Coal investor and US Senator Joe Manchin III (D-WV) opposes his own political party’s clean energy program. And since not a single Republican will support the infrastructure bill that contains the program, Manchin has disproportionate power to sink the US plan to decarbonize in order to slow global warming and meet the Paris Agreement target of
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In true VinFast fashion, it doesn’t do anything small. Rather than opening its first showroom in the US today, the Vietnamese EV automaker is opening six VinFast stores at once – all in California. With over thirty locations planned for the Sunshine State alone and intentions to expand deeper into the US, VinFast is once
Comedian Rhod Gilbert has announced he is receiving treatment at a cancer hospital he has supported for more than 10 years. The 53-year-old Welsh star shared the news on Facebook a week after postponing the final shows of his current tour. Gilbert, who has appeared on comedy TV series including Mock The Week, 8 Out
Hollywood star Ryan Reynolds surprised a 13-year-old boy with a video message after the teenager had open-heart surgery. Seb Hollingsworth’s dad sent a message on Twitter on Tuesday evening, asking: “How do we get a @MarvelStudios Superhero to send a message to our Heart Hero Seb?” Reynolds replied: “Can you open your DMs?” and arranged
The Railway Children was a staple for those who grew up in the UK pre-streamers, when viewing choices were limited to what was on offer on a small number of TV channels. The film about youngsters forced to move to Yorkshire after their father is accused of being a spy, which was released in 1970
Kevin Spacey has pleaded not guilty to sexual assault charges in the UK dating back up to 17 years. The Hollywood actor, 62, spoke clearly as he formally entered his pleas to five charges at the Old Bailey in central London, having previously said he “strenuously denies” the allegations of three men who are now
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Khloe Kardashian and her ex-boyfriend Tristan Thompson are expecting a second child via a surrogate. The reality star and the 31-year-old basketball player, who have had an on-off relationship since 2016, already share a four-year-old daughter named True. Kardashian has previously opened up about her potential struggles with falling pregnant. “We can confirm True will
EV startup Canoo continues to feverishly lay the railroad down right in front of itself as it chugs along its route toward scaled production. A recent feeling of dread has been encapsulated by the company’s low stock, but new life has been injected into Canoo in the form of an order of at least 4,500
A woman has alleged Tim Westwood had sex with her when she was 14 – and is one of several women who have now come forward with claims of sexual misconduct against the DJ. Westwood, now 64, was in his 30s when he had sex with the then teenager for the first time, she told
The Triumph TE-1 electric motorcycle project has been progressing steadily ever since the company began testing the e-motorcycle market waters back in early 2019 and then proceeded to officially announced an in-house electric motorcycle development program. Now Triumph has made enough progress that it is finally ready to spill the beans on the most important performance specs on
Spotify has bought the musical guessing game Heardle – but some fans are not happy about the takeover. The streaming giant has not disclosed what it paid, but its inspiration, a five-letter guessing game called Wordle, was sold to the New York Times for a seven-figure sum earlier this year. Heardle challenges players to identify
XPeng Robotics, an affiliate of XPeng Inc., has announced an agreement to receive over $100 million in Series A capital funding, led by a group of longtime investors. The fresh financing will enable XPeng Robotics to further its R&D in robotic hardware and software and talent acquisition while accelerating product development. XPeng expects to have
Squid Game has become the first non-English language Emmy nominee. The South Korean hit about a brutal survival contest has been nominated in the prestigious category of outstanding drama series as well as earning a nod for its lead star Lee Jung-jae. The Netflix show’s nomination underlines the power of the streamers in a set-piece awards
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Touring various electric bike factories has been a fascinating experience for me over the years. It’s a chance to look behind the curtain and see how the sausage is made, so to speak. And with bicycles being one of the great equalizers, it is interesting to see each culture’s take on the handy vehicles. I’ve
The composer who wrote the theme for the James Bond films has died at the age of 94. A statement on his official website said: “It is with sadness we share the news that Monty Norman died on 11th July 2022 after a short illness.” He began his career singing in big bands before forging
This week on Electrek’s Wheel-E podcast, we discuss the most popular news stories from the world of electric bikes and other nontraditional electric vehicles. This time that includes Amazon’s new delivery via cargo e-bikes, Bafang releasing a new internally geared hub for bikes, the potential for USB-C e-bike charging, an awesome new European-built electric scooter called the
Kylie Minogue and Jason Donovan can be seen back together as Scott and Charlene for the first time in new images revealed from the final episodes of Neighbours. The stars are among many returning for the end of the long-running Australian soap, which will air for the last time at the end of July. In
Ducati may not have a consumer-level electric motorcycle yet (and barely has a racing electric motorcycle, for that matter), but the company can’t stop pumping out smaller two-wheeled electric vehicles. Case in point: Ducati has just unveiled two new folding electric bicycles. Both electric bicycle models were released under Ducati’s Scrambler brand, which has grown