In today’s Electrek Green Energy Brief (EGEB):
Xcel Energy has filed to replace its coal plants with what would be the largest solar farm in Minnesota.
A Clean Cars Illinois program would create jobs and save money.
UnderstandSolar is a free service that links you to top-rated solar installers in your region for personalized solar estimates. Tesla now offers price matching, so it’s important…
Tesla is now using in-car notification to warn owners of a potential defect inside their vehicles – almost like a new way to do a recall.
All of Tesla’s vehicles are connected to the internet.
That connectivity is used for a variety of features ranging from sending…
After months of drip dropping information and teasers, Mercedes-Benz has now finally fully unveiled the EQS electric sedan, an ultra luxurious electric vehicle.
Last month, the German automaker unveiled the interior of the EQS along with the myriad of features and…
One of my personal favorite games to dive into on Google Stadia has been the indie hit Risk of Rain 2. Now, Hoppo Games has brought the Risk of Rain 2 Anniversary Update to Stadia.
Risk of Rain 2 detailed its roadmap for future updates in late 2020, and last month, the update went live on Steam for PC players. Now, just a few weeks later, the update has been ported over to the Stadia version of…
Volkswagen Group has announced it is significantly expanding its production of battery systems at its components plant in Braunschweig. The expansion will double the plant’s output and, when fully ramped up, will be able to produce 500,000 MEB battery systems per year.
Microsoft Edge adds a handy Kids Mode in its latest move that Google Chrome should copy
April 16, 2021
Microsoft Edge quickly skyrocketed to the second-most popular desktop browser after switching to Chromium, the same engine that powers Google Chrome. Since its debut, Microsoft Edge has added lots of useful new features including, today, the debut of a Kids Mode with…
Google Pay works with a ton of banks and credit cards for in-store payments, but each card can be unlinked by the financial institution if required. Overnight, quite a few Google Pay users that use American Express cards have seen their methods of payment unlinked without clear cause.
An email sent out to some American Express cardholders in the past 24 hours notifies users that their card was…
Rivian is announcing today the launch of its own insurance arm: Rivian Insurance.
It’s the latest in a series of moves that are extremely similar to initiatives previously launched by Tesla.
Ahead of the start of deliveries of its R1T electric pickup, Rivian has been…
WASHINGTON — The U.S. Army has yet to schedule a limited-user test for the latest variant of the CH-47 Chinook helicopter, instead ordering its return to flight testing to gather more data. But despite issues cropping up in previous testing, Boeing is confident it will win…
A small tweak to Google.com on desktops now lets you quickly “jump to the search box” with a convenient keyboard shortcut. It’s particularly useful for refining your original query.
Pressing ‘/’ on a results page will open the search field and allow you to start typing. The cursor appears at the end of your existing/current query as suggestions load underneath for quick selection…
