On the Electrek Podcast, we discuss the most popular news in the world of sustainable transport and energy. In this week’s episode, we discuss Tesla deploying the first Magic Dock at Superchargers, a confusing potentially new Tesla prototype, Ford adding battery partner, and more. The show is live every Friday at 4 p.m. ET on Electrek’s YouTube channel.
The COVID-19 virus most likely leaked from a laboratory in Wuhan, according to the US Energy Department. In a report seen by the Wall Street Journal, the US agency said the virus was not being engineered as part of a weapons program. Recently given to the White House and members of Congress, the updated report
Tesla Chief Executive Office Elon Musk speaks at his company’s factory in Fremont, California. Noah Berger | Reuters Elon Musk, the CEO of SpaceX, Tesla and Twitter, has accused “the media,” and “elite colleges and high schools” of being “racist” against white and Asian people, espousing his views without providing evidence on Sunday. Musk posted
Feb 26, 2023 Associated Press FONTANA, Calif. — John Hunter Nemechek held off Sam Mayer and earned his third career Xfinity Series victory in a rare Sunday night race on the final NASCAR weekend at Auto Club Speedway’s famed two-mile track. Nemechek reclaimed the lead shortly after a restart with 12 laps to go and
Ofgem is expected to announce that it will drop its cap on the amount energy suppliers can charge by around £1,000 – but bills could still rise by an average of £500. According to the latest forecast from energy consultancy Cornwall Insight, the energy regulator is expected to announce a fall in the cap to
Everything Everywhere All At Once has won the best film cast trophy at the Screen Actors Guild awards. The sci-fi adventure film is about a middle-aged Chinese-American immigrant and her husband as they scramble to complete their taxes while the Internal Revenue Service is auditing their laundromat. The film’s star Michelle Yeoh won the award
Britain’s economy could fall behind that of Poland by the end of the decade, the Labour Party will say today. The party’s leader Sir Keir Starmer will use the forecast – which is based on World Bank data – to appeal for voter support in the next general election. Labour’s calculations are based on the
The life of TV presenter and journalist Paula Yates will be the focus of a new two-part documentary. The Channel 4 programme will centre on four “extraordinarily compelling” previously-unheard interviews with Yates, which were recorded in 1998 and 1999, shortly before she died of an accidental heroin overdose at the age of 41. Yates was
Whitehall sources have told Sky News that the UK is reviewing the size of its ammunition stockpiles because Russia’s invasion of Ukraine has shown them to be far too small. Read more here: https://news.sky.com/story/pm-has-no-interest-in-defence-whitehall-sources-say-as-uk-ammo-stockpiles-proved-inadequate-by-war-in-ukraine-12817962 #ukraine #russia #skynews SUBSCRIBE to our YouTube channel for more videos: http://www.youtube.com/skynews Follow us on Twitter: https://twitter.com/skynews Like us on Facebook:
CNN’s Donie O’Sullivan speaks with John Berman about why hundreds of QAnon believers gathered in Dallas to witness something impossible: the supposed return of John F. Kennedy and John F. Kennedy Jr., who died in 1963 and 1999, respectively. #CNN #News
4:23 PM ET LONDON — Manchester United are ready to party like it’s 1999. After ending a six-year trophy drought by winning the Carabao Cup with a 2-0 Wembley victory against Newcastle, the next challenge is to emulate the club’s greatest team by lifting three cups in the same season. That’s how it works at
A Tesla Cybertruck prototype was spotted with a new black tonneau cover as the electric pickup truck is starting to look more refined as it gets closer to production. As we previously reported, Tesla has built a fleet of Beta Cybertruck prototypes to test ahead of the start of production this summer. Over the last
Service technicians work to install the foundation for a transmission tower at the CenterPoint Energy power plant on June 10, 2022 in Houston, Texas. Brandon Bell | Getty Images News | Getty Images This story is part of CNBC’s “Transmission Troubles” series, an inside look at why the aging electrical grid in the U.S. is
Xiaomi is trying to push into the high end of the smartphone market with the Xiaomi 13 Pro. It will pit the Chinese giant against rivals Apple and Samsung. CFOTO | Future Publishing | Getty Images Xiaomi launched its flagship smartphone globally on Sunday as the Chinese electronics giant attempts to take a slice of
Many are preparing for a fight and are not in the mood for peace The statement that emerged from the talks in Jordan is, on the face of it, positive. Both sides have agreed to keep a direct dialogue, something that has been lacking as tensions have worsened in recent months. Also agreed was a
After weeks of playing down expectations of an imminent Brexit agreement, Rishi Sunak is now setting the formal wheels in motion to lay out the deal he has struck with the EU. But there is still a big question about whether he has got the politics of this right on this side of the channel.
Justice Secretary Dominic Raab has told Sky News he would resign from the cabinet if bullying claims against him are upheld. The deputy prime minister is being investigated by senior lawyer Adam Tolley KC over a string of formal complaints by civil servants about his conduct. Speaking to the Sophy Ridge On Sunday programme, Mr
Shamima Begum, who left London when she was 15 to travel to Syria and join Islamic State, lost a legal case over her British citizenship, meaning she will not be able to return to the UK. Security Minister Tom Tugendhat told Sophy Ridge he welcomed the verdict #ShamimaBegum #Syria #SecurityMinister #TomTugendhat #SophyRidge #Ridge SUBSCRIBE to
The Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, Gen. Mark Milley, says he wants to know what caused the January 6th insurrection and fired back at Rep. Matt Gaetz’s (R-FL) question about critical race theory. #CNN #News
At least 59 migrants, including 12 children, have drowned after their boat broke up off the southern coast of Italy’s mainland. A ship carrying up to 150 migrants ran into trouble in rough seas at dawn on Sunday near the coastal town of Crotone, in Calabria, the Coast Guard said. Manuela Curra, a provincial government