An electric truck charging depot that can charge up to 96 trucks at once will service fleets moving cargo to and from the Port of Oakland.
Zero-emission truck solutions provider Forum Mobility has been approved to receive $4.5 million in financing from East Bay Community Energy (EBCE), the local energy provider for Alameda County and the City of Tracy, California, to develop the Greenville…
TELO is a new electric truck startup based in Silicon Valley that aims to provide an electric truck with the capabilities of today’s full-size pickup trucks, but in a right-sized package that actually fits in a city.
TELO is a startup cofounded by Jason Marks, who led…
Oracle founder Larry Ellison confirms new gen AI service with Cohere during earnings call
June 13, 2023
Oracle Corp., the software giant known for its database technology, is joining the chorus of enterprise cloud vendors betting big on generative AI services.
On Monday, the company revealed that it was developing a new cloud service with Cohere, a Toronto-based startup that…
ServiceNow unveils Now Assist for Virtual Agent, a generative AI solution for self-service
June 13, 2023
ServiceNow today announced its latest generative AI solution, Now Assist for Virtual Agent, with the aim of revolutionizing self-service by offering intelligent and relevant conversational experiences. The new capability expands on ServiceNow’s strategy of integrating generative AI capabilities into its Now Platform, which helps customers to streamline digital workflows and optimize…
Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin has recommended to the president that Adm. Samuel Paparo, the commander of U.S. Pacific Fleet, become the Navy’s 33rd chief of naval operations.
NBC News first reported Monday that Paparo’s name was sent to the White House last week.
Two…
Quick Charge Podcast: June 12, 2023
June 13, 2023
Listen to a recap of the top stories of the day from Electrek. Quick Charge is available now on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, TuneIn and our RSS feed for Overcast and other podcast players.
New episodes of Quick Charge are recorded Monday through Thursday and again on…
The iconic Volkswagen Bug may live on in the electric era after all. On Monday, Volkswagen revealed a new digital electric Beetle concept for an upcoming animated film set to hit theaters and Netflix next month. The question is, will it come alive?
Will Volkswagen revive the Beetle in the electric era?
Volkswagen’s Beetle attracted over 23 million people globally. However, after slowing sales…
Perhaps it was a coincidence that Porsche unveiled its Mission X concept electric vehicle a mere week after Tesla’s Model S Plaid with Track Package took the electric Nurburgring crown from the Taycan. The first bullet point in the Mission X press release was:
“Be the…
XPeng's G6 arrives as competitor to Tesla Model Y in China, nabs over 25k orders in first 72 hours
June 13, 2023
Just three days after hitting showrooms and opening pre-orders, XPeng Motors’ G6 SUV is garnering a lot of hype in China as over 25,000 customers have already reserved one. This is encouraging news for the automaker, which has put a lot of faith into its latest model as…
Nikon has released firmware 4.0 for its flagship camera, the Z9. The latest update brings an Auto Capture option that automatically fires the shutter when your chosen combination of motion, subject distance and recognized subject occurs.
In addition, the pre-shutter-press buffer for the pre-capture mode has been extended from 30 up to 300 seconds, allowing up to five minutes of pre-shutter images…
