In a strange series of events, Toyota is changing its stance on electric vehicles as the Japanese automaker announced Wednesday it will be tripling its planned investment in its new battery manufacturing plant in North Carolina.
Not even a week after Toyota’s Executive Vice President, Jack Hollis, claimed that “the consumer isn’t demanding (EVs) at that level,” referring to the growing…
Join Electrek and the crew from FullyCharged.SHOW for Fully Charged Live, coming to the San Diego Convention Center September 10-11. Here’s what you can expect to see.
Much like Electrek, the FullyCharged.SHOW on YouTube has been doing commentary ringside on what is…
Britain investing in EV ambulance fleet dedicated to mental health crises and ill-health prevention
August 31, 2022
The second largest global healthcare system, England’s National Health Service (NHS), is releasing a new EV ambulance fleet to do its part in alleviating the mental health crisis and cutting carbon emissions.
If you live in England, your next ride to the hospital may be…
The Polestar 6 ‘LA Concept’ edition doesn’t ship until 2026, but already sold out in a week
August 31, 2022
Two weeks after announcing its O² roadster concept would see scaled production as the Polestar 6, the EV automaker has announced that all 500 slots of its “LA Concept” edition are all spoken for. Even though its scheduled launch remains four years away, the appetite for the Polestar 6 is strong.
In addition to bringing a refreshing focus to sustainability throughout the entire design and…
Tesla (TSLA) is facing ‘unprecedented demand’
August 31, 2022
Tesla is currently facing an “unprecedented demand,” according to a Wall Street analyst after a visit with management at Gigafactory Berlin.
Despite the price for its electric vehicles going up significantly this year, there have been many indications that Tesla is…
The UK’s Hornsea 2, the world’s largest single offshore wind farm, is now fully operational.
August 31 update: On August 17, Electrek reported that Hornsea 2 was expected to be fully commissioned before the end of August. Ørsted just slid into home plate today, the…
Army Grounds Entire Chinook Fleet Over Engine Fire RiskArmy Grounds Entire Chinook Fleet Over Engine Fire Risk
August 31, 2022
Army Grounds Entire Chinook Fleet Over Engine Fire Risk
A CH-47 Chinook helicopter flies over Baumholder Training Area, Baumholder, Germany, during aerial gunnery tables Feb. 24, 2021 as part of the 1st Battalion, 124th Aviation Regiment’s battalion field exercise, Cougar Flurry. (Ryan C. Matson/U.S. Army)
31 Aug 2022
Military.com | By Rebecca…
A photographer is appealing for information after he discovered a lost roll of film inside a Kodak Brownie that contained “special” photos of a U.S. Navy soldier thought to be from the World War II period.
Keith Yearman tells PetaPixel that he was perusing a…
A woman created an artificially intelligent (AI) infrared camera rig using a Rasberry Pi to monitor her cat’s poop after she discovered it was eating plastic.
A vet advised software engineer Estefannie to monitor her rescue cat Teddy’s bathroom habits and make…
Artist David Glenn Rinehart met the late photographer Charles Gatewood in the late 80s when Gatewood moved to San Francisco. Based on Gatewood’s body of work, which comprises a diverse range of subjects, including social protest, alternative culture, celebrity portraits, rock and roll, body modification and much more, Rinehart expected Gatewood to be intimidating or ‘maybe even a…
