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As if there weren’t already enough cargo electric bikes on the market to keep your head spinning faster than a set of 20″ wheels, budget-brand Heybike has just launched its own long-tailed entry. Meet the Heybike Hauler. Aptly named, the Heybike Hauler is designed to haul around with you a claimed 440 lb (200 kg)

Former footballer Jermaine Jenas has said he is “not happy” with his sacking from the BBC while live on air at talkSPORT, adding that his lawyers are dealing with the situation. The broadcaster earlier confirmed Jenas is “no longer part” of The One Show’s “presenting line-up”. Jenas, 41, has also been dropped from his punditry

On today’s episode of Quick Charge, we’ve got big news from Ford, a Tesla Semi charger in the middle of Utah, and TRC’s Joe Annotti shows up to talk about the role incentives play in fleet electrification. We also cover the ACT Expo’s return to Anaheim, California (without the nurses, this time) and recent strides in

Taylor Swift has opened up about the “devastating” decision to cancel her Vienna shows – and said subsequent London shows were a “beautiful dream”. The US singer wrapped up the European leg of her Eras Tour at Wembley on Tuesday, describing the reaction from the sell-out crowds as a “giant bear hug”. But walking out

Photo: Openverse Renewables – solar, wind, biomass, geothermal, hydropower – are now 30% of total US electrical generating capacity, according to analysis of FERC’s mid-year data. The Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC)’s latest monthly “Energy Infrastructure Update” (with data through June 30, 2024), which was reviewed by the SUN DAY Campaign, also reported that June

Standing on the top floor of the house where he used to live, Pete Best is staring up at a cluster of framed photographs. Now 82, he’s looking back at a younger version of himself. One, with dark hair in a leather jacket, is sitting in front of a drum kit. The three men who

On today’s episode of Quick Charge, we take a break from watching the DNC’s coronation party to talk about Chinese EV trade wars, Tesla Semi trucks on fire in California, and Rivian making Normal even better than it already is. We also talk about Uber’s big executive coup and the first ever floating offshore wind research lease

BBC presenter Lauren Laverne has revealed she is undergoing treatment for cancer. The star, 46, who presents Desert Island Discs on Radio 4 and has been a regular DJ on BBC channels for many years, thanked her doctors and family as she explained what had happened in a post on Instagram. Sharing the news while

“I feel sorry for all these people who’ve spent thousands of pounds going to drama school,” muses Kneecap’s DJ Provai. His bandmate Mo Chara finishes his sentence. “They must be raging after getting all their daddy’s money – thirty grand for their diplomas, and we just mosey on in and maybe get nominated for an

After getting the green light to expand its Normal, IL plant, Rivian (RIVN) is preparing for its more affordable R2. Rivian gained approval from the town of Normal for a massive plant expansion, including a new 1.14 million sq ft facility. Rivian gets the green light for massive plant expansion As anticipation builds for Rivian’s

Hollywood actor Michael Madsen has been arrested in California on a domestic violence charge. The Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department said it received a call shortly after midnight on Saturday from a woman saying “her husband pushed her and locked her out of the house”. Madsen, who starred in Quentin Tarantino films Reservoir Dogs, Kill

The comedian whose joke was voted the funniest at the Edinburgh Festival Fringe has said it isn’t the best one in his show and it isn’t the sort of gag he most enjoys. Mark Simmons took this year’s award for his gag with: “I was going to sail around the globe in the world’s smallest

On today’s episode of Quick Charge, Elon Musk has a lot of fans in the Russian war criminal demographic, Unplugged Performance wants to sell you an idea, CASE debuts an all-electric backhoe, and the city of Oakland converts 100% of its school bus fleet to electric. We’ve also got the rumored return of Actually Smart Summon

Photo: Zum An Oakland, California, school district is the first in the US to transition to a 100% electric school bus system with vehicle-to-grid (V2G) technology.  Student transportation platform Zum has provided Oakland Unified School District with a fleet of 74 electric school buses and bidirectional chargers, and the buses made their debut last week

Katie Price’s TikTok income is to be suspended, amid ongoing measures to resolve a bankruptcy case against her, a court has ruled. The 46-year-old glamour model – who was introduced using her legal name Katerina Price – did not attend the virtual hearing despite being served notice at her given addresses. Image: Price with boyfriend

Saudi Arabia has its sights set on shuttling people around its desert megacity on flying electric boats. While it may sound like science fiction, the wings are already in motion. To achieve its goal, Saudi Arabia even already purchased eight of the Swedish electric boatmaker Candela’s new P-12 electric ferries. Candela’s electric boats are famous

A joke by Edinburgh Fringe veteran Mark Simmons has been named the funniest of the lot at this year’s comedy festival. A vote by 2,000 people found this joke by Simmons the funniest during the August event: “I was going to sail around the globe in the world’s smallest ship but I bottled it.” Simmons

Photo: Cala Systems Startup Cala Systems, which makes seriously smart heat pump water heaters, has secured $5.6 million in seed funding and commercially launched its product. The round was led by the Massachusetts Clean Energy Center and Clean Energy Venture Group, and included Burnt Island Ventures, Leap Forward Ventures, CapeVista Capital, Collaborative Fund, and Climate Capital. Cala’s efficient and intelligent heat pump system

London Zoo says it has removed a Banksy artwork for “safekeeping”. The mural was the ninth and final piece in a series of animal-themed work by the illusive artist to appear across the capital over nine consecutive days. The artwork at the zoo depicted a gorilla holding up part of a roll-down shutter allowing birds

Tesla Cybertruck might enter the war in Russia and Ukraine on the Russian side, as the leader of the Chechen region got one and put a machine gun on it. Ramzan Kadyrov, the leader of Russia’s Chechen region, has one of the worst modern human records as the defacto dictator of Chechnya for the past