Portland-based PXCycle’s E-XC series of urban electric mountain bikes was already popular with its rider base. But now the bike shop is launching a new version of the e-bike that takes it another step further.
With a new mid-drive motor and the same rugged utility-oriented design, this is an e-bike you’ll definitely want to check out.
PXCycle E-XC+ tech specs
There are multiple models of the…
EGEB: Fossil fuels caused 1 out of 5 deaths in 2018, new study finds
February 10, 2021
More than 8 million people died in 2018 from fossil fuel pollution, double the number previously thought.
Nevada looks to green energy to diversify its tourism and gaming economy.
BOEM restarts the environmental permit review for the first major US offshore wind…
Tesla is on track this year to complete its new R&D center in Shanghai that will engineer and design its new $25,000 electric car.
Tesla R&D center in China
Just over a year ago, Tesla announced plans to establish a new R&D and design center in China to build…
In a recent reply to a follower’s question on Twitter, Lucid Motors just revealed that it plans to begin deliveries of its first vehicles to European countries at the end of this year. That timeline has since changed. Nevertheless, the American automaker’s Air sedan is scheduled to begin deliveries stateside this spring.
Lucid Motors came out swinging at all EV competition with the debut…
Chrome OS’s upcoming Android “Phone Hub” may be getting the ability to mirror your phone’s screen as an exclusive feature for Google Pixel phones.
For a few months now, we’ve been tracking Phone Hub as the latest way that Chrome OS and Android will be “Better…
Audi has unveiled today the 2022 e-tron GT and RS e-tron GT: a performance electric sedan powered by the same platform as the Porsche Taycan.
Audi e-tron GT Design
The concept for the e-tron GT was unveiled back in 2018, and we have since seen it several times leading to…
As of last year, downloading certain apps from the Play Store on Chrome OS would automatically “install” the Progressive Web App. The latest service to follow this PWA approach is YouTube Music, though Google is taking a circuitous route with a separate Chromebook listing.
Searching for YouTube TV, Google News, or Twitter on the Chrome OS Play Store today will install a shortcut that’s…
Sample gallery: The Fujifilm GF 45-100mm F4 on the GFX 100
February 10, 2021
The GF 45-100mm F4 R LM OIS WR is a sort of medium zoom for Fujifilm’s GFX cameras, giving users a 35mm-equivalent focal length of around 36-80mm. We’ve actually found it to be a really handy range for all types of subjects, and the lens looks to be more than…
Federal legislation was introduced today to create a federal tax incentive for the purchase of electric bicycles in the US.
Electric cars and motorcycles already have their own federal tax incentives in the US, and now electric bicycles may be next.
That’s thanks to the…
Google rolling out new Pixel Buds firmware 553 update
February 10, 2021
Google last updated the second-generation Assistant headphones in September with a fix for audio cutouts after a set interval. Firmware 553 is rolling out to Pixel Buds today, though an update changelog has yet to be provided.
The Pixel Buds have only received a dozen updates since their launch last April. A day one update brought the firmware from version 195 to 225. This was followed by 295 in…
