Electric surfboards aren’t anything new. I’ve enjoyed covering modern electric surfboards for at least half a decade on Electrek and they’ve been around in more primitive forms since the early 2000s. But one common thread that has run through nearly all e-boards so far is the astronomically high price they carry. Well, at least until
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The Prince and Princess of Wales have released behind the scenes footage from the day of the King’s coronation. In a five-minute film published on their official YouTube channel, viewers get a glimpse of the Wales family getting ready for last weekend’s events. The clip starts with a montage of the Royal Family meeting foreign
Terafab is an automated digital system featuring robots that build utility-scale solar farms, and its creators claim it’s able to double installation productivity yet reduce cost. Berkeley, California-based Terabase Energy‘s Terafab system features solar panel installation robots that can operate “24/7” on an automated assembly line on the solar farm’s site. The system uses robotic arms that
Kalush Orchestra say President Volodymyr Zelenskyy, who has been barred from making an address at this year’s Eurovision Song Contest, would have only wanted to thank the British people for hosting the contest if he had been allowed to speak during the grand final. The Ukrainian leader was rebuffed by the European Broadcasting Union (EBU)
As flagship VF 8 models continue to make their way over to North America, Electrek was invited to VinFast’s first media drive event and I was one of the first to experience the limited run City Edition SUV. While there is certainly room for improvement, VinFast is off to a promising start with the VF
Mae Muller says she can’t wait to get on the Eurovision stage on Saturday night, where she will perform against 25 other countries in a bid to take home the coveted glass microphone. The UK’s Eurovision hopeful was born in 1997 – the same year the UK last won the competition. Speaking ahead of the
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Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy has been blocked from making an address at the Eurovision Song Contest ahead of the final this weekend. The European Broadcasting Union (EBU), which produces the contest, said it had declined Mr Zelenskyy‘s request to address the event’s audience on Saturday. The contest is being held in the UK with the
A young tech company called Intramotev has developed zero-emissions freight mobility solutions that could help significantly decarbonize (and revitalize) a major industry in the US. Following a new $200,000 grant from the state of Michigan, Intramotev looks to deploy three of its self-propelled battery-electric railcars in the state later this year. Intramotev is a St.
The actor Stephen Tompkinson has been found not guilty of inflicting grievous bodily harm on a man he confronted for drunkenly making noise outside his house. The DCI Banks star, 57, was accused of punching Karl Poole in the head after finding him and a friend drinking at the bottom of his driveway in the
On Wednesday, General Motors launched its newest business unit, GM Envolve. The goal is to utilize all aspects of GM to create a new, all-in-one user experience enabling commercial and fleet customers to transition to electric seamlessly. GM launches Envolve enabling fleets to go electric After its fifth straight quarter of growth (+27% YOY) in
Ukraine’s Eurovision entry this year was written during the fall of Mariupol. Electronic duo Tvorchi will be performing the song, Heart of Steel, in the final on Saturday. The group told Sky News that performing it in Liverpool – despite winning last year, Ukraine is unable to host the event for obvious reasons – feels
It’s not often you come across a piece of history up for sale. The first electric Corvette was actually made by none other than the hardware tech company Motorola. Up until now, very little has been reported on the project. The story of the first electric Corvette made by Motorola Although Chevrolet has yet to
Donald Trump “only likes women he can control”, Ruby Wax has told Sky News, adding: “He was the most dangerous man I’ve ever met.” Her comments come after Trump was found liable for sexually abusing the writer E Jean Carroll in the 1990s, as well as for defamation. The civil trial rejected her claim she
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Fisker Inc. has released its Q1 financial report for 2023, and although there is some room for celebration as early deliveries of its flagship SUV (sort of) roll out, there is much work to be done on the production side to come close to previously announced output guidance. Today also brought a progress update of
The Duke of Sussex is set to commence his latest court case, against Mirror Group Newspapers (MGN), the publisher of the Daily Mirror, over accusations of historical phone-hacking, just days after his father was crowned King. The joint lawsuit also involves former Girls Aloud bandmate Cheryl, footballer and TV presenter Ian Wright and the estate
Robert De Niro has become a father to his seventh child – at the age of 79. The actor revealed he had just welcomed a new baby in an interview with ET Canada. His representative confirmed the birth to Sky News. There are 51 years between his eldest child, Drena De Niro, and his youngest.
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The fun-size Bronco-like Baojun Yep EV (YueYe in Chinese), made by the joint venture between GM, SAIC, and Wuling Motors (SGMW) in China, is now getting an electric pickup truck version. SGMW launches Bronco-like EV SUV as a pickup SGMW officially unveiled one of the coolest electric SUVs in China last month, called the Baojun