GM announces today that the Cadillac Celestiq, the brand’s electric car after the Lyriq, is going to be a hand-built and 3D-printed ultra-luxury low-volume production vehicle. GM has just started production of the Cadilac Lyriq, the brand’s first all-electric vehicle and GM’s second electric vehicle based on its new Ulitum electric platform. The automaker is
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Kevin Spacey has arrived at a court in London charged with sexually assaulting three men. The actor, 62, arrived at Westminster Magistrates’ Court on Thursday morning to face four counts of sexual assault and one count of causing a person to engage in penetrative sexual activity without consent. He was accompanied by members of his
The UK government’s £1,500 EV grants were discontinued yesterday, nearly a year earlier than planned. The UK’s new EV grant is axed. The UK Department for Transport announced that new EV grant funding will be shifted to support improving EV charging and funding “electric taxis, vans, trucks, motorcycles, and wheelchair accessible vehicles.” The grant scheme,
Tesla (TSLA) has lost over $500 million in value from its Bitcoin investment amid what people are now calling a “crypto winter.” Early in 2021, Tesla invested $1.5 billion in Bitcoin. Shortly after, the automaker started accepting the cryptocurrency as payment on new vehicles. However, a few days later, Tesla took a step back with crypto by removing
Best-selling US author James Patterson has apologised for saying white male writers having trouble finding work is a form of racism. The 75-year-old used social media to post an apology after his comments appeared in The Sunday Times. Patterson is known for his thrillers, romance and non-fiction novels. He has two books currently on the
Actor Chris Evans has criticised people who react negatively to films reflecting traditionally under-represented groups, calling them “idiots” who will “die off like dinosaurs”. The Hollywood star voices the young Buzz Lightyear in the animated Toy Story spin-off Lightyear, which has been banned in the United Arab Emirates because it depicts a kiss between two
West Lafayette, Indiana-based Purdue Research Foundation recently completed a licensing agreement with an international energy company – the name of which was not disclosed – for the commercialization of a new process discovered at Purdue University Northwest (PNW) for the biological production of green hydrogen from food waste. A second licensing agreement with a company
Sir Lenny Henry has spoken about how he is “always surprised” by the lack of black people at music festivals in the UK. Speaking about Glastonbury Festival, the actor and comedian said it is “interesting” that he does not see any black people in the audience. Glastonbury takes place next week at Worthy Farm in
According to a comprehensive report published this morning by research firm Bloomberg Intelligence, Tesla will hold its global crown for EV sales for the next 18 months but will then be usurped by Volkswagen electric vehicles. The full BEV outlook report predicts that many legacy automakers will lag in sales through 2025, but Volkswagen is
Amber Heard has said she and Johnny Depp were “awful to each other” during their “toxic” relationship, admitting she made “a lot of mistakes – but always told the truth”. The actress said that to her “dying day” she would stand by the testimony she gave in court in Fairfax, Virginia, despite jurors finding in
Elon Musk says that Tesla’s factory might not necessarily be in the US as the automaker is also considering options in Canada and Mexico for a new North American plant. Last week, Tesla CEO Elon Musk held a company-wide meeting with employees. Electrek obtained a recording of the meeting, which included a Q&A with workers.
Kevin Spacey is due to appear in court on Thursday after being charged with four counts of sexual assault, the Metropolitan Police has confirmed. The Oscar-winning actor has been charged in relation to allegations of assault brought against him by three men. The 62-year-old also faces an additional charge of causing a person to engage
Tesla is operating a virtual power plant demonstration in Texas to show the grid authorities the potential of such a product. But until some rule changes, the company needs the collaboration of local Powerwall owners without compensation. Last month, we reported on Tesla lobbying for any homeowner with solar and batteries to participate in Texas’s
Kylie Minogue has spoken about her emotional return to the set of Neighbours, crediting the soap as her “big break” and saying it is part of her history. The pop megastar rose to fame after starring as Charlene in the Australian soap in the 1980s, and recently returned to film reunion scenes to mark the
Elon Musk says that Tesla had a “very tough quarter” and asks employees to needs to “rally hard to recover” in leaked emails. Over the weekend, Tesla CEO Elon Musk sent emails to employees and Electrek obtained copies. In the first email, Musk tried to instill meaning about building Tesla products to workers: “We *actually*
Robbie Williams will tour the UK and Ireland this autumn marking 25 years since he began his solo career. Williams, 48, began his career as part of the boyband Take That, but left the group in the summer of 1995 to go solo. As a soloist, he has recorded 13 UK number one albums, making
Tesla (TSLA) announced today that it is going to put a three-for-one stock split to a shareholder vote at its upcoming annual meeting. The company announced its intentions to do another stock split back in March, but it didn’t reveal the details. Today, as part of the release of its prospectus for its 2022 annual
Billie Eilish briefly stopped her London gig after fans began to struggle in the hot temperatures. The 20-year-old singer halted her performance at the O2 Arena on Saturday to check fans were “all okay” as they were squashed at the front of the stage. Eilish urged fans to “take a step back” in order to
Tesla is now producing more cars at its Fremont factory than when it was the NUMMI factory operated in partnership by GM and Toyota. And it’s only the beginning. CEO Elon Musk says it could grow production by about 50%. It was chaos before it became Tesla Factory New United Motor Manufacturing, better known as
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