Tesla is again rumored to be near a deal for a major new battery venture in Indonesia after a new round of talks with officials and even CEO Elon Musk meeting with the Indonesian President Joko “Jokowi” Widodo.
Tesla and Indonesia
It’s not the first time that talks of Tesla making a major investment in Indonesia have emerged.
In 2020, we reported on Tesla allegedly being in talks with the…
Hydrovolt, the largest battery recycling plant in Europe, has started operations in Fredrikstad, Norway.
The plant is a joint venture between two Norwegian companies – Hydro, one of the world’s largest aluminum companies, and Northvolt, a battery producer building…
Dott, one of several leading European electric scooter-sharing companies, announced today that it is making its first expansion outside the continent. The first stop on the scooter company’s world tour? Sun-streaked Tel Aviv.
Dott electric scooters launch in Tel Aviv
Tel…
Following Volvo and Ford, Renault aims to spin off its EV business into a separate company
May 16, 2022
Last week, French company Renault announced its plan to fully review spinning off its electric car business into a separate company in 2023, in hopes of catching up with rivals Tesla and Volkswagen.
Renault said that the new EV spin-off could bring on board 10,000 new employees by 2023, and its business model would be “adapted to the specificities of electric vehicles and would be able to…
Arcimoto’s fun 75 mph electric three-wheelers are NYC’s newest little right-sized delivery vehicles
May 16, 2022
Arcimoto’s Fun Utility Vehicles (FUVs) have proven to be a versatile three-wheeled electric vehicle platform for all sorts of interesting variations. From camera cars to ambulance trikes, an FUV can be just about anything. And thanks to a new partnership with urban e-bike…
Cosina announces $930 Voigtländer APO-Lanthar 35mm F2 Aspherical lens for Nikon Z-mount cameras
May 16, 2022
Cosina has announced the details of its upcoming Voigtländer APO-Lanthar 35mm F2 Aspherical lens for Nikon Z mount cameras. Previously only available for Sony E-mount camera systems, Nikon Z-mount users will soon be able to get their own native version.
The manual lens is…
Realme will unveil the Narzo 50 5G and Narzo 50 Pro 5G on May 18 in India, and alongside those, the company will also introduce a new smartwatch, dubbed Realme TechLife Watch SZ100.
Realme hasn’t divulged the Watch SZ100’s pricing yet, but the company revealed a few features of the smartwatch, including a 1.69″ color display, skin and body temperature monitoring, and heart rate…
Motorola Razr to feature two bigger screens
May 15, 2022
Motorola’s upcoming Razr 3 foldable phone has been a subject of leaks in the last couple of months and aside from the new hardware, the handset is supposed to offer an overhauled design as well. The same clam shell form factor is expected, though.
According to , the…
Apple begins testing iPhones with USB-C
May 15, 2022
A few days ago, popular analyst Ming-Chi Kuo said that Apple will adopt USB-C on iPhones in 2023, and now reports the Cupertino-based tech giant has already started testing iPhones with the USB-C port. Although this year’s iPhones will retain the Lightning…
OnePlus released the beta version of its OxygenOS 12 software for the original OnePlus Nord not long ago. It seems that the initial release was somewhat successful as the company is already moving on with the distribution of the stable OxygenOS 12 based on Android 12.
It’s important to note, though, that the OTA update is available only to Indian users, with the European version of the…
