Lots of news in the segment of electric school buses this week, as Highland Electric Fleets signed an agreement with Thomas Built Buses to provide lower upfront costs to customers and expedite EV adoption; their letter of intent will put the price of an electric bus at cost parity with the traditional diesel option. On the opposite US coast, InCharge Energy and its partners announced a project in…
Podcast: Tesla Master Plan Part 3, big price increase, Volvo C40 Recharge first drive, and more
March 18, 2022
This week on the Electrek Podcast, we discuss the most popular news in the world of sustainable transport and energy, including the announcement of Elon Musk’s Tesla Master Plan Part 3, a big Tesla price increase, Volvo C40 Recharge first drive, and more.
The show is…
One of the (probably unintended) consequences of putting us in a hybrid before the fully electric Volvo C40 Recharge is juxtaposing just how thoroughly satisfying a quiet, powerful pure EV powertrain in a premium coupe-crossover can be.
C40 beautiful inside and out
It’s…
Taiga starts deliveries of its electric snowmobile
March 18, 2022
Taiga Motors announced that it officially started deliveries of the production version of its electric snowmobile: the 2022 Nomad.
It’s obviously a bit late in the season, but it is still an important step for the company and for the electrification of powersports.
Like the auto industry, the powersports world is being electrified, and Quebec-based Taiga Motors is one of the companies leading…
IMAX is developing a new film camera and is tapping the likes of visionary directors Jordan Peele and Christopher Nolan to help design it.
IMAX Film Cameras
IMAX is a proprietary system of high-resolution, large format cameras, film projectors, and theaters. Instead…
Nikon has filed a patent for a new type of sensor that would allow it to perform both a rolling and global shutter operation. It’s not the first time the company has proposed such a design, but it expands on the use case of a previous filing.
For those who might not…
This week, DxO released DxO PureRAW 2, the latest version of its RAW processing app and plugin. If you’re not familiar with PureRAW, it takes the same great DxO DeepPRIME RAW demosaicing and noise reduction technology as DxO’s all-in-one editor, PhotoLab, and lets you use it without changing your existing workflow. For example, if you use Adobe Lightroom, you can use DxO PureRAW 2…
OnePlus Nord CE 2 Lite leaks reveal Snapdragon 695 chipset, 64MP camera and 33W charging
March 18, 2022
Last week renders of an upcoming OnePlus Nord CE 2 Lite surfaced, now we’re getting some more details about the device through regulators and other sources. A device with a model number GN2200 is suspected of being the Lite phone and it was just certified by the FCC.
It…
OnePlus Bullets Wireless Z2 leak ahead of launch
March 18, 2022
A new-gen OnePlus Bullets wireless earphones are on their way and we have our first look thanks to renders shared by . Bullets Wireless Z2 are set to be OnePlus’ most affordable wireless earbuds and will feature a neckband design.
OnePlus Bullets Wireless Z2 renders
The…
Realme GT Neo3 Le Mans version appears in live images
March 18, 2022
Realme is set to introduce the GT Neo3 in China on March 22, which will be joined by the GT Neo3 Le Mans version in two colors – white and blue. We already saw both of them in official posters earlier today, but now we are looking at the live images of the blue-colored model, giving us our best look yet at the smartphone.
Realme GT Neo3 Le Mans
These pictures also reveal the presence…
