During a presentation at WasteExpo 2022 in Las Vegas, XL Fleet unveiled its all-electric pre-series powertrain on a Quantum garbage truck as part of collaboration with Curbtender, Inc. This pre-series vehicle is the first toward production models the companies plan to build in 2022.
XL Fleet is an electrified solutions company specializing in commercial and municipal fleets in North America…
Lightning eMotors announced a partnership with Perrone Robotics to integrate Level 2 and Level 4 autonomous capabilities into its medium-duty electric fleet vehicles. By utilizing Perrone’s TONY retrofit autonomy kit, Lightning eMotors can now offer Class 3-7 commercial…
Leica adds 12-bit Cinema 4K Raw video recording, improved AF features and more to its SL2-S
May 9, 2022
Leica has released significant firmware updates for its Leica SL2 and SL2-S full frame mirrorless camera systems.
Firmware version 3.0 for the Leica SL2-S sees the camera gain the ability to output Cinema 4K Raw video at up to 60 frames per second (fps) to compatible…
Playlists are undoubtedly a big part of YouTube Music’s discovery angle and Google is now testing a big UI redesign for them on mobile.
The first two lines note who created the playlist and when it was last updated down to the date. (You only get the year today.) Cover art appears next with highlighted artist image at the left and vertical text at the right, while YouTube Music’s circular…
TTartisan releases its $218 50mm F0.95 APS-C ultrafast prime for Fujifilm X, Sony E mount cameras
May 8, 2022
TTartisan has announced it’s adding two new mount options to its 50mm F0.95 APS-C lens. Now, in addition to Canon EOS-M, Canon RF, L-mount, Micro Four Thirds and Nikon Z-mount camera systems, Fujifilm X-mount and Sony E-mount users can get their hands on this affordable…
Xbox users hoping to enjoy some solid playtime over the weekend were stymied on Saturday, following an outage that lasted about nine hours. Microsoft issued a tweet around 4pm ET on Saturday, acknowledging that some users were unable to purchase and launch games or join…
Best iPhone 13 cases [Updated: CASETiFY Star Wars, Italian leather, machined metal, more]
May 8, 2022
The best iPhone 13 cases are all ready and waiting down below with a series of fresh new releases that have launched over the last few months. Our 2021-2022 roundup of the best iPhone 13 cases has now been updated with some new designs and brands to keep your most important Apple EDC safe and looking its best. Alongside some collections from some of the big third-party brands and all of Apple’s…
Every now and then, Apple commissions artists to create stunning Shot on iPhone images. This time is no different, as the company asked graphic designer Gaia Barnatan to fusion some Shot on iPhone images with a powerful editor app, which is available for the iPhone.
On…
Quick Charge Podcast: May 7, 2022
May 8, 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…
Due to the ongoing chip shortage, BMW has begun shipping select models to customers without the usual Android Auto and CarPlay support.
Starting in 2019 and expanding in 2020, nearly every model of BMW has included full support for Android Auto. However, as reported by Automotive News Europe, some customers have found that their newly purchased BMW does not support Android Auto or CarPlay as…
