it’s like to be a wind turbine technician apprentice
February 11, 2021
A wind turbine technician apprentice tells the Guardian about his experiences in his new role.
Electric vehicle battery technology company Enevate secures an $81 million investment.
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Tesla increased its workforce by over 20,000 employees in 2020
February 11, 2021
Tesla managed to increase its workforce by over 20,000 employees in 2020 – a year that was mostly difficult for job creation.
Tesla Headcount
With the global pandemic, 2020 was a rough year for job creation, and most markets saw unemployment rates increasing.
Many…
Electric pickup truck maker Rivian aims for $50 billion IPO
February 11, 2021
Electric pickup truck maker Rivian is said to be looking at an IPO to be publicly traded later this year at $50 billion.
EV SPAC Frenzy
Over the last few months, there has been a strong trend of electric vehicle companies going public through reverse merger SPAC deals.
Fisker, Arrival, Lion Electric, Lordstown Motors, Proterra, Faraday Future, and others have all completed or announced SPAC…
Google Chat readies beta preview for Hangouts users
February 11, 2021
For over two years now, we’ve known that Google was planning to kill off their classic Hangouts app in favor of opening Google Chat to those without Google Workspace. With the migration set to take place in the first half of 2021, Google Chat is preparing a beta test to…
Tesla range estimates called into question in independent tests
February 11, 2021
Tesla range estimates are called into question in new independent tests by Edmunds showing that Tesla’s vehicles don’t hit their EPA estimates.
Range estimates
There are no good range estimates for electric vehicles. There are just bad ones, with some being not as bad…
Google Doodle honors Mexican singer and songwriter María Grever
February 11, 2021
Google has replaced their homepage logo with a Doodle honoring María Grever, an internationally acclaimed composer from Mexico.
María Grever was born on September 14, 1885, in Guanajuato, Mexico, as María Joaquina de la Portilla Torres. Her passion for music emerged as early as age 4 when she composed a Christmas carol for her school.
After studying music in France under the tutelage of great…
Toyota announces 2 electric cars coming to the US this year
February 11, 2021
Toyota is announcing today that it is going to bring two electric cars and a plug-in hybrid to the US in 2021.
Toyota is a laggard when it comes to all-electric cars
Toyota has yet to launch an all-electric vehicle outside of China.
Despite the fact that the company…
Due to a mistake, Slack for Android may have briefly logged your passwords as plain text, meaning you should probably change your password.
As reported by Android Police (h/t The Verge), an email has gone out to some people who use Slack for Android, requesting that you…
Venus Optics releases four Laowa lenses for L mount camera systems
February 11, 2021
Venus Optics has announced it’s bringing four of its Laowa lenses to L mount camera systems. Now, owners of L mount camera systems can snag native versions of Venus Optics’ Laowa 4mm F2.8 Fisheye, Laowa 9mm F2.8 Zero-D, Laowa 24mm F14 2x Macro Probe and Laowa 25mm F2.8 2.5–5x Ultra Macro lenses.
Laowa 4mm F2.8 Fisheye
As a refresher, the Laowa 4mm F2.8 Fisheye lens is constructed of…
