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Neighbours cast and crew members have said goodbye to Ramsay Street after 37 years, with bosses sharing a farewell photo after wrapping on the last scene. The Australian soap opera, which first aired in 1985, will air its final episodes in August after being axed earlier this year. A photo from the last day on

The mineral graphite, as an anode material, is a crucial part of a lithium-ion (Li-on) battery. Electrek spoke with John DeMaio, president of the Graphene Division of Graphex Group and CEO of Graphex Technologies. Read on to learn what he had to say about why graphite’s so important for EVs, what his company is doing to ramp

Britney Spears’ ex-husband has been arrested at the singer’s Los Angeles home – as she prepared to wed her partner Sam Asghari. Police officers responded to an incident of trespassing at the address and later arrested 40 year-old Jason Alexander. A spokesperson for the department confirmed Alexander was arrested for an out-of-county warrant and had

One little Swiss microcar (technically a quadricycle) has made a disproportionately sized splash. The pint-sized four-wheeled electric vehicle known as the Microlino may be petite, but it’s got a long line forming out the door counting over 30,000 reservation holders. And today the company officially opened its configurator to let those early adopters begin building

Federal prosecutors in the US have recommended that R Kelly serves at least 25 years behind bars for sexually abusing women and girls. The disgraced R&B superstar was found guilty of racketeering and trafficking at a sex abuse trial in New York last year. Several accusers testified during the trial, alleging that Kelly subjected his

Tesla is planning to get Gigafactory Shanghai out of its ‘closed loop’ system with workers sleeping at the factory by the end of the week. Like many other companies, Tesla had to shut down production at its Shanghai factory last month after local authorities imposed serious lockdowns on the population in an attempt to limit

The Metropolitan Police force has been authorised to charge Harvey Weinstein with two counts of indecent assault against a woman in London in August 1996. It follows a review of evidence gathered by the force in its investigation into the 70-year-old, said Rosemary Ainslie, head of the Crown Prosecution Service’s special crime division. “The Crown

A BYD executive revealed that the Chinese company is about to start supplying Tesla with battery cells. In a new interview on a state-owned media channel in China this week, Lian Yubo, executive vice president and president of BYD’s automotive engineering research institute, was asked if he sees Tesla as competition. He responded (via cnevpost):

Amber Heard has responded to Johnny Depp joining TikTok and amassing millions of followers after winning his libel trial against her. Describing himself as an “occasional thespian”, Depp thanked his “treasured, loyal and unwavering” fans for their support in a video shared on the social media platform on Tuesday, just under a week after the

Ford has started to deliver the F-150 Lightning electric pickup truck, but some dealers are taking advantage of the demand. One of them was spotted doubling the price of the electric pickup by adding a $69,000 markup. As we previously reported, Ford has about 200,000 reservations for the electric pickup truck, and its dealers are currently trying

In only 24 hours Johnny Depp has amassed more than 4.4 million followers on TikTok – and more than three million joined without him posting a single piece of content. The actor’s biography on his verified profile reads “Occasional Thespian”. Depp, 58, who won his defamation case against his ex-wife Amber Heard less than a

Ahead of its world premiere in October, Polestar has publicly shared the first non-camo’d image of its upcoming Polestar 3 SUV alongside a teaser video. When it debuts, the Polestar 3 will be the first of three bespoke models for the Swedish EV brand to arrive over the next three years. Here’s what we know

The mother of music entrepreneur and YouTube star Jamal Edwards has said her son’s death was the result of him taking recreational drugs. The 31-year-old died at home in Acton, west London, on 20 February. Opening an inquest into his death, coroner Catherine Wood said Mr Edwards “came home late one evening after work and

Mazda Motor Corporation announced plans to make all its factories around the world carbon neutral by 2035 as part of its larger goal of making its supply chain carbon neutral by 2050. Despite its commitments to carbon neutrality, the Japanese automaker currently only sells one compliance-level EV and plans to continue to sell combustion vehicles

Johnny Depp is continuing his UK tour of seemingly unlikely venues to find a Hollywood star, booking out an entire Birmingham curry house in his latest pitstop. The Hollywood actor ate at Varanasi, on the city’s Broad Street, amid his ongoing string of appearances at gigs alongside musician Jeff Beck – having been seen in

Elon Musk says that Tesla is working on its service in North America and aiming for the majority of appointments to be same-day repairs. Tesla has been growing at an incredible pace over the last few years. Car deliveries grew 68% from 184,877 vehicles in Q1 2021 to 310,048 vehicles in Q1 2022 – the

A founding member of Bon Jovi, former bass player Alec John Such, has died, the band has announced. His former bandmates said they are “heartbroken” to hear of his death and praised him as “integral” to the formation of the band. The band announced the news on Twitter on Saturday evening but did not provide details

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Alan Titchmarsh, the celebrity gardener, veteran broadcaster and now officially a national treasure, summed it up perfectly. “It’s all a bit surreal,” he said. I could see why. We were sitting in an open top double decker – one of seven buses that where taking part in the Platinum Jubilee Pageant. Each bus represented a

I’ve been an electric bike proponent for well over a decade. My love affair with e-bikes began when I discovered their utility as car replacements (and have led to me living essentially car-free since high school). But I learned how their usefulness only grew as I dove deeper into the fitness and recreational aspects of