Amazon has officially started using the first Rivian electric vans to make customer deliveries in Los Angeles.
Rivian and Amazon
In 2019, Rivian took a $700 million round of funding led by Amazon, and at the time, they were discussing opportunities to work together.
A few months later, we learned that one of those opportunities is building an electric delivery van for the online retail…
As promised, GM has a new ad campaign running on the 2021 Super Bowl touting its commitment to electric vehicles against Norway‘s, a country pushing up against two-thirds of its vehicle sales being EVs…
The premise, which is a good, is that if Norway, a smaller country…
Harvard University’s purchase of four new electric buses will represent more than 30% of their fleet.
A Dutch prototype put together by two companies is testing hydrogen refueling at a solar island.
UnderstandSolar is a free service that links you to top-rated solar…
Panasonic confirmed that it plans to set up Tesla 4680 battery cell production at GIgafactory Nevada later this year.
They expect higher revenue from the Tesla partnership.
Tesla’s call for higher battery production
When Tesla unveiled its plan to produce its own new tabless battery cell in a bigger format with a new chemistry using its own machinery designed in-house last year, some people…
Tesla opens its new Supercharger factory
February 4, 2021
Tesla has started production at its brand new Supercharger factory in Shanghai, and it is expected to greatly accelerate the growth of the Supercharger network.
Tesla Supercharger Factory
Originally, Tesla was producing its Supercharger stations in Fremont…
Pixel 5, 4a 5G now support Standalone (SA) 5G on T-Mobile and Google Fi with February update
February 4, 2021
Google’s monthly update on Monday primarily addressed the Pixel 4a 5G’s edge touch recognition issues. However, the February security patch also added support for T-Mobile Standalone (SA) 5G on that phone and the Pixel 5.
In rolling out 5G, carriers leveraged their…
Tennessee funds statewide electric vehicle fast charging network
February 4, 2021
The Tennessee Valley Authority (TVA) and the Tennessee Department of Environment and Conservation (TDEC) announced today that they will jointly develop a statewide network of EV fast charging stations every 50 miles along the state’s interstates and major highways.
Tennessee’s fast charging network
This will add around 50 new charging locations, doubling the existing fast charging network of…
For six months now, we’ve been patiently tracking progress on a new “Phone Hub” feature that is poised to make Chrome OS and Android devices “better together.” It seems patience is finally paying off, as the Chrome OS “Phone Hub” has begun to arrive for a very…
Every major Android update brings new features, new changes, and things to get used to. With Android 11, though, many of those tweaks are behind the scenes, and some of them can have a real impact on how you use your device. Now that Android 11 is rolling out in full swing…
The Call of Duty League has unveiled its new season of esports for 2021, and once again it will take place in an online-only format — at least in the beginning.
The new season will have a number of changes, with team sizes going down from five players to four and the new game Call of Duty: Black Ops — Cold War (the bestselling game of 2020) taking the place of last year’s Call of Duty…
