Google Meet continues its onslaught of pre-announced features today with the launch of custom backgrounds during video calls. This customization is a staple of modern conferencing apps, and one that helps convey “more of your personality.”
The capability itself is fairly straightforward, with Google offering “hand-picked images.” This includes office spaces, landscapes, and abstract…
Gaming on Android has expanded greatly over the years as have the accessories being used with Android phones and tablets. Now, it seems that Android is preparing the ability for game controllers to use rumble features with the operating system.
As noted by the folks over…
Tesla Model 3 2021 EPA rating shows Tesla’s efficiency supremacy
October 30, 2020
The EPA is starting to release its ratings on 2021 electric cars, and Tesla is again showing its efficiency supremacy.
2021 Tesla Model 3 Long Range is getting an impressive 134 MPGe efficiency rating.
Earlier this month, we reported on how Tesla has made an early model year…
The US is doubling e-bike imports this year to half a million, and even that isn’t enough
October 30, 2020
The electric bicycle boom in the United States is bigger than we thought, and it’s only getting bigger.
When the US economy began feeling the impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic this past February and March, many in the e-bike industry feared the worst.
At least until we witnessed an unexpected twist of fate. E-bikes, much like toilet paper for some reason, were the pandemic’s surprising winners…
BMW to bring 2 new Mini electric crossovers to market
October 30, 2020
BMW announced that it will release several new all-electric vehicles under the Mini brand in the next few years, including electric crossovers.
When BMW had an announcement about the future of the Mini, we had a feeling that they could announce the brand is going…
EGEB: South Korea joins Japan and China in net zero pledge
October 30, 2020
In today’s Electrek Green Energy Brief (EGEB):
South Korea’s president Moon Jae-in has formally pledged to reach net zero by 2050…
…But Australia digs its heels in, refusing to set emissions targets.
Virginia completes another solar farm in its journey to a green…
Tesla Autopilot loses to GM Super Cruise due to lack of driver monitoring in industry-wide test
October 30, 2020
Consumer Reports released a report based on a test of 17 driver-assist system and Tesla Autopilot came in second to GM’s Super Cruise due to the lack of driver monitoring in the former. The result is similar to their 2018 driver assist rankings.
The publication started its driver-assist system tests in 2018 with only a handful of systems.
Now two years later, the test has grown to 17…
These futurists say we can achieve 100% green energy by 2030
October 30, 2020
Independent think tank RethinkX, which “analyzes and forecasts the speed and scale of technology-driven disruption,” has released a report that says that most of the world is technologically capable of achieving 100% wind, solar, and storage electricity grids in 10…
Closer look at the GMC Hummer EV electric pickup truck
October 30, 2020
A few YouTubers had the chance to see the GMC Hummer EV electric pickup truck prototype up close.
Last week, GM officially launched its GMC Hummer EV, an all-electric “supertruck” with up to 350 miles of range and a starting price of $80,000.
The vehicle impressed many…
Lordstown Motors has released a video of its Endurance electric pickup truck in a tug of war battle against a 2019 Ford F-150 Lariat EcoBoost.
The F-150 is the best-selling vehicle in the US and has held that crown for several decades straight. For a truck, especially one built in America, it represents the yardstick to be measured to.
So it has become popular to do just that, by staging tug of…
