Renault is shining a light on its brand-new all-electric compact Megane E-Tech, which boasted the best EV sales in France last month, with 25,000 vehicles sold in the last three months. That tallies up to a 100K/year run rate – could it outrun Telsa’s Model 3 this year?
Backed by an aggressive marketing campaign, Megane E-Tech, alongside the skippy Dacia Spring, has sold well in a country…
Mobile EV charging company, SparkCharge, welcomes President Biden at CHIPS and Science Act signing
August 10, 2022
SparkCharge, the world’s first mobile EV charging company, welcomed President Biden at the Chips and Science Act signing Ceremony yesterday.
The Chips and Science Act, signed into law yesterday, invests in US chip-making ability to strengthen supply chains and boost the…
At the 2022 JP Morgan Auto Conference yesterday, General Motors (GM) EVP and CFO Paul Jacobson talked about scaling EV production and said the company is hitting an inflection point.
GM is aggressively electrifying its fleet, despite shortages and supply chain disruptions.
If you want an EV, buy this week – Rivian, Fisker and others rush to lock in EV tax credits before changes
August 10, 2022
Rivian, Fisker, and other EV makers are offering binding purchase agreements to reservation holders after the Senate passed the Inflation Reduction Act with big EV tax credit changes. The availability of tax credits could change within the span of the next week if the House passes the bill and President Biden signs it quickly as is expected.
If you’re looking to buy an EV soon, check below to…
How to preorder the Galaxy Watch 5
August 10, 2022
Samsung announced the new Galaxy Watch 5 and Watch 5 Pro alongside the Galaxy Z Fold 4, Galaxy Z Flip 4, and the forthcoming Galaxy Buds Pro 2 during its Galaxy Unpacked event this week. Both smartwatches are set to launch on August 26th but are available for preorder today…
FCC rejects Starlink’s bid for rural internet subsidies due to its $600 satellite dish
August 10, 2022
The Federal Communications Commission (FCC) has rejected Starlink’s application for $885 million in federal subsidies that it would use to provide satellite internet to broadband customers in rural areas. The FCC states that the SpaceX-owned company’s dish is simply too…
Magnum Photos Marks its 75th Anniversary With Unseen Photos
August 10, 2022
Villagers collecting scrap from a crashed spacecraft, surrounded by thousands of white butterflies, Altai Territory, Russia, 2000. | Jonas Bendiksen / Magnum Photo
Magnum Photo is marking its 75th anniversary by publishing 150 photos, some of them previously unseen, from its 25 photographers that joined the agency in the past 15 years.
An updated and expanded edition of its 2007…
Canon has officially partnered with Japanese toy company Takara Tomy to produce two “robots in disguise” Transformer toys that take the shape of the EOS R5.
Spotted by TFormers and The Verge, Takara Tomy is set to release a pair of Transformer toys that take…
Fujifilm will host what it describes as a free and “interactive festival” for anyone interested in photography this September in New York. Called Fujifina, the event is making a location shift from its traditional home in Tokyo, Japan.
The company says that…
After nearly five years of development, Polaroid lovers in France have developed a new instant print back adapter to fit vintage Type 100-400 Polaroid Land cameras. Dubbed the Newland Camera, the back adapter enables the folding, bellows style land cameras made in the 1960s to take more modern instant print film cartridges.
Thanks to its sharp lens and rangefinder, the vintage Type 100-400 land…
