A new bill to reform the federal electric car tax credit reform has been proposed in US Congress.
It’s the second one since the Democrats took over the federal government and an even more generous reform.
EV federal tax credit
The federal government in the US has a tax program that provides incentive for buyers of electric vehicles that dates back from the Bush era, and it was expanded during…
Google Recorder 2.2 rolling out with Pixel audio backups, online access and sharing
February 27, 2021
Earlier this week, we spotted recorder.google.com go live for playing, searching, and sharing audio online. The required update to Google Recorder — version 2.2 — for Android is now beginning to roll out on Pixel devices to enable backups and web access.
Upon…
EGEB: Toyota breaks ground on green-powered prototype city
February 27, 2021
Toyota breaks ground on a green prototype city to foster innovation at the foot of Mount Fuji in Japan.
Jennifer Granholm is confirmed by the US Senate as secretary of energy.
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HBO Max for Android TV adds ‘Restart’ button, fixes 5.1 surround sound on Chromecast w/ Google TV
February 27, 2021
Before its debut on Roku and Fire TV, Google’s Android TV platform was one of the few ways to access HBO Max. Now, HBO Max is getting an update for Android TV that brings back the “restart” button and fixes some issues on the new Chromecast with Google TV.
A new update rolling out (via Android Police) makes two main changes. As outlined in the app’s changelog on the Play Store, HBO Max…
Samsung Galaxy Z Fold 2 adds a handful of new features w/ One UI 3.1
February 27, 2021
Samsung’s work towards improving foldables is mainly in hardware right now, but over the past year, the company has also debuted a bunch of new software features. With One UI 3.1, Samsung is adding a few new features to Galaxy Z Fold 2, including a handy multitasking…
Every year, a new version of Android arrives, and with it, usually a bunch of new features and behind-the-scenes changes. This year, with the launch of the first Android 12 Developer Preview, we also saw the first time the release was accompanied by previews for Android TV…
Alphabet Scoop 113: Android 12 so far
February 27, 2021
This week 9to5Google’s Abner Li, Ben Schoon, and Kyle Bradshaw discuss the changes seen in the developer preview of Android 12. Changes to notifications, what new settings there are, new gestures that are in, and those that are coming.
Alphabet Scoop is available on Google Podcasts, Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Castro, Pocket Casts, Overcast, and through our dedicated RSS feed.
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Rivian Adventure Network charging stations revealed with higher capacity than expected
February 27, 2021
The specs of the Rivian Adventure Network, the electric pickup truck startup’s upcoming charging network, have been revealed with a higher capacity than expected.
Last year, Electrek revealed that Rivian is working on its own electric car charging network called the…
Stadia port of Terraria is coming after co-creator gets Google accounts back [Updated]
February 27, 2021
It’s unfortunately not a super uncommon issue for people to be randomly locked out of Google accounts, and in many cases the recovery process is full of a lot of frustrating waiting. That’s what happened to the co-creator of Terraria, and as a result the game’s…
How smart home energy monitors could avert huge bills
February 27, 2021
During last week’s power crisis in Texas, prices surged to the market price cap of $9,000 per megawatt-hour for several days, resulting in some huge bills for a lot of homeowners. (To put that in perspective, the state’s seasonal average is $50 per megawatt-hour.) The entire US, not just Texas, has a lot of infrastructure work to do in order to avoid more power crises like this. But in the…
