Last week, a handful of Google apps opened preview programs, but new versions have yet to emerge. The Play Store now says that the Wear OS companion app is getting a beta.
We first noticed the beta sign-up when Google released a regular update to the Wear OS app this evening. That client was last refreshed in March and version 2.57 is now the latest stable as of today. There are no obvious…
Genesis releases pricing for GV60 electric SUV: starts at $58,890 with 248 miles of range
May 18, 2022
Genesis has released pricing and specs for the GV60 electric SUV coming to the United States this summer. It starts at $58,890 with 248 miles of range on a single charge.
The Genesis GV60 is an important vehicle for Hyundai’s luxury brand since it’s their first EV built…
Electric vertical takeoff and landing (eVTOL) developer Overair announced a partnership with Urban Movement Labs (UML) to help expedite urban air mobility (UAM) in the Los Angeles metropolitan area. The partnership is one of several with UML to collaborate with the city of…
Capistrano Volkswagen/Mazda, a car dealership in San Juan Capistrano, California, has partnered with San Diego-based solar and battery installation company Stellar Solar to offer EV customers solar, battery storage, and EV connectivity to power their cars with clean energy.
Car dealership + solar
Stellar Solar says the partnership is the first of its kind between an auto dealer and solar company…
Elon Musk announced today that Tesla is going to hold a new “AI Day” during which it will release “many cool updates.” The event will be held on August 19.
Over the last few years, Tesla has started to hold somewhat regular annual events with specific subjects at the…
Automakers lobbying toward climate catastrophe, production goals won’t meet <1.5C target
May 18, 2022
Major automakers are currently on track to fail to meet necessary climate goals to keep the world under 1.5 degrees Celsius of warming, according to a new report by InfluenceMap.
The report showed that while companies are largely making climate-forward public statements…
Quick Charge Podcast: May 17, 2022
May 18, 2022
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 Saturday. Subscribe to our podcast in Apple Podcast or your favorite podcast player to guarantee new episodes are delivered as…
Ukraine is now using these 200 mile range electric bikes with NLAW rockets to take out Russian tanks
May 18, 2022
Ukrainian electric motorbike company Delfast has seen its electric bikes used for some vastly diverse tasks, such as breaking Guinness World Records and outfitting Mexican police. But their latest use though is perhaps the bikes’ most important mission yet: helping…
Francis Wong takes over as CEO of Realme Europe
May 18, 2022
A couple of years ago Madhav Sheth was appointed CEO of Realme Europe. Since then has has taken on more responsibilities, so now is the time for the Realme command structure to be reshuffled – Francis Wong will take over as CEO of Realme Europe.
Wong was previously Chief…
Asus started its Android 12 update journey back in December with the Zenfone 8 and Zenfone 8 Flip, and it unfortunately took the Taiwanese company almost five months after that to work its way back to those phones’ predecessors. Today, however, it finally announced that Android 12 is now out for the Zenfone 7 and Zenfone 7 Pro, both released in 2020.
The new firmware that’s rolling out…
