A mere 24 hours after introducing an all-electric Land Rover Defender designed specifically as a Shore Tender vehicle for yachts, EV conversion specialist Everrati is unveiling yet another spin on a classic – an electric Mercedes-Benz SL W113 “Pagoda.” The 1960s Benz is being showcased in Monte Carlo with a second, more sustainable life as
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Shakira has been charged with tax evasion for the second time in Spain after she was accused of defrauding the state of 6.7m euros (about £5.8m). The Colombian pop star, famous for hits including Whenever, Wherever and Hips Don’t Lie, allegedly failed to pay the tax on her 2018 income, according to Spanish prosecutors. She
The end of the third quarter is approaching as EV makers prepare for a crucial stretch into the end of the year. Several EV stocks, including Rivian (RIVN) and Fisker (FSR), are climbing Tuesday on optimistic delivery expectations. Rivian stock rises on buy rating, Q3 delivery expectations According to recent Experian Data, Rivian is outpacing
Russell Brand has said he is “incredibly moved” by the “ongoing support” of his fans – following sexual abuse allegations against him. In his latest post on video platform Rumble, he said: “Thank you for joining us, I can hardly express my gratitude towards you sufficiently, and thank you for the ongoing support, all of
The full specs for the self-proclaimed “world’s most sophisticated” micromobility vehicle, the Bo M electric scooter, have been unveiled as the e-scooter heads to production. Bo, the UK-based company behind the sleek-looking electric scooter, announced today that it is officially moving into production. The company also confirmed the full launch specifications ofthe Bo M, an
Ford is pausing construction on its $3.5 billion EV battery plant in Marshall, Michigan, with plans to limit spending for the time being. Ford pauses construction at planned EV battery plant Ford spokesperson T.R Reid told The Detroit News Monday, “We’re pausing work, and we’re going to limit spending on construction at Marshall until we’re
Actor and musician David McCallum has died at the age of 90 from natural causes. The Scottish-born star died this morning surrounded by his family at New York Presbyterian Hospital. McCallum is survived by his wife of 56 years, Katherine McCallum, his sons Paul McCallum, Valentine McCallum and Peter McCallum, his daughter Sophie McCallum and
Russell Brand has accused the government of trying to “bypass” the judicial system after his YouTube channel was demonetised in the wake of sexual abuse allegations against him. In a livestream video on Rumble the comedian also accused the “legacy media” of being in “lockstep” with each other to “support a state agenda” and “silence
The US battery energy storage market added 5,597 megawatt hours (MWh) in the second quarter of 2023, a new quarterly record. The grid-scale segment of the industry drove the market with a record-breaking 5,109 MWh in Q2, beating the previous record in Q4 2021 by 5%, according to Wood Mackenzie and the American Clean Power
Sir Brian May has said he is “immensely proud” to be part of the team who successfully collected NASA’s first asteroid samples from deep space. A capsule containing around 250g of rocks and dust collected from asteroid Bennu touched down in the Utah desert near Salt Lake City on Sunday. Earlier in the day, the
Tesla has released an update with progress on its Optimus humanoid robot with a video that almost looks like CGI. Optimus, also known as Tesla Bot, has not been taken seriously by many outside of the more hardcore Tesla fans, and for good reasons. When it was first announced, it seemed to be a half-baked
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Elon Musk reveals that Tesla has a ‘performance Cybertruck’ – indicating that it could be one of the first versions of the electric pickup truck. Tesla is on the verge of delivering the first Cybertruck. Despite the automaker having produced likely hundreds of trucks and being about to start deliveries, there’s still a lot we
Doctor Who fans were given a surprise on Saturday – with a new trailer showing the return of two beloved characters. Just as viewers were about to be transported in the ballroom for the first Strictly Come Dancing live show of 2023, they took a quick detour via the TARDIS. Tennant was one of the
This DC fast charging station tells EV drivers when renewable energy is at its peak in the grid – and thus when charging prices are cheapest. The “Better Energy Charge” station in Sønderborg, Denmark, is owned by renewable energy company Better Energy. (It sits next to the company’s R&D solar park.) What makes this charging
Gender fluidity and climate change are not the hot-button topics you’d expect from an author writing more than 400 years ago. But it’s Shakespeare‘s “contemporary” outlook that means he will “last a great deal longer than the culture wars,” according to Royal Shakespeare Company (RSC) artistic director emeritus Gregory Doran. While parts of the Bard’s
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 Model Y AWD disappearing from Tesla’s lineup, a bunch of Tesla software updates, the Chevy Equinox EV, and more. The show is live every Friday at 4 p.m. ET on Electrek’s YouTube channel. As
Nish Kumar says young women have been advised to steer clear of dressing rooms used by ‘predators’ still working on the comedy scene. The comedian also said the knowledge of Russell Brand‘s alleged abuse against young women was “a well-known open secret on the comedy circuit” and he thinks it’s likely “there’s more allegations to
CITV – the channel that gave us Fraggle Rock, Danger Mouse and Rainbow – has left our terrestrial screens. CBBC – home of Blue Peter and Newsround – plans to follow. Meanwhile real-term investment in children’s TV by public service broadcasters has dropped by 30% in the last 10 years. Image: Geoffrey, Bungle, George and
It seems everything is moving online these days, so it’s perhaps no surprise that kids’ TV is too. CITV, ITV’s children’s channel, is no more; it’s moving to the company’s streaming service, ITVX. Its BBC equivalent, CBBC, is expected to also be online-only in the next few years. Many children nowadays, though, just go to
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