An end-of-the-year clearance sale from Greenworks is making it more affordable than ever to switch over to an electric tool shed. Some of the best prices yet are live through December and come joined by discounts on an assortment of e-bikes and all of the other best Green Deals.
Head below for other New Green Deals we’ve found today and, of course, Electrek’s best EV buying and leasing…
Call it a holiday present: Midjourney version 6, the latest and greatest iteration of the popular image generation AI model from the research collective of the same name founded by David Holz, dropped last night as an alpha release — and already, some power users are…
Tesla explains new Autopilot nag forced by the NHTSA recall
December 22, 2023
Tesla has started to push the software update that includes the “fix” of the NHTSA Autopilot recall, and it includes the release notes detailing the new Autopilot nag.
Earlier this week, Tesla and NHTSA announced a new “safety recall” of all Tesla vehicles equipped…
Porsche is retiring the gas-powered Macan early in Europe as EV model takes the spotlight
December 22, 2023
Porsche is retiring its bestselling SUV in Europe earlier than expected. The gas-powered Porsche Macan will sail off into the sunset in the EU next spring. Porsche is set to launch the all-electric Macan next year as it shifts its lineup.
The Macan is Porsche’s bestselling SUV globally, with over 68,300 units sold through September, topping the popular Cayenne (64,457).
In Europe, Porsche…
Tesla appears to be ramping up Cybertruck production early as a decent fleet has been spotted at Gigafactory Texas.
After Tesla delivered only 10 Cybertrucks at the launch event last month, there were some concerns that Tesla would pull a “Tesla Semi launch” and only…
NIO president confirms its more affordable Firefly sub-brand will enter Europe in 2025
December 22, 2023
In a recent interview with media in Europe, NIO cofounder and president, Lihong Qin, confirmed the Chinese automaker intends to launch its family-friendly Firefly sub-brand in the market in 2025. This latest update follows nearly two years of speculation about the Firefly…
BYD officially launched its new entry-level electric SUV Friday. The BYD Song L, starting at around $26,700 (189,800 yuan), will rival Tesla’s Model Y in China.
BYD introduced the Song L concept at the Shanghai auto show in April. After opening pre-orders on October 13, BYD said it had received over 11,000 hand-raisers in 17 days.
Now, that number is nearly 30,000. As of Friday, the new…
Biden wants all government employees to use EVs, take trains
December 22, 2023
The Biden administration has issued a new directive to all government employees to travel by train or electric car, or electric Uber or Lyft, when traveling on official business. As the country’s largest employer, with an annual business travel purchasing budget of $2.8…
Apple’s latest AI research could completely transform your iPhone
December 22, 2023
Apple, a company practically synonymous with technological innovation, has once again positioned itself at the forefront of the AI revolution.
The Cupertino, Calif.-based company recently announced significant strides in artificial intelligence research through two new…
Just yesterday, I asked if Google would ever get an AI product release right on the first try. Consider that asked and answered — at least, going by the looks of its latest research.
This week, Google showed off VideoPoet, a new large language model (LLM) designed for a variety of video generation tasks from a team of 31 researchers at Google Research.
The fact that the Google Research team…
