Tesla (TSLA) has achieved an impressive and somewhat surprising production surge at Gigafactory Shanghai in China.
It could explain the sudden change of strategy and the start of exports.
The China Passenger Car Association (CPCA) and the China Association of Automobile Manufacturers (CAAM) released their October 2020 data.
It shows that the Chinese auto market has increased by 12% —…
Android Auto is about to add support for wallpapers
November 12, 2020
Google’s Android Auto platform has seen some pretty big updates over the past year, and now it seems another major update is on the horizon. In Android Auto v5.8, Google is laying the groundwork for supporting wallpapers and more.
About APK Insight: In this ‘APK…
BMW has unveiled its highly-anticipated iNEXT electric SUV, which now becomes the ‘BMW iX’.
It features a range of more than 300 miles of range and strong performance.
BMW has been hyping the production version of the iNext as Tesla competitor for years now.
Now they…
Google Photos ending unlimited free backup next year, cites ‘growing demand for storage’
November 12, 2020
Google Photos launched in 2015 with unlimited backup at a reduced but good enough quality for most users. The company announced today that it’s ending this practice next year, though existing uploads will not be affected.
Starting on June 1, 2021, new photo and video uploads will count towards the 15GB of free storage included with every Google Account. This change is meant to keep pace with…
EGEB: BP launches first full-scale green hydrogen project
November 12, 2020
In today’s Electrek Green Energy Brief (EGEB):
BP and Orsted launch a green hydrogen project at a German oil refinery.
Connecticut releases a statewide green energy jobs study. Here’s what the state found.
This Ted Talk explains how Africa needs to develop energy in…
Google Docs, Sheets, and Slides will count toward storage caps, new auto-delete policies announced
November 12, 2020
In addition to Photos ending unlimited free backup, Google is making a change to how Docs, Sheets, Slides, and other similar files are stored. The company also announced new auto-delete polices for inactive and full accounts.
Starting June 1, Docs, Sheets, Slides…
Here’s what 5 US green energy CEOs said about Joe Biden’s win
November 12, 2020
The green energy industry is obviously delighted about Joe Biden’s US presidential win. Biden wants to rejoin the Paris Accord, rapidly accelerate green energy, and create millions of green energy jobs. Here’s what five CEOs had to say about the president-elect.
Green energy CEOs on Biden
Abigail Ross Hopper, president and CEO, Solar Energies Industries Association: I want to personally…
Well, it finally happened. Google today announced that its extremely popular Google Photos app would be losing free unlimited storage next year. With a product that was thrown into the public eye on that promise, is it still worth using now that free storage is a thing of…
Tesla hires the former head of a Mercedes-Benz factory near Berlin just after having fired the head of its Gigafactory Berlin project.
The local union behind the Daimler factory is getting weirdly mad about it.
René Reif was the head of the Mercedes-Benz factory in…
Google this morning announced storage changes that impact several services, though it primarily affects Photos. Pixel phones will notably be exempted from the new Google Photos rules and continue to offer unlimited “High quality” backups.
Starting on June 1, non-Pixel phones will have High quality backups count against their 15GB or additional Google One storage. Made by Google devices —…
