In today’s Electrek Green Energy Brief (EGEB):
The Canadian firm Li-Cycle will construct a $175 million Li-ion battery recycling plant in New York.
Vietnam sees a rooftop solar boom in 2020.
UnderstandSolar is a free service that links you to top-rated solar installers in your region for personalized solar estimates. Tesla now offers price matching, so it’s important to shop for the best…
GM is starting a huge campaign this week in the US and will be rolling out in phases globally to highlight the automaker’s move to electrification. The campaign was done by McCann as well as the logo and type, which was developed in-house. It’s a big change and will…
Tesla incidents of ‘accelerating by themselves’ were due to driver using wrong pedal, NHTSA says
January 9, 2021
The incidents of sudden acceleration involving Tesla vehicles where drivers said that the vehicles were “accelerating by themselves” were due to user errors, according to a NHTSA investigation.
Tesla Sudden Acceleration
Last year, we reported that the National Highway…
The Google Phone app has been working on call recording for some time now with the feature live in several regions. Now, the app is preparing an enhancement to call recording that sees Google Phone automatically recording calls from unknown numbers that aren’t in your contacts.
About APK Insight: In this ‘APK Insight’ post, we’ve decompiled the latest version of an application that…
Tesla’s new 244-mile range Model Y is far from ‘unacceptable’ and will sell like hotcakes
January 9, 2021
Tesla’s new 244-mile range Model Y was previously called “unacceptable” by Elon Musk, but we believe it’s far from the case and will sell like hotcakes.
Tesla Model Y standard range is ‘unacceptable’
If you missed it, last night, we reported on Tesla launching…
LineageOS 17.1 coming soon to OnePlus Nord
January 9, 2021
OnePlus made a splash with the original OnePlus Nord phone, making its hardware and OxygenOS experience available at a more accessible price point. For those who perhaps aren’t a fan of OxygenOS or want their device to last longer than the official updates, LineageOS 17.1…
Alphabet Scoop 109: Nest Hub w/ Soli coming, new Cams, and our 2021 Made by Google predictions
January 9, 2021
This week we talk about our report of a new Nest Hub that will feature Soli-powered sleep tracking, as well as the upcoming line of Nest security cameras. We then preview and make predictions about what we want to see in the Made by Google 2021 roadmap.
Alphabet Scoop is…
Podcast: Tesla (TSLA) stock to the moon (or Mars), new Model Y, $25,000 Tesla, and more
January 9, 2021
This week on the Electrek Podcast, we discuss the most popular news in the world of sustainable transport and energy, including Tesla (TSLA) stock going to the moon (or Mars), a new Model Y, the timing of the $25,000 Tesla car, and more.
The Electrek Podcast is me, Fred…
WASHINGTON — A contract for the sale of F-35 Joint Strike Fighters to the United Arab Emirates is likely to be inked before the end of the Trump administration, according to a top U.S. State Department official.
“Everything is on that trajectory” for a signed contract before Jan. 20, R. Clarke Cooper, assistant secretary of state for political-military affairs, told reporters on a Friday…
