In a fascinating real-world test of Gogoro’s electric scooter battery swap stations’ ability to run completely off-grid, the GoStations managed to remain operational even though a massive power outage in Taiwan yesterday shuttered gas stations and other key infrastructure.
Early Thursday morning, a problem at the Hsinta power plant impacted all parts of Taiwan, with the southern part of the…
Tesla has officially received environmental approval to start production at Gigafactory Berlin – which was expected as we reported earlier this week – but also as expected, there are a few caveats that will prevent Tesla from officially starting production.
The battle is…
The US offshore wind industry is ramping up quickly, and so too are the essential industries that will support it. Danish wind giant Ørsted, New England energy company Eversource, and Louisiana-based marine transport company Edison Chouest Offshore yesterday announced that…
Podcast: Tesla Gigafactory Berlin, Rivian’s price fiasco, Ford bi-directional charger, and more
March 4, 2022
This week on the Electrek Podcast, we discuss the most popular news in the world of sustainable transport and energy, including Tesla Gigafactory Berlin’s environmental approval, Rivian’s price fiasco, Ford’s bi-directional charger, and more.
The show is back live every Friday at 4 p.m. ET on Electrek’s YouTube channel. As a reminder, we’ll have an accompanying post, like this one…
Pentax has announced a new firmware update for the K3 Mark III DSLR that improves the performance of its ability to capture astrophotography. Called Astro Tracer Type 3, it tracks celestial objects without using the GPS unit.
Astro Tracer Type 3
Firmware version 1.41…
As promised when it announced the standard edition Q2 Reporter last year, Leica has released the Kevlar-wrapped Q2 Monochrom Reporter fixed-lens camera.
Leica Q2 Monochrom Reporter Edition
Just like the original Q2 Reporter, the Q2 Monochrom Reporter features a…
Leica is back again with another special-edition camera, this time giving its Q2 Monochrom camera the ‘Reporter’ treatment its given its original Q2 and M10-P cameras.
As with nearly every limited-edition Leica model, the Q2 Monochrom Reporter remains entirely unchanged from its predecessor on the inside. Notably, the camera still has a full-frame 47MP sensor designed specifically for…
GamesBeat Summit 2022 returns with its largest event for leaders in gaming on April 26-28th. Reserve your spot here!
Grand Theft Auto V and Grand Theft Auto Online are coming to the new consoles on March 15, and Rockstar games is filling in some of the details on the new…
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Code generation AI — AI systems that can write in different programming languages given a prompt — promise to cut development costs while allowing coders to focus on creative…
Join today’s leading executives online at the Data Summit on March 9th. Register here.
As Russia’s invasion of Ukraine continues unabated, it’s becoming a test case for the role of technology in modern warfare. Destructive software — presumed to be the work of Russian intelligence — has compromised hundreds of computers at Ukrainian government agencies. On the other side, a loose…
